All Episodes
Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry — 93 episodes
Collection Reset – Working in Watches Changed How We Buy – Episode 91
We Sued to Stop Tariffs – And Rolex Is Reshaping Retail – Episode 90
The Watch Switzerland Can't Make – Karel Bachand (Barrelhand) – Episode 89
The Rise of Tudor – How Rolex Wins by Letting Tudor Dare – Episode 88
Bonus: Reviving the U.S. Watch Industry – Josh Shapiro (J.N. Shapiro) – Episode 41
The Analog Boom – Watch Sales Surge to Start 2026 – Episode 87
Bonus: The Watches of Armin Strom – Claude Greisler (Co-founder & Master Watchmaker) – Episode 86
Tariffs on the Rise (Again) – New Justifications, Higher Rates – Episode 85
Open House Recap – Inside LA's First and Only Independent Watch Show – Episode 84
Watch Retail Consolidates, Rapidly – What It Means for the Industry and Enthusiasts – Episode 83
The Quiet Giants – How Seiko, Citizen, and Casio Each Cleared a Billion – Episode 82
Royal Flop? – AP x Swatch: Brand Building or Crisis Management? – Episode 81
How Watches Get Allocated – It's Not Just Spend History – Episode 80
Against All Odds – How Richemont, LVMH and Swatch Recovered in Q4 2025 – Episode 79
Breitling vs. Richemont – Opposite Bets on an Industry in Flux – Episode 78
The Sleepers of Watches and Wonders 2026 – Our Favorite Releases from Geneva – Episode 77
Is Watches and Wonders Dead? – Long Live Geneva Watch Week – Episode 76
Watch Brand Draft – Picking Our Fantasy Watch Businesses – Episode 75
The Rise of F.P.Journe – Hype, Substance, or Both? – Episode 74
Rolex Pre-owned Values Slide – Certified Pre-owned to the Rescue? – Episode 73
Unexpected Winners in a Down Market – Independents, Microbrands & Neo-vintage – Episode 72
Speculation Season – Rolex GMT Master, Swiss Watch Data, & Betting Markets – Episode 71
The Rise & Retreat of Jaeger‑LeCoultre – Can Going Independent Save the Brand? – Episode 70
Tariffs Overturned: Relief or False Hope? – Plus Rolex & AP Grow on Scarcity – Episode 69
Some Brands Break Away. Others Break Down – Watch Brand Spin-offs Gone Right and Wrong – Episode 68
V-shaped Recovery? – The Watch Industry Shows Early Signs of a Turn-around – Episode 67
Watch Groups Are Slimming Down – Brand Exits, Consolidation and a Return to Focus
Pre-owned Prices Rise. Sort of. – Plus, Patek Philippe Lowers Prices – Episode 65
How Global Wealth Drives The Watch Industry – Millionaires Surge, Yet The Industry Slumps – Episode 64
Yes, More Price Increases – Rolex, AP, Tudor, and Why the US Is Getting Hit Harder Than Europe – Episode 63
The Dive Watches of Ming – The Watches of Podcast – Episode 62
2026 Watch Industry Predictions – A Year of Recovery, Though Scars Remain – Episode 61
The Watch Industry Ends the Year Down – As Pressures Compound, Swiss Exports Drop – Episode 60
Ditching the Luxury Script for Independent Watches – Geoff Souder (Collective) – Episode 59
Signs of Hope for an Industry Under Pressure – Tariffs, Supplier Woes, the Rise of India and New Releases – Episode 58
Embracing Risk & Managing Hype – Sylvain Berneron (Berneron) – Episode 57
2025 GPHG Dispatch – We're in Geneva for this Year's "Oscar's of Watchmaking" – Episode 56
Watchmaker, Writer, and Brand Executive – Rob Nudds (The RealTime Show, Arcanaut) – Episode 55
The Rise & Retreat of Omega – From Industry Leader to Challenger Brand – Episode 54
Inside New York Watch Week – Nicholas Bowman-Scargill (Fears) – Episode 53
How the 'Big Four' Took Over – 2018-2024 Watch Market Shifts – Episode 52
What's Going on at Bremont? – Inside the British Brand's 2024 Earnings – Episode 51
Our Favorite Watches – Geneva Watch Days 2025 – Episode 50
Geneva Watch Days 2025 – Facing Global Challenges, the Watch Industry Turns to Creativity – Episode 49
The Watch Industry’s Busiest Summer – Geneva Watch Days Preview, Swiss Exports, Plus Richemont Earnings – Episode 48
The Industry's Most Important Watches – From the Quartz Crisis to Today – Episode 47
