OT: The Podcast

South African-born professional explorer Mike Horn has lived a heck of a life. He's sailed around the world 27 times, walked around it three times, crossed Antarctica and summited some of the world's highest peaks. And he's down much of it with a Panerai on his wrist. But before we get to Mike, Andy and Felix chat about some of Panerai's latest releases and just how they feel about scratching up t...

Now that Watches & Wonders is firmly in our rearview mirrors and the dust has settled, we thought it was high time to do some soul-searching and come up with our favourite releases from the virtual fair. Felix, in typical fashion, went a little weird and focused on some less-hyped releases and, in a spectacular cop-out move, picked every single colourful watch from the fair. Andy, however, played...

The second we aired our first interview with James Dowling in 2020, we knew we had to have him back on for part two. It might have taken us 12 months, but it worth the wait. This time around, we talk about Rolex (I mean, when you're known online as @MisterRolex is kind of comes up), but our conversation takes some unexpected turns, like investing in tins of sardines. In fact, we talk about Dowling...

Today's episode is action-packed in more ways than one. Of course, the top billing goes to Jason Heaton , a product journalist who's penned his first novel, But before that, we have some action of a different kind, with Andy chatting to Mike Manjos from WatchBox , about the winners from Watches & Wonders. Then it's straight into the thriller that is Depth Charge . Heaton bills it as a classic pape...

If you think that explaining the finer engineering points of a rattrapante or a repeater sounds snore-inducing, you've never heard Anthony de Haas speak. The Director of Product Development for A. Lange & Söhne describes the watches he works on with passion — and more importantly — humour. We talk about the latest Watches & Wonders releases, including the new Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar and the mig...

The watches and wonders are flowing thick and fast, and in this episode, Felix and Andy deep their toes into the latest watches from Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. But before a surprisingly hot-take-filled recap, Felix has a little interlude with Tim Mosso from WatchBox. Tim and Felix talk superheroes (I mean, has anyone seen Tim and Batman in the same room?) when Tim and Felix pick watches f...

This week it's an IWC party, and the guest of honour is the brand's dynamic CEO, Chris Grainger-Herr. We chat to Chris about just we he shrunk the Big Pilot, the differences between the Big Pilot 43 and the Bigger Pilot, why they decided not to use the bigger 7-day movement in the Big Pilot 43, the future of the 46mm Big Pilot, and how IWC is riding the wave of the changing nature of luxury. But i...

No need to beat around the bush. We spend this entire episode talking about the freshly launched Rolex and Tudor releases from Watches & Wonders 2021. From obvious talking points like Rolesor Explorers and gold Black Bays through to dial updates and not-in-the-catalogue gem-set pieces. We talk about specific models, but we also cover off what we think about the broader trends, directions and enthu...

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Watches & Wonders is just around the corner, and that means new releases by the bucketload. So we've put our guest schedule on hold to give these new watches the time they deserve. The headline act is Omega, with a rock-solid lineup including a brand new alloy called Bronze Gold, Seamaster Diver 300M Black Black (no prizes for guessing the primary colour here) and a dressy De Ville. Over in the UK...

In the crowded and competitive vintage watch dealing scene Eric Wind stands out. Not only is he as erudite as he is polite, but the watches he collects and trades run the gamut from exceptional to exceptionally interesting. We chat to Eric about his start in the world of watches, his business, Wind Vintage and get some tips on navigating the minefield that is buying watches online. We hear tales f...

A few weeks ago , we spoke to Patek Philippe expert (Patexpert?) John Reardon about the discontinuation of the Nautilus 5711 and what it means for Patek mania. This week we're delighted to bring you part two of our chat with John, where we talk about all the other things Patek Philippe makes besides steel sports watches. From solar clocks to pocket watches and singing birds, we go deep. There's ev...

🐊 We're all in for a wild ride this week, as we chat to Matt Wright, a man who lives breathes (and occasionally runs from) crocodiles in Australia's Northern Territory. He's a helicopter pilot, former soldier and the current host of National Geographic's show Outback Wrangler, dedicated to rescuing and relocating dangerous animals. Matt tells us the tales of Bonecruncher and Tripod, why crocs are...

