Watches and Politics: the present tense

Watches aren’t relics of the past—they’re still political, right now.In Episode 10, we explore 10 ways horology intersects with power, money, and influence in today’s world: from sanctions and gray-market luxury, to blockchain authentication, to watch industry lobbying, celebrity diplomacy, and the politics of prestige at auctions.This is a fast-moving tour through the living, breathing political economy of watches in the 21st century—where timepieces remain tools of identity, strategy, and control.