Episode 27: Why We Fell In Love With Watchmaking And Other stories…

In another jam-packed mailbag episode, The Real Time Show’s hosts Alon and Rob try to see into their crystal balls to predict what we might see from Watches and Wonders (maybe don’t ask them for lottery numbers though), and they tell us how they they fell down the horological rabbit hole.

Oh and if you listen long enough Rob may let you - just you - in on his super-secret plans for a new movement…

Or maybe not; he told me something like you have to send in at least 1,413 different questions to the mailbag before he’ll even think about letting you in on the big idea.

(1:33) What do Alon and Rob expect from Watches and Wonders this year?
(6:20) Alon on the difficulties as a retailer of managing what is now a year-round release schedule
(8:55) Rob on the difficulties of making stand-out content when everything used to launch essentially all at once at BaselWorld
(11:50) Dutch Debate: Van Der Gang or Van Der Klaauw?
(21:33) Alon’s “funny intermezzo” on IWC’s legendary Kurt Klaus
(26:55) So, why are Rob and Alon so obsessed with watches?
(37:50) Rob’s super-duper-secret watch caliber idea
(42:55) Best designs of the 2000s (this is TRTS so you know Hublot gets a mention!)
(49:20) Bonus question from Alon

Follow the hosts on Instagram @robnudds and @alonbenjoseph

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Thanks to @skillymusic for the theme tune.

Bonus link as a thank you for checking out these show notes and reading them to the end!