In this episode we sit down with Daniel Sum, one of the founders of the famous Shanghai Watch Gang, to discuss how this group of collectors came about, how different Asian collectors are compared to their western counterparts, and if watch brands have the right approach to connect with them. We also touch on the Shanghai Watch Festival and we bring…

Our guest on this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast is Lung Lung Thun. It’s taken us 18 episodes but we finally have a female watch collector as a guest on our podcast. We couldn’t have picked a better person than Lung Lung Thun, who from the very first minute we met, had shown great enthusiasm for not just the watches, but for bringing her w…

In this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast, the ever-humble Karl-Friedrich Scheufele talks about Chopard's beginnings and his various passion projects. He also tells us about the new Alpine Eagle collection, an extremely special project for the Scheufele family, one that spanned three generations. Mr. Scheufele was more than happy to share wit…

Our guest on this week's episode is Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and legendary explorer, who is also a Rolex Testimonee. Earle has spent most of her life studying the sea and its marine life, and in our interview, she tells us about her latest project, Mission Blue, which identifies Hope Spots around the world, spots in the ocean that need our at…

Today's podcast episode is dedicated to the Patek Philippe Watch Art Grand Exhibition 2019, which opened in Singapore on September 28 and runs until October 13. The entire Revolution team was on the ground to bring you different aspects of the exhibition. We first interview Philip Barat, the Director of Watch Development at Patek Philippe, who tell…

Felix Baumgartner is the co-founder of Urwerk, whose approach to high horology is like nothing else on the market. In its short 20-plus years, its unique ability to marry traditional watchmaking and clockmaking expertise in extremely contemporary designs quickly established the independent company as one of the most ingenious and unique brands in t…

Maximilian Büsser is the founder of MB&F, short for Maximilian Büsser and Friends, the creator of some of the most avant-garde and imaginative timepieces the world has seen. The format for this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast is a little different, fitting we think, for Max Busser, who doesn't do things quite the same way as the rest of the…

Christian Selmoni is a very interesting man. The Style and Heritage Director can readily reel off Vacheron Constantin’s numerous achievements over its 260 plus years of history without batting an eye. But when he visited Hong Kong just last month with vintage timepieces in tow, our conversation naturally, was about the brand’s incredible past and t…

With the focus on IWC this week, our guest is none other than Hannes Pantli, board member at IWC and one of the biggest collectors of IWC watches, who recounts the history of IWC and how the watch company evolved through the eras of watchmaking. Pantli, who started in IWC in 1972, counts opening the Middle Eastern markets and guiding IWC through th…

On this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast, our guest is Michael Friedman. A walking encyclopaedia, horological expert, museum curator and charming storyteller, Friedman's current title is Head of Complications at Audemars Piguet, a role he stepped into since the beginning of this year. But his knowledge of watches does not start or end with A…

Over here at Revolution, we're firm believers that the world of watches permeates through every aspect of contemporary culture, be it sports, films, music, art, space travel—whatever it is, there's a talking point to be had. Here today, it's the art of tattooing that we want to talk about. There have been a few takes on tattoo-inspired watches befo…

Our guest for this episode is prominent watch collector Fred Mandelbaum, or @watchfred as he’s more commonly known as on social media. Mandelbaum has almost 50k followers on Instagram, he’s extremely influential in the watch community and a quick scroll through his feed tells you why. Mandelbaum is an expert when it comes to vintage chronographs, a…

We’ve now had ample time (weeks!) to let the dust settle and reflect on the fair as a whole and share our opinions with you. We decided to tackle the topic with some of our Revolution editors around the world, including Darren Ho, the Editor-in-Chief of our Asia and Australia editions, as well as Taitan Chen, the Editor-in-Chief of our China editio…

At Art Basel, we had the honour to sit down with Olivier Audemars, who is the great-grandson of Audemars Piguet co-founder Edward Auguste Piguet. We talk to him about his family roots, the brand's connection with nature and art, his influence over the company as the Vice-Chairman of the Board and his thoughts on the latest novelties. Show Notes (00…

Auction season is kicking off so we thought it would be great to talk to an expert about the watch auction market in this episode. Sam Hines, Sotheby's watch auctioneer extraordinaire, took precious time out of his busy schedule to give us the lowdown on the market, tips of the trade, and anecdotes about his most sensational lots. If you've ever ha…

In this episode, we sat down for a candid chat with Nick English, who co-founded Bremont with his brother Giles, at the brand's flagship in Hong Kong. Nick tells us wild tales of piloting a 40s plane across Europe in his teens, treasured memories of his father, starting a watch company with his brother, and how Bremont watches unexpectedly found ai…

Welcome back to the second episode of our Revolution Watch Podcast! We're pleased to say that our podcast is finally available on every major platform. SIHH has come and gone since our last episode, and we thought it would be lovely to get some of our editors on the pod to give you their take. Keep on listening to find out what their picks are! Sho…

Welcome to the first episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast! The Revolution Watch Podcast is a podcast hosted by the editors at Revolution magazine, where we discuss all things related to watchmaking, watch collecting and design with the people who shape the industry. For our debut episode, our colleagues in Hong Kong, Stephanie Ip, Managing Edito…