Superlative

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by one of the newest members of the aBlogtoWatch editorial team, Ripley Sellers. To start the show the two begin with a major theme of the episode as they discuss what it's like talking about watches through the media, and doing so with your own personality. Ripley talks about the overall landscape of watch media today, and how he entered the space through watch sales. Ariel and Ripley talk about classifying someone's interest in watches as a hobby, and how watch collectors' behaviors differ a bit from other types of collectors and enthusiasts. They also talk about the value of worth when you want to own something, as opposed to just when you are seeking to purchase and resell. Ripley goes further into his duties at aBlogtoWatch.com, and what he is hoping to get out of the experience as time goes on. To stay updated with Ripley and his work at ABTW:Instagram - @Ripley.sellers - https://www.instagram.com/ripley.sellers/ ABTW articles - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/author/ripley-sellers/ To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Peter Cho, the Creative Director and Co-Owner of Jack Mason Watches. The two start the show trying to define the company and brand, and also why so many successful brands today are actually names of people. Ariel and Peter dive into what it takes from a design standpoint to create something truly original, and how the gap between the last generation of watch designers and the new designers today could be bridged. Ariel brings up the notion of a “brand” altogether, and Peter elaborates on what it means practically to be “Building your brand”. To stay updated with Peter and Jack Mason Watches:Instagram - @Jackmasonbrand - https://www.instagram.com/jackmasonbrand/Tiktok- @Jackmasonbrand- https://www.tiktok.com/@jackmasonbrand Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JackMasonbrand Website - https://jackmasonbrand.com/ To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Crispin Jones, Founder of Mr. Jones Watches. To start the show Ariel dives into their first meetings, and he has Crispin go into some of the good and bad advice that he has received over the years on running the business. Ariel asks about Crispin’s feelings on Artists also being Entrepreneurs, and how he sees that playing into the mission of Mr. Jones Watches. The two discuss the idea or Mr. Jones Watches being true pieces of functional and wearable art, and how the team at the company has changed or grown over the years compared to other companies. To end the show Ariel asks about the future of Mr. Jones Watches, and how their tomorrow will be different than today. To stay updated with Crispin and Mr. Jones Watches:Instagram - @Mrjoneswatches - https://www.instagram.com/mrjoneswatches/ Twitter - @Mrjoneswatches - https://twitter.com/mrjoneswatches Website - https://mrjoneswatches.com/ To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Alexander Schmiedt, the President of the Americas at Vacheron Constantin. To start the show Ariel reminisces about meeting Alexander when he worked at Mont Blanc, and Ariel asks about what drew him to go into the watch industry. They talk about the special types of relationships that customers can develop with Vacheron, and how they will take very in-depth custom orders that other brands today have stopped doing. Alexander discusses the heritage and incredible history behind the brand, and Ariel asks about the demographic today that is interested in Vacheron Constantin pieces. The two dive into the topic of female connoisseurs of mechanical watches today, and Ariel excitedly asks Alexander about the special watches in the Métiers d'Art collection by Vacheron.To stay updated with Alexander and Vacheron Constantin:Instagram - @Vacheronconstantin - https://www.instagram.com/vacheronconstantin/ Twitter - @Vacheron1755 - https://twitter.com/Vacheron1755 Website - https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/ To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Jean-Francois Sberro, the President of Hublot North America. To start the show Ariel asks Jean-Francois to talk about what it was like leading up to the LVMH purchase of Hublot that resulted in his current position there. They discuss the character of the brand at that time, and what the American market means to the luxury world today. Jean-Francois gives us some details and incredible stories from working under Jean-Claude Biver, and why he is so highly regarded in the space. They also go into the importance of marketing for Hublot, and what they previously did in the luxury space that nobody else was doing. To stay updated with Jean-Francois, and Hublot:Instagram - @Hublot_NorthAmerica - https://instagram.com/hublot_northamerica/Instagram - @Jfsberro - https://instagram.com/jfsberro/Website - https://www.hublot.com/ To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on Superlative our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Barry Cohen, the Founder of Luminox and the Managing Partner of Time Concepts LLC, brought to you by aBlogtoWatch.

