Ariel Adams

Superlative

Business EN ↓ 300 episodes

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. Spending time with great minds and interesting personalities from the watch community, while talking about things that matter for timepiece enthusiasts. Superlative is a talk show inspired podcast with weekly guests hosted by Ariel Adams, the Founder of aBlogtoWatch.com.

Author

Ariel Adams

Category

Business

Podcast website

bleav.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

CREATING TRUE BUYER PROTECTION WITH QUAID WALKER OF BEZEL 14.08.2023

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Quaid Walker, the CEO and Co-Founder of Bezel, a tech-driven marketplace for buying and selling authenticated luxury watches. To start the show Ariel asks Quaid about his journey from working in the tech...

FOCUSING ON BRAND AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS WITH STEVEN ROSTOVSKY - ROSTOVSKY WATCHES 07.08.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Steven Rostovsky, the Founder of Rostovsky Watches. To start the show the two connect on both being residents of Los Angeles while having to travel the world in the watch community. Ariel has Steven talk about his start into w...

WATCH DESIGN WITH CURIOSITY IN MIND WITH OLIVIER GAUD OF OLIGO WATCHES 31.07.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Olivier Gaud, the Founder of Oligo Watches. Ariel starts the show by having Olivier talk about some of the things he has picked up on after listening to past episodes of Superlative before today's interview, and the two also d...

CELEBRATING GÉRALD GENTA’S LEGACY WITH EVELYNE GENTA 24.07.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Evelyne Genta, the widow of the legendary watchmaker, Gérald Genta. Mrs. Genta is on the podcast discussing the life and legacy of her late husband's career, as well as how his name is continuing to be honored today. Ariel and...

CHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS WITH OCTAVIO GARCIA OF GORILLA WATCHES 17.07.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Octavio Garcia, the Founding Partner of Gorilla Watches. To start the show Ariel asks Octavio about the 11 years of career that he spent designing at Audemars Piguet, and they talk about the brand's impact on the industry over...

CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF CHRONOSWISS WITH OLIVER EBSTEIN 10.07.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the Managing Director and current Owner of Chronoswiss, Oliver Ebstein. To start the show Ariel and Oliver begin by talking about the joys of getting to work in the watch industry, and they dive into how Chronoswiss decides as...

THE MARRIAGE OF MANUFACTURING AND BRAND BUILDING WITH GUILLAUME LAIDET - NIVADA GRENCHEN 03.07.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by serial watch industry entrepreneur Guillaume Laidet. Guillaume is currently the Co "Re"Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Nivada Grenchen, the Co-Founder of Argon Paris, and Co Owner and CEO of Excelsior Park amongst other com...

A QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE WITH AUTHOR DIRK CUSSLER AND JAN EDOCS - CEO OF DOXA WATCHES 26.06.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is sitting down in person with more than one guest. The first part of the episode Ariel is chatting with Dirk Cussler. Dirk is the coauthor with his late father Clive Cussler of nine Dirk Pitt adventures, and he has been an active particip...

CREATING COLORFUL COLLABORATIONS WITH JACK CARLSON - ROWING BLAZERS 19.06.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined again by Jack Carlson, the Founder of Rowing Blazers. To start the show Ariel asks Jack about his thoughts on how and why they have been able to do so many collaborations with brands in such a short period of time, and how watch...

THE FUTURE OF WATCH AND LUXURY SOCIAL EVENTS WITH ZACH WEISS OF WORN AND WOUND 12.06.2023

This week on Superlative our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Zach Weiss, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Worn and Wound, brought to you by aBlogtoWatch.

THE REAL BEAUTY IN COMPLEXITY WITH ROGER PEETERS - HOOKE AND HUYGENS 05.06.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Roger Peeters, the Founder and Master Watchmaker of Hooke and Huygens. To start the show Ariel dives into discussing small independent high end watch brands, and their important role in the watch industry. They talk about the...

FROM ENDURANCE RACER TO ENDURANCE AMBASSADOR WITH JACKY ICKX AND CHOPARD 29.05.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the 6-time La Mans winner and ambassador for Chopard, Jacky Ickx. To start the show Ariel and Jacky reminisce over his career and the changes that occurred in racing during his career and now. Ariel calls Jacky a professional...

