OT: The Podcast

Christian Knoop is one of our favourite IWC people to speak to, and this week, we flashback to Geneva when Andy caught up with the talented Chief Design Officer to get the inside story on how the brand managed to sensitively add new sizes and complications — not to mention materials — to its popular Ingenieur while staying true to the values of the brand and the integrity of the watch. Before that, Felix and Andy pondered why the watches we forget about are sometimes the best and why the latest MB&F is so surprising.  This week’s episode is sponsored by IWC. Check them out here, and follow their Australian Instagram here.  Watches we should have paid more attention to (4:09) MB&F SP One (6:23) Havid Nagan Classic One (11:27) Interview with Christian Knoop (13:13) Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com   If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.  

Continuing our exploration of IWC’s 2025 collection this week, Felix chats to IWC Museum Curator David Seyffer, a walking encyclopaedia of IWC history, who gives us a lesson on some of the lesser-known Ingenieur models which provide a precedent for the new materials and complications added to the collection this year. He also offers some insight into how generational shifts lead to changing tastes among watch collectors and the brand’s legacy of purpose-built instruments. Before this, Andy and Felix chat about Crocs and G-Shock, among other things.  This week’s episode is sponsored by IWC. Check them out here, and follow their Australian Instagram here.  The other Felix Scholz G-Shock and Crocs … G-Crocs? (0:55) G-Shock GA-VA01 (2:43) Toledano & Chan B/1.2 (4:30) Berneron’s new Annual Calendar (6:20) Interview with David Seyffer (9:50)   Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz   Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com   If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

This week, Andy sits down with IWC CEO (and OT: regular) Chris Grainger to chat about what IWC is up to in 2025. From in-depth discussion of the latest novelties and the rationale behind IWC’s Hollywood placement strategy, this is a chat that you don’t want to miss. We even find out how Brad Pitt’s custom Ingenieur ended up becoming a reality. Before that, Felix and Andy chat about buried treasure, celebrity cats and Cartier’s fresh new Melbourne look.  This week’s episode is sponsored by IWC. Check them out here, and follow their Australian Instagram here.  Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure on Netflix (1:12) Finding the Fenn Treasure on Stuff You Should Know (1:30) Checking out Melbourne’s new Cartier boutique (6:00) Hublot X Choupette Lagerfeld (7:40) Chris Grainger Interview (14:40) Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast, please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Pierre Rainero is one of OT:’s favourite repeat guests. Rainero is Cartier’s Image, Style & Heritage Director, and we couldn’t think of a more perfect person for the role. We took the opportunity to dig into the details of the 2025 collection with Pierre in Geneva, and his insights into the Tank à Guichets and what is involved in scaling up the Tank Louis Cartier cannot be missed.  Find out more about Cartier’s 2025 collection at cartier.com Like watches? Join our Discord. How to follow us: Instagram: @ot.podcast Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram. Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

In what we promise is our last formal ‘Watches & Wonders 2025’ episode, we cover some of the big players that needed some more chat, namely Rolex and Tudor — as well as a bit more love for Cartier’s Tank à Guichets. Andy runs through his picks of Rolex (including his only gripe with the Land-Dweller), and Felix opts for a surprise favourite from Tudor. Oh, and a little bit of macroeconomic tariff chat. Find out more about Cartier’s 2025 collection at cartier.com 2:00 Cartier Tank à Guichets 10:30 Rolex Land-Dweller  18:15 New colours for the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 19:38 The Rolex GMT-Master II, with a Tiger Iron dial  21:08 The Rolex 1908 Settimo  22:50 Tudor Black Bay Pro White 24:00 The Tudor BB 58 Burgundy  26:15 Need more BB? Try the Black Bay 68 Like watches? Join our Discord. How to follow us: Instagram: @ot.podcast Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram. Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