What were you doing in 2002? Simon' Woody' Wood was busy putting together the first DIY issue of a magazine called Sneaker Freaker. Little did he know that his passion for sneakers put onto the page would turn into one of the most influential voices in the sneaker scene. Almost 20 years on, and Sneaker Freaker is still at the top of the game. We chat to Woody about the evolution of sneaker style,...

Early on in our conversation with watch collecting supremo Eric Ku, he says that the best careers are born out of passion. For Ku that career started in college and the early days of the internet. It's led him around the world, hunting out the finest fresh to market vintage watches, a type of 'Indiana Jones' watch collecting that is becoming increasingly rare and difficult these days. While we're...

A few weeks ago, today's guest set the internet ablaze with her considered and articulate column on women's watches. Cara Barrett has been part of the Hodinkee team since 2015, and her perspective on everything from Patek Philippe to pop culture is both considered and insightful. Today we chat to Cara about her column, the feedback from it and what she would like to see change in the world of wome...

Something a little different for today's episode. The new releases are coming out thick and fast, so much so that we felt we could justify an entire episode on the latest and greatest watches of 2021. In addition to some legal drama involving Rolex in Chicago, Andy and Felix chat about the latest from Seiko and Grand Seiko, a Breitling with a local connection and another sell-out Hodinkee collab,...

Regrets. We have a few. This week Felix and Andy jump in the way back machine and take a trip to the year 2011, back when Charlie Sheen's watches were topical and the Daytona got its first ceramic bezel. It was also a time when watch collecting was seemingly simpler and when Felix wishes he'd eased up on the Instagram filters. Andy also got proactive and put a poll up on the 'gram and asked what p...

John Reardon has spent the last two decades surrounded by Patek Philippe; either in his roles at major auction houses or when he worked for the company in New York. So when news of the discontinuation of the famous (and impossible to acquire) Nautilus 5711 surfaced in the days before our interview, we knew we had to ask John about it. And, as you might expect from one of the world's leading Patek...

Adam needs a new watch. He's thinking of a Speedmaster, but he wants some more options. Which is where Watch Matchmaker comes to help. Adam sent us an email, and we fired up the search engines, converted our currencies and came up with six chronographs, both wild and wonderful. From obscure Omega's to dressy salmon dials and a hot new heritage reissue, there's plenty of options, all of them good....

"Shaving truffle is like flying private: if you're the one filming, you ain't the one paying." Just one of the pearls of wisdom today's guest, Ted Gushue, drops on the regular. There are a few reasons we've wanted Ted on the pod for a while, and his wit is just a part of it. Ted leads a fascinating life. Something of a nomad, the editor-in-chief of Porsche's Type 7 publication and the all-round au...

Zenith has come out of the gate early to claim the 'most talked-about watch release of 2021' title, with their appropriately sporty (and quite controversial) Chronomaster Sport. In order to get the official word on the origins, inspirations and authenticity of the model, we went right to the top; Zenith CEO Julien Tornare. Days after the release of the watch Felix jumped on a Zoom call with Julian...

If you're even remotely interested in the world of men's style and podcasts, the chances are good that you've come across Blamo! Well, today's guest is the affable and humble man behind this burgeoning empire — Jeremy Kirkland. And while we cover off all the topics you'd expect; style, fashion, trends and all the rest, what Jeremy is really talking about is what it means to try and be a nice perso...

Tom Exton is a busy guy. Better known as @TGE_LNDM online, he's a YouTuber, car collector, watch enthusiast, podcaster, and entrepreneur – and that's when he's not at his day job. He's famous for having a garage full of supercars, but today we talk about his passion for watches (he was sketching them as a kid long before he set foot in a boutique). These days he's got a diverse collection, from th...

If you've browsed watches on the internet, you'll likely have come across Michael Blakey. Better known as Producer Michael thanks to his YouTube channel with over one million subscribers, Michael's videos offer a glimpse into a world of luxury, from watches to supercars to mansions. And while this sort of content is pretty common on YouTube, what makes Producer Michael stand out is his honesty and...