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Scott Lenga, Co-Author of “The Watchmakers: A Powerful WW2 Story of Brotherhood, Survival, and Hope Amid the Holocaust”. The two start the show talking about how the book based off his fathers recordings connects with the watch community, and how it brought the interest of watchmaking to his mind. The book tells the story of how Scotts’ father Harry Lenga, and his brothers used their watchmaking skills to survive the Holocaust. Ariel and Scott get into the deeper meaning behind why Scott wanted the world to hear this story, and some of the incredible lessons he learned from his father while working on the story. To stay updated with Scott and his work:- Instagram @Scottlengawriter - https://www.instagram.com/Scottlengawriter/- LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/scott-lenga-26a526- Website - www.scottlenga.comPurchase The Watchmakers Book on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Watchmakers-Story-Brotherhood-Survival-Holocaust/dp/0806541911Check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Pietro Tomajer, Co-founder of The Limited Edition online luxury watch store. Pietro talks about how his business model began in 2015 where he gave a place for alternative and underground watch makers to be found. Ariel brings up how he sees a number of watchmakers like Pietro go from working for a major brand, to getting an entrepreneurial spark that leads them to create their own brand or company. The pair dive into industry talk where they discuss seeing eye to eye with brands you work with, and profit margin integrity when reselling watches. Ariel rounds out the show by asks=ing what we can expect next from The Limited Edition and how they are going to grow from where they are currently at. To stay updated with Pietro and The Limited Edition:- Instagram @Thelimitededition.uk - https://www.instagram.com/thelimitededition.uk/- Twitter @Limitedandrare - https://twitter.com/limitedandrare- Website - https://www.thelimitededition.co.uk/To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This week on Superlative our host Ariel Adams is joined by Patrick Long, the Co-founder of Luftgekühlt, brought to you by aBlogtoWatch.

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined for a second time on the show by George Bamford, Founder of the Bamford Watch Department. This episode has a unique format where Ariel and George decided to do two podcasts in one. The first half of the show is George interviewing Ariel, while the second switches back to our normal Superlative format with Ariel asking the questions. They start the show talking about Ariels’ dream watch, the start of aBlogtoWatch, and they dive deep into Ariels’ insight into the industry. As the show migrates more into the Superlative side of things, George talks about how he and Ariel are similar when it comes to being consumed by your interests, and Ariel also asks George the very simple question of, “How do you get the worlds' best luxury brands to make your designs?”. George talks about the time he saw his watch on a passenger on an Airplane, and they talk about what the conversations are like when George presents his designs to brands. To stay updated with George and the Bamford Watch Department:- Instagram @Bamfordwatchdepartment - https://www.instagram.com/bamfordwatchdepartment/- Instagram @Bamfordldn - https://www.instagram.com/bamfordldn/- Website - www.bamfordwatchdepartment.com- Website - www.bamfordlondon.com To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Patrick Getreide, owner of The Oak Collection. The two are in London and sit down together for a casual conversation about their lives around watches, and the incredible Oak Collection. The Oak Collection is a collection of 168 different timepieces of Patricks’ that have been curated into a traveling exhibition, with a potential value of up to 400 million dollars. Ariel and Patrick talk about how his collection came to be over the years, and why vintage Patek Philippe seems to be at the top of his list consistently. They dive into the life of Patrick, and how his personal preferences came to be. Be sure to check out the companion aBlogtoWatch article below that Ariel authored in order to really jump into the story behind The Oak Collection.To stay updated with Patrick and The Oak Collection:- Instagram @The.Oak.Collection - https://www.instagram.com/the.oak.collection/- ABTW Coverage - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/the-oak-collection-of-watches-what-is-it-who-owns-it-why-see-it/- Website - https://www.oakcollection.watch/To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host Ariel Adams is joined again by his long time friend and Watch Specialist & Media Director for Watchbox, Tim Mosso. Starting the show our pair find themselves continuing a conversation about car ownership vs watch ownership, and talking about the luxury space in general being a place for adult play just like motorsports. They dive into how they feel getting to have a career in an industry that is not only a true passion for them, but is also a hobby they actually enjoy as well. The staffing decisions at major companies and how that can affect their overall mission. They give a bit of advice on who to maybe bring into your brand that will add value to it. They talk about auctions and their operations today that affect “market value”.To stay updated with Tim and Watchbox:- Instagram @Tim_mosso - https://www.instagram.com/tim_mosso/- Website - https://timmosso.com/- Website - https://www.thewatchbox.com/To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the Creative Director at Breitling, Sylvain Berneron. To start the show our host Ariel asks Sylvain about some of