For many of us, Fred Savage was an important part of our formative years, thanks to his roles in The Wonder Years and The Princess Bride. He's also an established director and producer, but for watch enthusiasts, he’s famous for another on-screen role — Hodinkee’s Talking Watches, in which he appeared in 2018. We caught up with Savage to see what he’s been up to since, and it turns out — quite a lot. We caught up with Savage to see what he’s been up to since, and it turns out — quite a lot. He has started Timepiece Grading Specialists, a business that promises to empower collectors, sellers, and buyers to navigate the world of vintage and pre-owned watches with confidence. Fred tells us all about the service and why he believes it’s important, but before that, Andy and Felix talk about some of the more surprising Cartier releases they saw in Geneva.  Find out more about Cartier’s 2025 collection at cartier.com 2:12 Small Cartier Santos 3:06 Santos-Dumont trio 5:33 Monochromatic Tank LC models 7:48 That Hermès horse watch still rocks 8:08 Rolex GMT-Master II ‘Tiger Iron’, AKA ‘The Gina’ 10:44 Fred Savage main interview 12:20 Thad Castle on Hockey 16:00 Fred Savage on Talking Watches Timepiece Grading Specialists  Timepiece Grading Specialists on Instagram 1:03:00 Sueño in Dayton Ohio 13:49 Cartier Tressage Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV   How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Recorded on (almost) the last day of Watches & Wonders, Andy and Felix brave fatigue to discuss the overall mood and vibe of the fair, as well as dig into some specific highlights and surprise releases, from a technical Rolex to a cheeky Hermès. Plus, a timely reminder that it’s not about the watches but rather the friends we made along the way.  Find out more about Cartier’s 2025 collection at cartier.com 1:12 Cartier Tank LC 9:16 The Rolex Land-Dweller 11:41 Cheryl on the new Rolex at Revolution 14:14 Zenith G.F.J. 15:00 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso on Milanese bracelet 15:50 TAG Heuer beads of rice bracelet 17:57 Tudor Black Bay 68 18:15 IWC Pilot’s Chronograph APXGP 19:06 Tudor Pelagos Ultra 21:19 Hermès Arceau Rocabar de Rire 22:30 Cartier Tank à Guichets 22:40 Parmigiani Fleurier 23:30 Baume & Mercier Clifton 24:24 Nomos Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer 28:30 Grand Seiko SLGB003 UFA 30:40 TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph  Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

There’s a handful of brands that people clamour to see as soon as the curtain is lifted on Watches & Wonders, and Cartier is most definitely one of those brands. We recorded this episode inside the Cartier booth on the first day of the fair after getting up close and personal with all the key releases. We talk about all the major releases, including the outstanding Cartier Privé Cartier Privé Tank à Guichets, the new, larger Tank LC, the dazzling new takes on the Cartier Panthère, as well as other jewellery pieces like the Tressage and the Panthère Bangle. Not to spoil things, but 2025 is a good year for Cartier.  Find out more about Cartier’s 2025 collection at cartier.com 2:35 Cartier Privé Tank à Guichets  07:12 Cartier Tank LC 9:48 Panthère de Cartier 12:10 Panthère Bangle 13:49 Cartier Tressage Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz   Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Yes, we had to do it. Hopped up on rumour and speculation, Andy and Felix dive into the exciting world of baseless watch predictions and shamelessly speculate on what Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier and their pals are going to unveil in Geneva in just a few day's time. On top of that, we ponder the meta trends that we're going to see emerge in the industry, including "less value for the same money" and "more restraint with flashes of insanity". Mickey 17 trailer Traitors trailer White Lotus Season 3 trailer Time+Tide’s watch predictions Monochrome’s 2025 predictions Bark and Jack on the ‘Land Dweller’ Like watches? Join our Discord. How to follow us: Instagram: @ot.podcast Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram. Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Everyone’s favourite Chicago-based watch newsletter publisher is back for his second (or third?) chat with OT:, and as is now customary, we’ve caught at something of an interstitial moment. Traina left Hodinkee late last year and has dived head first into his newsletter, Unpolished (née Rescapement). We talk to Tony about the premise and pitch of his newsletter and (inevitably) the state of watch media in 2025. We also talk about industry pet peeves, press trip weirdness and why glazing billionaires is never a good idea. Snakes and smaller sizes at Christopher Ward (1:50) Hot ones with Rob McElhenney (5:11) Tony Traina main interview (8:00) Ship of Theseus Daytona on Unpolished (29:36) The Corrections (54:00) Selling Out on Decoder Ring (55:00) Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes   OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com   If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.