INNOVATING CLOCKMAKING FOR OVER 184 YEARS WITH ARNAUD NICOLAS OF L'EPEE 1839 22.05.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Arnaud Nicolas, the CEO of L'Epee 1839. To start the show Ariel and Arnaud dive into the world of clockmaking and the company's history that spans back over 184 years. As one of the world's premier clockmakers, Arnauld gives u...

CREATING CONTENT AND DEFINING LUXURY WITH BEN GALLAGHER OF LUXE COLLECTIVE 15.05.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Ben Gallagher, the Co-Founder of Luxe Collective Fashion. To start the show Ben actually has Ariel give us the rundown on his perception about TikTok, and Ben lays out some of the more unique aspects of the platform and what i...

ART WITH A HEARTBEAT WITH VIRAAL RAJAN - TIME AVENUE INDIA 08.05.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the  Owner and Director of Time Avenue in Mumbai, Viraal Rajan. To start the show Ariel asks about the amount of Rolex authorized dealers in Mumbai, and they jump right into the luxury watch scene in India. Ariel is puzzled he...

A LOOK INTO THE ROLEX MARKETING MACHINE, WITH AUTHOR BRENDAN CUNNINGHAM 01.05.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Brendan Cunningham, PhD. Brendan is a Professor of Economics at Eastern Connecticut State University and the author of “Selling the Crown: The Secret History of Marketing Rolex”. Ariel and Brendan dive right into Brendan’s opi...

WATER COOLER WATCH TALK WITH ZOE ABELSON 24.04.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Zoe Abelson. Zoe is the Founder of Graal Limited, a one stop destination for those looking to buy, sell, and trade luxury watches. To start the show Ariel and Zoe jump into how watch collecting has infiltrated social media, an...

THE TOOL CAME FIRST, THE WATCH CAME SECOND WITH OLA STRAY OF STRAYER WATCHES 17.04.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Founder of Strayer Watches, Ola Stray. To start the show Ariel gives our guest some praise for his career and what he has created with Strayer Watches. Ola gives us a bit of background on what he made and designed before watch...

FROM THE WORLD OF MEDIA TO A LIFE ALL ABOUT DESIGN WITH CHRIS MITCHELL, CO-AUTHOR OF PATINA MODERN 10.04.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Chris Mitchell, the Co-author of Patina Modern. Ariel and Chris start the show reminiscing about Chris’s memories of the late Baselworld when he was a magazine publisher at different publications such as GQ, and Vanity Fair am...

THE WATCH COLLECTING SIDE OF THE INDUSTRY WITH MICHAEL HAYMOND OF OC CHRONO 03.04.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the Co-Founder of the OC Chrono Group, Michael Haymond. As the conversation begins Ariel recounts first meeting Michael and his group several years ago, and how OC Chrono came to be. They both dive into how watch collecting co...

TALKING THROUGH DECADES OF WATCH COLLECTING WITH AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST, NICHOLAS FOULKES 27.03.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by author, journalist, and editor, Nicholas Foulkes. To start the show the two begin by discussing the North American watch market as well as what makes the watch industry unique in comparison to other industries of manufactured...

IT STARTS WITH QUALITY WITH AWENATE COBBINA OF SHINOLA 20.03.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Awenate Cobbina, the CEO of Bedrock Manufacturing and Interim CEO of Shinola. Ariel dives right into Awenate’s work history and they give a list of some of the brands that he has either been CEO of or played a major role in. T...

SUPERLATIVE: MORE THAN JUST TELLING TIME, WITH VJ GERONIMO OF ORIS 13.03.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by VJ Geronimo, the CEO of The Americas at Oris. To start the conversation, Ariel has VJ dive right into what he does in his current role for Oris, and they begin to talk about some of the differences between markets like the Sou...

SUPERLATIVE: MAKING TIME TO TALK HOROLOGY AND INDUSTRY WITH IAN SKELLERN 06.03.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Ian Skellern, the Co-Founder and Technical Editor of Quill & Pad and the Executive Producer of the film “Making Time”. To start the show Ariel and Ian talk about how Ian initially turned his passion and enthusiasm for watc...

SUPERLATIVE: THE ALLIANCE OF BRITISH WATCH AND CLOCK MAKERS WITH ROGER SMITH AND MIKE FRANCE 27.02.2023

 This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Mike France, the Co-Founder and CEO of Christopher Ward Watches as well as the Co-Founder of the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers, as well as Roger Smith who is the Chairman of the Alliance. To start the episode Roge...

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