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Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry

Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry

Collective Horology

98 episodesEN

Show overview

Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 98 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 85 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 46 min and 59 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 36 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Collective Horology.

Episodes
98
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
51 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

Openwork is a weekly podcast about how the watch industry actually works. An unfiltered look behind the scenes — no press releases, no hype, and no sponsored takes. Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Latest Episodes

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Who Pays for Watch Media? – Influencers, Access, and Life After Hodinkee – Episode 96

Oct 5, 20261h 6m

Dressed for Success? – Rolex's Padellone, Breguet's Retail Purge, and Swiss Exports – Episode 95

Sep 28, 20261h 2m

MING's Very Big Year – And What Comes Next – Episode 94

Sep 21, 202644 min

The Unsung Watches – Geneva Watch Days 2026 – Episode 93

Sep 14, 20261h 3m

Geneva Watch Days 2026 – Bigger, Better, and Collector-focused – Episode 92

Sep 3, 202653 min

Collection Reset – Working in Watches Changed How We Buy – Episode 91

Aug 24, 202650 min

We Sued to Stop Tariffs – And Rolex Is Reshaping Retail – Episode 90

Aug 10, 202643 min

The Watch Switzerland Can't Make – Karel Bachand (Barrelhand) – Episode 89

Jul 27, 20261h 1m

The Rise of Tudor – How Rolex Wins by Letting Tudor Dare – Episode 88

Jul 13, 202647 min

Bonus: Reviving the U.S. Watch Industry – Josh Shapiro (J.N. Shapiro) – Episode 41

Jul 6, 20261h 0m

The Analog Boom – Watch Sales Surge to Start 2026 – Episode 87

Jun 29, 202650 min

Bonus: The Watches of Armin Strom – Claude Greisler (Co-founder & Master Watchmaker) – Episode 86

Jun 22, 202635 min

Tariffs on the Rise (Again) – New Justifications, Higher Rates – Episode 85

Jun 15, 202645 min

Open House Recap – Inside LA's First and Only Independent Watch Show – Episode 84

Jun 8, 202630 min

Watch Retail Consolidates, Rapidly – What It Means for the Industry and Enthusiasts – Episode 83

Jun 1, 202649 min

The Quiet Giants – How Seiko, Citizen, and Casio Each Cleared a Billion – Episode 82

May 25, 202658 min

Royal Flop? – AP x Swatch: Brand Building or Crisis Management? – Episode 81

May 18, 202657 min

How Watches Get Allocated – It's Not Just Spend History – Episode 80

May 11, 202654 min

Against All Odds – How Richemont, LVMH and Swatch Recovered in Q4 2025 – Episode 79

May 4, 202650 min

Breitling vs. Richemont – Opposite Bets on an Industry in Flux – Episode 78

Apr 27, 202653 min
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