Partners in Time

Brooklyn based architect Hani Rashid is an educator as well as mentor and aesthetic style guide of this week’s podcast host Chris Grainger-Herr. The co-founder of the architecture firm, Asymptote, is best known for unique designs and buildings such as the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Rashid and Grainger-Herr talk about designing buildings, city planning and the impact designs can have on the wellbeing...

Are you currently planning your summer holidays? After listening to this podcast there will be only one thing you want to do. Surfing! For Hayden Cox his career started as well in his summer holiday when he built his own surfboard after breaking his first one. In the meantime, 15 sets of hands are involved in the process of building his surfboards. The entrepreneur talks to host Chris Grainger-Her...

It’s a people business – in this episode of Partners in Time, René Behr the Director of HR at IWC talks to Paul Ripke about his unconventional path and his role at IWC. Taking care for about 1300 people all around the world, Behr knows what he is looking for in a CV. He prefers them when they are unconventional and have an interesting angle. Much like his own, starting his career as an aerobics in...

In this episode of Partners in Time host Chris Grainger-Herr welcomes Matt Pearson. The Australian entrepreneur founded Alauda a manufacturer for performance electric flying car and with it the first electric flying car racing series Airspeeder. Matt talks about his crazy dreams as a kid of putting people into space and how he was able to come this dream one step closer. He shares how to stay on t...

IWC’s new Friend of the Brand and member of the #iwcracing family Laura Kraihamer talks to host Chris Grainger. The two talk about their drawing skills and geek out about cars and racing. The racing driver unveils the perks of racing and how she got where she is today. Entering the racing world through karting at 12 years old Kraihamer was not sure where her career will take her and after a six-ye...

This episode of “Partners in Time” features a dose of female power. CMO and chair of the Sustainability Committee at IWC Schaffhausen, Franziska Gsell is welcomed by host Paul Ripke and discusses sustainability, her career in a male driven industry, and her recipe for success. She always showed a strong interest in people; staying curious and trying to understand others has brought her where she i...

In only two days, Valtteri Bottas will compete with Mercedes in the Monaco Grand Prix. Our host Paul Ripke had the chance to welcome the formula one driver as a guest for the latest episode of Partners in Time. The two go way back to when Paul was team photographer and talk about their shared love for Finnish sauna and cycling. In addition, Bottas shares the trigger that made him become a racing d...

If you want to be inspired this is the episode of “Partners in Time” you cannot miss. This time our host Paul Ripke talks to a known name for watch lovers, Justin Hast. He is a watch photographer, a writer, the face of IWC Heritage series and a digital marketing specialist to just mention some of his occupations. In this episode Justin reveals what a style council for Mr. Porter does and talks abo...

From blog to media empire - in this episode of Partners In Time Chris Grainger-Herr welcomes founder David Fischer and unveils the success story of the lifestyle platform Highsnobiety. He reveals how changing trends in society and the rise of social media have helped him build his business. In this podcast, David & Chris dive into the world of man’s fashion, streetwear and of course sneaker cultur...

Aurel Bacs, known as a passionate walking encyclopedia, is an absolute pioneer in the watch industry. He turned his passion into his profession and runs the watches department of Phillips auction house. He mentions that collecting watches is not just about buying a watch, but that there is community behind it that exchanges, helps and talks to each other. In this episode of Partners In Time, Chris...

It's not just about designing watches, but also about the story behind them. In this episode, Paul Ripke talks to Christian Knoop, Creative Director at IWC Schaffhausen. Even as a child, Knoop noticed that he had a special passion for design. For 13 years, he has been designing watches and building stories around them. Through storytelling, he is able to build an aesthetic universe around the laun...

From photographer to storyteller - in this episode of Partners In Time Chris Grainger-Herr finds out what's really important to Paul Ripke. Ripke has realized that he wants to highlight the story and the people behind his photos and videos. Good stories touch people - that's the secret behind successful content. And then there is the timing, which plays crucial role for a good story. Thus if the t...

For Lewis Hamilton the most important thing is finding balance in life. In this episode of Partners In Time, the 7-time Formula 1 World Champion shares how he found balance between his professional and personal lives. He enjoys family time, exploring the mountains and doing winter sports. IWC CEO Chris Grainger-Herr and Hamilton discuss current changes in our rapidly evolving world and the fact th...

Launching on April 7th together with the new IWC app, you will be able to listen to Partners In Time once a week. It's about meeting watch enthusiast and friends of IWC from all over the world. Every week we are going to talk with inspiring and remarkable guests to find out more about their journeys. They have stepped out of their comfort zone, challenged themselves as well as their surroundings i...