This week we revisit our chat with Iconic NYC jeweller Greg Yuna. Famous for his stone setting of Patek, AP and Rolex; he's called The Cleanest for a reason. While some purists might argue that this sort of custom work is sacrilegious, Yuna has a long list of clients, including Drake, Meek Mill, Floyd Mayweather and Ariana Grande who would argue the opposite. Tune in and learn about big stones and solid work ethics and constant work in this summer episode of OT:

As part of our summer series we revisit that time when we spoke to the man who sold one of the most famous watches in history. for decades James Cox wore a Rolex Daytona reference 6239 that belonged to legendary actor Paul Newman. Until he sold it for an eye-watering $17,752,500 USD (including premiums).

We find out how the watch ended up on Cox’s wrist, find out what he’s done with the millions of dollars (hint: making the world a better place), and why even he can’t get a new Daytona at retail.

For our last episode of 2021, we catch up with a certified viral sensation and verified nice guy, Miles Fisher. We speak to Miles about how he’s been spending 2021, including trips to Dubai with Audemars Piguet with a side serving of Dubai Watch Week. But even if you don’t follow Miles for his snappy watch collection or coffee-related content, you’ve seen his work. Because Miles also has a double life as the man behind deepfake Tom Cruise, a parody account that’s scarily good.

Cara Barrett’s back, and now she’s at the helm of one of the coolest kid’s watch brands on the block, Parchie. We talk to Cara about what she’s been up to since she left Hodinkee, which largely involves getting to grips with the global supply chain, wrangling designers and manufacturers to create a series of cute, colourful timepieces made with small people in mind.

In an OT: first, this episode features the guests outnumbering the hosts. Lung Lung Thun and Daniel Sum from The Waiting List podcast spend some time chatting to Felix about their thoughts on the hypiest of hype watches, the Tifanny-dialled 5711 and quickly make it very clear that they are never getting one. But beyond this level of hot-take hijinks, we find out how Lung Lung deals with being low-key famous and get some fascinating insight into the reality and evolution of luxury watch brands and Chinese consumers.

Hold onto your hats because OT: The Podcast has teamed up with everyone's favourite Glaswegian watchmaker, anOrdain, to make not one but two limited edition watches. Top line, the watch is a 39.5mm version of anOrdain's field watch-inspired model 2, with a stunning vitreous enamel dial in off-white or pink and a distinctive 3,6,9 layout. But to understand the watch, you need to understand anOrdain. Luckily Lewis Heath is here to explain.

A few months ago we ran an episode of hot takes, where we dialled up the spice with some controversial content from Discord and out very own heads. Well, we’re back at with round two. From bezels to watches as cosplay and even Felix throwing shade at the mighty MAD watch, we hold nothing back. Even before the user-generated content gets hot, we’ve got plenty to talk about, from more Aussie boutiques, a unique Big Pilot for Kennedy, a cheery Minions watch plus Nicholas Cage and his pig. 

Today’s guest is Alan Bedwell, the antiques expert behind cool curio site Foundwell. We chat to Alan about what it’s like growing up in an antique-dealing family and how he ended up looking after Ralph Lauren’s antiques, including dog paraphernalia, of all things. From there, Foundwell was formed through a stint at Bergdorf Goodman, and Alan was off to the races. We find out how the scene has changed over the years (hint, cufflinks aren’t cool right now), as well as his thoughts on why the watch market is white-hot.

Today we talk to James Lamb, a British independent watchmaker who has taken a decidedly (and deliberately) old-school approach to his debut Origin series. With stunning enamel dials and a case made from Argentium silver. Beyond the watch itself, we find out how Lamb went about creating his watch and went against the grain of feeling the need to polish every screw and bridge, instead focusing his skill and effort on the details that really make his watches stand out.