39% Swiss Tariffs – Implications for the Watch Industry, Plus What Happens Next – Episode 46
Cars vs. Watches – Wesley Smith (STANDARD H) – Episode 45
Certified Pre-owned: Fad or Fixture? – Hamza Masood (WatchCharts) – Episode 44
Watch Market Update – State of the Industry Mid-year 2025 – Episode 43
What Enthusiasts Have Wrong – Dispelling the Watch Industry's Top Myths – Episode 42
Reviving the U.S. Watch Industry – Josh Shapiro (J.N. Shapiro) – Episode 41
Editorial Integrity in Watch Media – Victoria Gomelsky (JCK, New York Times, Robb Report) – Episode 40
Double Whammy of Tariffs and Foreign Exchange Rates – And How the Watch Industry Is Responding – Episode 39
Watch Collectors Become More Discerning – Collective Voice Spring 2025 Listener Survey Results – Episode 38
Special Episode: The Unsung Watches of Watches and Wonders 2025 – Episode 37
Watches and Wonders 2025 – The Watch Industry Adapts to a New Normal – Episode 36
The Rise of Independent Watchmaking – Tim Jackson (Independent in Time) – Episode 35
The Unspoken Realities of Swiss Production – Praneeth Rajsingh (CEO, MING Watches) – Episode 34
Inside the Shadowy Auction Industry – Marion Maneker (Puck News) – Episode 33
Rolex Shutters Carl F. Bucherer Brand – A Sign of Industry Consolidation? – Episode 32
The Business & Ethics of Homage Watches – Marc Frankel (Long Island Watch) – Episode 31
Has Luxury Pricing Gone Too Far? – Katharine K. Zarrella (Fashion Writer, Editor & Critic) – Episode 30
2025 Watch Industry Preview – A Comeback Year for Watches? – Episode 29
Market Wrap: The Watch Industry in 2024 – Hamza Masood (WatchCharts) – Episode 28
How Watch Design Works – Marco Borraccino (Singer Reimagined) – Episode 27
Behind the Zenith DEFY Skyline C.X (Special Episode) – Romain Marietta (Zenith) – Episode 26
Inside M.A.D.Editions – Maximilian Büsser (MB&F) – Episode 25
Inside the GPHG – How the "Oscars of Watchmaking" Really Works – Episode 24
New York Watch Week? – Plus Building URWERK and Brew with Martin Frei and Jonathan Ferrer – Episode 23
Watch Production in China – Wesley Kwok (Nodus) – Episode 22
Watches of Switzerland Acquires Hodinkee (Special Episode) – Episode 21
How to Value Watch Movements – Inside the Movement Industry – Episode 20
Listener Survey Results – What You Told Us about the Current State and Future of the Watch Industry – Episode 19
Geneva Watch Days: Stakes Are High – How the Event and Watch Industry Are Evolving – Episode 18
No Bottom in Sight: State of the Pre-owned Watch Market – Hamza Masood (Watch Charts) – Episode 17
Epic Battle: Mono vs. Multi-brand Retail – Current State and Future of Watch Retail – Episode 16
Hodinkee Shutters Retail Business (Special Episode) – What It Means for Hodinkee and the Watch Industry – Episode 15
Is the Watch Industry Dying? – Tony Traina (Hodinkee) – Episode 14
Navigating the Swiss Watch Industry as an Outsider – Aren Bazerkanian (Founder, Havid Nagan) – Episode 13
How We Make Collaborative Watches – Behind the New Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force P.03 Night Ops Edition – Episode 12
From Enthusiasts to Insiders – Lessons from Going Inside the Watch Industry – Episode 11
When Founders Leave their Brands – Roman (Host of Independent Thinking) – Episode 10
Starting an Independent Watch Brand – Thomas Fleming (Founder of Fleming Watches) – Episode 9
Selling & Trading Your Watches – Trade-offs, Tips & Tricks – Episode 8
Watches & Wonders 2024: The Biggest Story No One is Talking About – Episode 7
What Really Goes on at Watches & Wonders – Zach Kazan (Worn & Wound) – Episode 6
Building and Growing Czapek – Xavier de Roquemaurel (CEO of Czapek) – Episode 5
Are Watch Brands Overvalued? – Episode 4
How Watches Are Priced – Michael Margolis (Czapek, Singer Reimagined) – Episode 3
Inside Watch Journalism – Stephen Pulvirent (Hodinkee) – Episode 2
2024 Watch Industry Predictions – Episode 1
Welcome to Openwork: A Look Inside the Watch Industry