The Waiting List Podcast

#132 “There is one VFA above all the other VFAs…” – Gerald Donovan, Grand Seiko collector

In this episode we continue our journey to find out the allure of Grand Seiko. We speak to Gerald who has immense knowledge on the subject to find out which are the ones to collect and what makes him love the brand.   

#131 “so many micro brands…like why is that even a thing?” – Robert Velasquez (@doublewristing), Watch Industry Specialist

In part two of our interview with Rob, we dive deep into independents and the secondary watch market.

#130 “I am so rich based on my relationships…the ones that I made through the decades” – Robert Velasquez (@doublewristing), Watch Industry Specialist

In this episode we interview Rob on how he managed to break record sales at his first job and what it was like working at Tiffany (Patek). We also spoke about waiting lists and what customers should know to get that allocation. 

#129 “I actually wanted to call it the magpie collection…” – Mark Cho (@markchodotcom), Collector and Founder of The Amoury

It’s been over a year since we’ve had Mark on our podcast and in this episode we talk about his upcoming auction with Phillips and the result of over 16 years of collecting. 

#128 “It felt like a drug deal, I was high for half a day” – Nop Srinara (@nopstar83), Collector

In this episode we speak to Nop about how he started collecting, his journey starting with Panerai then AP and his choice of bracelet watches.  

#127 “It was just for me…just a souvenir for a cool watch I owned…” – Alex Eisenzammer (@watchoniste), Artist

In this episode we speak to Alex about how he launched Watchoniste, his partnerships with watch brands and future potential projects. 

#126 “My holy grail is my daily beater and it’s my go to piece”- Omar Traboulsi (@thewrongwrist), Collector

In this episode we speak to Omar about what life was like before and after Lebanon, starting fresh in Hong Kong, and of course all things watches. 

#125 “I made MisterChrono in Hong Kong kind of Mr. Mark” (@watchcrazyham), Mark Hammerschmidt, Collector

In this episode we speak to Mark about his collection, the watch community, and his other passion- scent and perfumes. 

#124 “The market had been telling me that my ideas were not that good for 15 years” – Romaric Andre, Founder of Seconde/Seconde (@secondeseconde)

In this episode we speak to Romaric about his work, what it means to be labelled an artist, his current and future projects.

#123 “It’s such similar mechanics…it’s the same elements of inspiration” (@zentierofficial), Founder of ZENTIER Watches – Morton Loewe

In this episode we speak to Morton about how being a former Dance-Sport champion has given him the tools that he has found equally important in the world of watchmaking. His watch brand ZENTIER has seen major success since its launch and it is exciting to watch his designs evolve.