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Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry — 81 episodes

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1

How Watches Get Allocated – It's Not Just Spend History – Episode 80

2

Against All Odds – How Richemont, LVMH and Swatch Recovered in Q4 2025 – Episode 79

3

Breitling vs. Richemont – Opposite Bets on an Industry in Flux – Episode 78

4

The Sleepers of Watches and Wonders 2026 – Our Favorite Releases from Geneva – Episode 77

5

Is Watches and Wonders Dead? – Long Live Geneva Watch Week – Episode 76

6

Watch Brand Draft – Picking 
Our Fantasy
 Watch
 Businesses – Episode 75

7

The Rise of F.P.Journe – Hype, Substance, or Both? – Episode 74

8

Rolex Pre-owned Values Slide – Certified Pre-owned to the Rescue? – Episode 73

9

Unexpected Winners in a Down Market – Independents, Microbrands & Neo-vintage – Episode 72

10

Speculation Season – Rolex GMT Master, Swiss Watch Data, & Betting Markets – Episode 71

11

The Rise & Retreat of Jaeger‑LeCoultre – Can Going Independent Save the Brand? – Episode 70

12

Tariffs Overturned: Relief or False Hope? – Plus Rolex & AP Grow on Scarcity – Episode 69

13

Some Brands Break Away. Others Break Down – Watch Brand Spin-offs Gone Right and Wrong – Episode 68

14

V-shaped Recovery? – The Watch Industry Shows Early Signs of a Turn-around – Episode 67

15

Watch Groups Are Slimming Down – Brand Exits, Consolidation and a Return to Focus

16

Pre-owned Prices Rise. Sort of. – Plus, Patek Philippe Lowers Prices – Episode 65

17

How Global Wealth Drives The Watch Industry – Millionaires Surge, Yet The Industry Slumps – Episode 64

18

Yes, More Price Increases – Rolex, AP, Tudor, and Why the US Is Getting Hit Harder Than Europe – Episode 63

19

The Dive Watches of Ming – The Watches of Podcast – Episode 62

20

2026 Watch Industry Predictions – A Year of Recovery, Though Scars Remain – Episode 61

21

The Watch Industry Ends the Year Down – As Pressures Compound, Swiss Exports Drop – Episode 60

22

Ditching the Luxury Script for Independent Watches – Geoff Souder (Collective) – Episode 59

23

Signs of Hope for an Industry Under Pressure – Tariffs, Supplier Woes, the Rise of India and New Releases – Episode 58

24

Embracing Risk & Managing Hype – Sylvain Berneron (Berneron) – Episode 57

25

2025 GPHG Dispatch – We're in Geneva for this Year's "Oscar's of Watchmaking" – Episode 56

26

Watchmaker, Writer, and Brand Executive – Rob Nudds (The RealTime Show, Arcanaut) – Episode 55

27

The Rise & Retreat of Omega – From Industry Leader to Challenger Brand – Episode 54

28

Inside New York Watch Week – Nicholas Bowman-Scargill (Fears) – Episode 53

29

How the 'Big Four' Took Over – 2018-2024 Watch Market Shifts – Episode 52

30

What's Going on at Bremont? – Inside the British Brand's 2024 Earnings – Episode 51

31

Our Favorite Watches – Geneva Watch Days 2025 – Episode 50

32

Geneva Watch Days 2025 – Facing Global Challenges, the Watch Industry Turns to Creativity – Episode 49

33

The Watch Industry’s Busiest Summer – Geneva Watch
 Days Preview,
 Swiss Exports, 
Plus Richemont
 Earnings – Episode 48

34

The Industry's Most Important Watches – From the Quartz Crisis to Today – Episode 47

35

39% Swiss Tariffs – Implications
 for the Watch Industry,
 Plus What Happens Next – Episode 46

36

Cars vs. Watches – Wesley Smith (STANDARD H) – Episode 45

37

Certified Pre-owned: Fad or Fixture? – Hamza Masood (WatchCharts) – Episode 44

38

Watch Market Update – State of the Industry Mid-year 2025 – Episode 43

39

What Enthusiasts Have Wrong – Dispelling the Watch Industry's Top Myths – Episode 42

