Episode 55: The Best Scandinavian Watch Brands Out There

The world of watchmaking is beautiful not only because of the objects it gives life to, but also its ability to bring people from all over the world together around a shared interest.

Increasingly, that’s extending beyond just talking about watches to actually designing and manufacturing them. Switzerland still dominates, sure, but you can’t forget about Japan, Germany, and…

Scandinavia?

Oh yes, and in today’s episode of « The Real Time Show », Rob and Alon serve as both hosts and tour guides, taking you deep into this small, but growing, region of watchmaking.

(2:12) The geographic scope of « Scandinavia »
(4:05) Certina is apparently one of Scandinavia’s most popular, established Swiss brands
(6:33) Shout-out to a TRTS super-fan
(8:14) Let’s start our Scandinavian journey with Svend Andersen, Voutilainen, Sarpaneva, GoS, Black Badger, and Straum
(13:57) Urban Jürgensen
(15:39) Sjöö Sandström
(18:02) Back into the mail bag (remember, you can always use the contact form!), to hear Rob and Alon’s thoughts on the safest/best way to sell a watch at the moment. And, how do they personally decide what to sell from their collections?
(38:05) Rob tells a seedy story (I lol’d)…there is a point to it though, as it serves as a lead-in to Alon and Rob’s respective collecting philosophies
(45:25) « Leica watches, what’s the deal? »

Follow the hosts on Instagram @robnudds and @alonbenjoseph

Can’t get enough of the TRTS team? Follow its Resident Provocateur @davaucher and Chief Editor Chris Horrocks @thatguyonbass

Thanks to @skillymusic for the theme tune.