the unknown complexities in watch design that people may not think of, and how many people may be responsible for the design of just one watch. Can a brand can truly make a smart watch and a traditional watch with both being produced at a certain high level of quality? They dive into the relationship between man and machine, and how the smart watch emergence into the watch industry mirrors innovation in other industries throughout our time. Ariel and Sylvain touch on many topics on the design of luxury watches as they discuss all of the details in watch design today on this weeks episode of Superlative.If you enjoy the show please subscribe, rate, and review! To stay updated with Sylvain and Breitling:- Website - https://www.breitling.com/- Instagram @Breitling - https://www.instagram.com/breitling/- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/breitlingTo check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the Head of Watches at Louis Vuitton, Jean Arnault. Ariel starts the show asking about the exclusivity and somewhat secrecy behind the brands luxury watches. Jean elaborates on how they are only distributed through their own LV stores, and how he believes they operate in a more artisan way with their smaller team. Our guest is asked about what his goals are for the brand going forward, and how awareness is at the forefront of that. They talk about the luxury smart watch market currently, and while Jean still defends mechanical watches he still believes that a true sports watch today is now a connected watch. Jean goes into what makes their connected watches different, and why creating it all in house is important for them. To round out the end of the episode Jean explains why creating a fun piece with incredible software that works is extremely valuable to the mission, and even though Ariel and Jean both seem to get annoyed with the constant notifications aspect of smart watches, they always seem to turn them off anyways and get to really enjoy the watch itself. To stay updated with Jean and Luis Vuitton Watches:- Website - https://www.louisvuitton.com/- Instagram @Arnaultjean -https://www.instagram.com/arnaultjean/- Instagram @Louisvuitton - https://www.instagram.com/louisvuitton/To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host Ariel Adams is joined by Nick English, the Co-Founder of Bremont Watches. The pair dive into the culture of image and how personal representation matters in the luxury world, and how important it was for Bremont to be a British brand in addition to being a luxury brand. Ariel asks Nick about his drive behind making watches that have a purpose they are specifically designed for. They chat about why Bremont is focused on being so hands-on with the design and creation of their watches as opposed to outsourcing multiple stages of production, and how aiming to be carbon neutral is important to the brand as well. They talk about the competitive natures between Nick and his brother and Co-Founder Giles, and the different duties that they split between himself and his brother.To stay updated with Nick and Bremont:- Website - https://www.bremont.com/- Instagram @Bremontwatches - https://www.instagram.com/bremontwatches/- Instagram @Bremontnick - https://www.instagram.com/bremontnick/To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host Ariel Adams is joined by Nico Leonard van der Horst from the Belfast Watch Retailer, “Pride and Pinion”. Ariel asks Nico about being a personality in the watch space today and how that has allowed him to be himself in the eye of the industry. Nico proposes the question “Who has decided the industry has to be as formal as it is today?” They talk about what it was like for him to move to Belfast from The Netherlands, what the watch culture was like there when he got there, and how it has evolved. Ariel asks him to dive into the store “Pride and Pinion” and to talk about developing this company in a city that did not have the biggest watch interest at the time. The evolution of his career as a watch retailer from inception to currently is discussed, and how important the specific curation of the inventory is at Pride and Pinion.To stay updated with Nico and Pride and Pinion:- Website - https://prideandpinion.com/- YouTube @Paulwilmotcomm - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXPXfAAo-yV6Y-0PZecwBLw- Instagram @Nicoleonardvanderhorst - https://www.instagram.com/nicoleonardvanderhorst/- Instagram @Prideandpinion - https://www.instagram.com/prideandpinion/To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host Ariel Adams is joined by a long time friend of his in the industry, Hampton Carney, CEO and Owner of Paul Wilmot Communications. To start the show our pair today talk about what a PR Firm like Paul Wilmot Communications really does today, and the value that they bring to the table when dealing with major brands. Ariel asks how Hampton’s personal watch enthusiasm helps him do his job when a lot of PR Firms have no real interest in the space, and how that has made them stick out from the competition. The topic of dealing with a “PR Crisis” and so-called “Horror Stories” from the industry are chatted about between the two, and Hampton talks about a specific case that would be difficult to deal with if it were to happen today. Ariel drops a great theoretical question on what would a “Hamptons Watch Brand” look like if he were to make one today based on everything he has learned about marketing a luxury watch brand, and what other idea he may have as well?To stay updated with Hampton and Paul Wilmot Communications:- Website - http://www.paulwilmot.com/- Instagram @Paulwilmotcomm - https://www.instagram.com/paulwilmotcomm/To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!