It’s that time of the year when everyone starts talking about lots, hammer prices and buyers premiums — yep, Auction season. Many of the major houses all hold significant auctions in Geneva, along with some more special events. We chat about the Pink Dial Project, Only Watch, a significant Dufour, and an early Omega that achieved an eye-watering record price.

Today we chat to Sarah Hirini, the two-time Olympic gold medal-winning captain of New Zealand’s women’s national rugby team, the Black Ferns. And as if that wasn’t enough, she’s also a Tudor ambassador, which puts her alongside Lady Gaga as one of the brand’s few female ambassadors. We talk to Sarah about what it’s like to represent NZ in the Olympics, how she channels Tudor’s born to dare attitude, and why women’s rugby and professional women’s sports generally are finally getting the attention they deserve.

Today we chat to one of the founding fathers of Aussie hip hop, the mighty MC Bliss (also known as Jonathan Notley) from Bliss n Eso. We talk about the origins of Bliss n Eso, their latest album The Sun and what makes Aussie hip hop unique, and how it’s evolving. Of course, we talk about the special relationship hip hop has to watches, and how G-Shock has remained relevant in a genre known for its love of flex.

This episode is something a little bit different. Several weeks ago, Andy and Felix hosted a very special evening for Cartier — exploring the Maison’s watchmaking collections live in front of a select group of Australian guests. This presentation, which covered of the importance of lines like Tank, Privé and fine watchmaking, explored the history and legacy of these collections as well as some highlight pieces, watches like the Tank Cintrée, through to more modern pieces like the innovative Tank Must Solarbeat.

Today’s guest is Blake Buettner, watch media veteran and Managing Editor of Worn & Wound. Given his day job at the leading value-driven watch site, we naturally spend a lot of time chatting about what a value watch looks like in 2021 and whether or not a watch with four or more zeros in the price tag can be ‘value’. We cover off the state of the micro-brand scene, dive into two of the watch enthusiasts traditional darlings, Seiko and Grand Seiko, and what their rapid growth and changing focus (epitomised by the White Birch) means for the brand.

Seven years ago, Silas Walton founded A Collected Man, and in that time, it has grown into one of the most respected names in high-end and independent watch sales. If you’re in the market something special, be it an upper-tier independent like F. P. Journe, a connoisseur-grade Cartier or investment-level Patek, A Collected Man is the place to go. So whether you’re interested in the rise of independent and neo-vintage watches, or the business of how they’re bought or sold, you’ll want to listen to this.

Today on the pod, we chat to Collective Horology co-founder Gabe Reilly. And we’re speaking to Gabe for a very good reason because Collective has just teamed up with IWC to release the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph C.03, Which Reilly describes as a love letter to IWC. To be fair, he also describes it as that watch you would get if you time-travelled back to IWC in the mid-90s, kidnapped the design team and brought them back to 2021. Thankfully for all involved, no time-shenanigans were involved in this watch.

Adrian Barker (from Bark & Jack) is back! We get the inside story on all the YouTube drama, from increasing collaboration to the poorly planned implosion of the Timepiece Gentlemen, and why so many watch YouTubers are having videos removed. Is it the algorithm or something more sinister? We find out what Adrian thought of the new Vacheron Constantin ‘Everest’ editions, and why he hates Hublot.

Today we talk to Jonathan Ferrer from Brew Watches about balancing growth while staying true to the brand vision, the founding impetus for Brew and how his work as a freelance watch designer informed brand identity. We discuss the importance of coming out of the gate strong with a powerful silhouette. We also get into the nuts and bolts of a small watch business, the importance of social media, how to balance stock and customer expectations, as well as why Brew went all out with the bracelet of the Metric, which is unusually complicated for a $400 watch.

This week we’re excited to have Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men back, and for a very good reason. We’re auctioning off a limited edition SevenFriday x Micah’s Voice T1/02. All funds raised support Stockman’s charity which works to support autistic children. We also talk about Shawn’s latest pickups, from Tudor, AP and Rolex as well as some straight talk on Richard Mille, as inspired by Diddy.