40

Reviving the U.S. Watch Industry – Josh Shapiro (J.N. Shapiro) – Episode 41

41

Editorial Integrity in Watch Media – Victoria Gomelsky (JCK, New York Times, Robb Report) – Episode 40

42

Double Whammy of Tariffs and Foreign Exchange Rates – And How the Watch Industry Is Responding – Episode 39

43

Watch Collectors Become More Discerning – Collective Voice Spring 2025 Listener Survey Results – Episode 38

44

Special Episode: The Unsung Watches of Watches and Wonders 2025 – Episode 37

45

Watches and Wonders 2025 – The Watch Industry Adapts to a New Normal – Episode 36

46

The Rise of Independent Watchmaking – Tim Jackson (Independent in Time) – Episode 35

47

The Unspoken Realities of Swiss Production – Praneeth Rajsingh (CEO, MING Watches) – Episode 34

48

Inside the Shadowy Auction Industry – Marion Maneker (Puck News) – Episode 33

49

Rolex Shutters Carl F. Bucherer Brand – A Sign of Industry Consolidation? – Episode 32

50

The Business & Ethics of Homage Watches – Marc Frankel (Long Island Watch) – Episode 31

51

Has Luxury Pricing Gone Too Far? – Katharine K. Zarrella (Fashion Writer, Editor & Critic) – Episode 30

52

2025 Watch Industry Preview – A Comeback Year for Watches? – Episode 29

53

Market Wrap: The Watch Industry in 2024 – Hamza Masood (WatchCharts) – Episode 28

54

How Watch Design Works – Marco Borraccino (Singer Reimagined) – Episode 27

55

Behind the Zenith DEFY Skyline C.X (Special Episode) – Romain Marietta (Zenith) – Episode 26

56

Inside M.A.D.Editions – Maximilian Büsser (MB&F) – Episode 25

57

Inside the GPHG – How the "Oscars of Watchmaking" Really Works – Episode 24

58

New York Watch Week? – Plus Building URWERK and Brew with Martin Frei and Jonathan Ferrer – Episode 23

59

Watch Production in China – Wesley Kwok (Nodus) – Episode 22

60

Watches of Switzerland Acquires Hodinkee (Special Episode) – Episode 21

61

How to Value Watch Movements – Inside the Movement Industry – Episode 20

62

Listener Survey Results – What You Told Us about the Current State and Future of the Watch Industry – Episode 19

63

Geneva Watch Days: Stakes Are High – How the Event and Watch Industry Are Evolving – Episode 18

64

No Bottom in Sight: State of the Pre-owned Watch Market – Hamza Masood (Watch Charts) – Episode 17

65

Epic Battle: Mono vs. Multi-brand Retail – Current State and Future of Watch Retail – Episode 16

66

Hodinkee Shutters Retail Business (Special Episode) – What It Means for Hodinkee and the Watch Industry – Episode 15

67

Is the Watch Industry Dying? – Tony Traina (Hodinkee) – Episode 14

68

Navigating the Swiss Watch Industry as an Outsider – Aren Bazerkanian (Founder, Havid Nagan) – Episode 13

69

How We Make Collaborative Watches – Behind the New Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force P.03 Night Ops Edition – Episode 12

70

From Enthusiasts to Insiders – Lessons from Going Inside the Watch Industry – Episode 11

71

When Founders Leave their Brands – Roman (Host of Independent Thinking) – Episode 10

72

Starting an Independent Watch Brand – Thomas Fleming (Founder of Fleming Watches) – Episode 9

73

Selling & Trading Your Watches – Trade-offs, Tips & Tricks – Episode 8

74

Watches & Wonders 2024: The Biggest Story No One is Talking About – Episode 7

75

What Really Goes on at Watches & Wonders – Zach Kazan (Worn & Wound) – Episode 6

76

Building and Growing Czapek – Xavier de Roquemaurel (CEO of Czapek) – Episode 5

77

Are Watch Brands Overvalued? – Episode 4

78

How Watches Are Priced – Michael Margolis (Czapek, Singer Reimagined) – Episode 3

79

Inside Watch Journalism – Stephen Pulvirent (Hodinkee) – Episode 2

80

2024 Watch Industry Predictions – Episode 1

81

Welcome to Openwork: A Look Inside the Watch Industry