The Waiting List Podcast

#113 Summer Catchup- Dan, Jac, Lung

It's another summer on TWL podcast! Sit back and relax as we catch up with one another. 

#112 “I don’t consider myself a brand, I just make watches”- Roger W Smith, Independent Watchmaker

In this episode we speak to Roger about his journey, meeting George Daniels at 17, building his business, and making the difficult decision to close his order book. 

#111 “Restoration is very good but it is not creative at all”- Raul Pages, Independent Watchmaker

In this episode we speak to Raul about his recent RP1 release with The Detent Escapement. His time at Parmigiani Fleurier and the process of creating a watch, from conception to production. 

#110 Q&A - Dan, Jac, Lung

You guys asked and we answered. Enjoy!

#109 “I wanted the absence of colour…I wanted to demystify the rainbow ”- Carolina Bucci, Jewellery designer

In this episode we welcome back Carolina to speak about her latest collaboration with Audemars Piguet. We talk about what inspired her design, the rise in demand for watches and what she is planning on doing next.

#108 “We wanted to create a movement like...lingerie ”- Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie

In this episode we speak to Xavier about his experience in the confectionary, beauty, fashion and then finally the watch industry. We also talk about his life values and the future of Czapek.

#107 “No one looks at a Picasso and says ”Hey, it’s a secondary Picasso” ”- Austen Chu (@horoloupe), Founder of Wristcheck

 In our second interview with Austen we talk about moving to Hong Kong, his latest business venture Wristcheck and highlights of his career and watch collecting journey.

#106 “Life is finite, we only have a certain time on this planet” – Michael Culyba (@keeperoftimemovie), Director

In this episode Michael talks about how his late interest in horology lead to him wanting to do his first documentary film - KEEPER OF TIME. We discuss how he came up with the underlying concepts, the challenges and how he developed personally through the 4 years it took to make.

#105 “The indies used to be my little sandbox that nobody really came in to”- Steve Hallock (@stevehallock), Founder of ticktocking.com

In this episode we speak to Steve about his Youtube channel, growing MBF in North America, Greubel Forsey, and which independents we should look into. 

#104 ”The marketing department of lange focused on one thing from the beginning -that was the product” - Alp Sever, Founder of Langepedia (@langepedia)

In this episode we speak to Alp about the differences between German and Swiss watchmaking, Lange pocket watches, and whether engravers can really identify their own work from others.