In this episode we sit down with Daniel Sum, one of the founders of the famous Shanghai Watch Gang, to discuss how this group of collectors came about, how different Asian collectors are compared to their western counterparts, and if watch brands have the right approach to connect with them.

We also touch on the Shanghai Watch Festival and we bring back our previous guest Lung Lung Thun to talk about The Waiting List Podcast, which the pair recently launched along with their friend Alex.

Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(00:14) Shanghai Watch Gang Instagram Account

(10:30) How The SWG Came About

(16:59) Shanghai Watch Festival

(22:56) The Waiting List Podcast

(25:10) Meeting The Sino Watch Guy

(43:31) Are Brands Doing A Good Job With Asian Collectors?

(01:17:53) Outro

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Our guest on this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast is Lung Lung Thun. It’s taken us 18 episodes but we finally have a female watch collector as a guest on our podcast. We couldn’t have picked a better person than Lung Lung Thun, who from the very first minute we met, had shown great enthusiasm for not just the watches, but for bringing her watch knowledge to the wider audience and encouraging more women to share their passion too.

We had a little more fun than usual on this episode by going through a list of what we look for when getting a watch. How do we feel about manual wind and self-winding? Do we like quartz? Tune in now to find out.

Also, a lot has happened since our last episode, Covid-19 disrupted lives everywhere and the doomed Baselworld saga is still being written. We won’t go on about it here, but click the link below to read all the coverage we have so far on the Baselworld Debacle.

Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(00:38) A Note from Our Founder

(01:01) The Baselworld Debacle

(02:36) Our conversation with Lung Lung Thun

(47:26) Outro

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Our guest on this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast is none other than Austen Chu, a young but prominent collector, known by many of us as @horoloupe on Instagram, and a familiar face amongst our pages.

When we sat down with Austen just before Christmas, we were only keen to learn more about his collecting habits, how he has helped grow the community of watch collectors through his social media accounts, and the burgeoning role collectors today have in bringing their dream watches to life as unique pieces. He also shared a little about a passion project he's working on — designing a new line of accessories and jewellery called Seraph.

What we didn't know then, was that Austen was secretly working away with Audemars Piguet not to create a unique piece like most collectors do, but to create a limited edition series of watches exclusively for the Chinese market. An incredible milestone to say the least!

The news is out now of course, and Austen was kind enough to share some of his thoughts on the process.

Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(02:31) LVMH Watch Week Dubai 2020

(04:04) Hublot releases its first integrated bracelet Big Bang

(05:18) Bulgari Launches The Smallest Women’s Tourbillon

(07:08) New El Primeros and Pilots from Zenith

(07:47) Hublot at LVMH Watch Week

(10:00) TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition

(11:11) Our conversation with Horoloupe

(41:21) Horoloupe talks about the Titanium Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar for China

(50:17) Outro

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It’s our Christmas Special Episode! We’ve made our list, we’ve checked it twice. We’ve told Santa what we want, both unattainable and nice. Our editors have chimed in and so have our friends; we’ve all picked one watch, else the list will never end.

Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(01:42) Stephanie Ip's choice: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-thin

(03:37) Kevin Cureau's choice: AP Royal Oak Ref. 15500

(07:47) Darren Ho's choice: Bell & Ross BR05 in full gold

(12:25) Horoloupe's choice: Patek Philippe Ref. 5212A Calatrava Weekly Calendar

(15:01) Richard Holt's choice: Seiko SLA033J1 Prospex

(20:30) Ross Povey's choice: Tudor Black Bay Chrono Dark

(28:36) Tom Chng's choice: AP Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked in black ceramic

(31:28) Israel Ortega's choice: Patek Philippe Ref. 5235R Calatrava Annual Calendar Regulator

(39:53) Taitan Chen's choice: Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Moon

(44:08) Adam Craniotes' choice: Grand Seiko SBGA413 'Shunbun' Spring Drive

(01:02:25) Outro

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In this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast, the ever-humble Karl-Friedrich Scheufele talks about Chopard's beginnings and his various passion projects. 

He also tells us about the new Alpine Eagle collection, an extremely special project for the Scheufele family, one that spanned three generations. Mr. Scheufele was more than happy to share with Revolution the process that led up to it, and fun details about the making of it. Things like, who came up with the name Alpine Eagle? You'll have to tune in to find out.

Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(00:58) LVMH buys Tiffany & Co.

(03:44) The FP Journe Astronomic Souveraine

(07:27) Our conversation with Karl-Friedrich Scheufele

(39:26) Outro

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Our guest on this week's episode is Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and legendary explorer, who is also a Rolex Testimonee. Earle has spent most of her life studying the sea and its marine life, and in our interview, she tells us about her latest project, Mission Blue, which identifies Hope Spots around the world, spots in the ocean that need our attention, and she brings communities together to make an improvement and care for the seas.

Show Notes

(00:05) Introduction

(00:29) What's happening to SIHH?

(07:25) Interview with Sylvia Earle

(38:52) Outro

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Today's podcast episode is dedicated to the Patek Philippe Watch Art Grand Exhibition 2019, which opened in Singapore on September 28 and runs until October 13.

The entire Revolution team was on the ground to bring you different aspects of the exhibition. We first interview Philip Barat, the Director of Watch Development at Patek Philippe, who tells us a bit more about all the special editions that were launched over the weekend.

In our second interview, we speak with Dr. Peter Friess, Curator of the Patek Philippe Museum, who touches on general points about the exhibition and what to expect from it.

Keep listening also for our own take on the exhibition, find out which section was our favourite, and what we think is worth seeing.

Show Notes

(00:05) Introduction

(06:20) Revolution Guide to the Patek Philippe Watch Art Grand Exhibition

(06:53) Patek Philippe Ref. 5303R Grand Complication

(07:21) Interview with Philip Barat, Director of Watch Development at Patek Philippe

(19:13) 2019 Patek Philippe Watch Art Grand Exhibition Special Editions

(22:19) Interview with Dr Peter Friess, Curator of the Patek Philippe Museum

(39:30) Outro

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Felix Baumgartner is the co-founder of Urwerk, whose approach to high horology is like nothing else on the market. In its short 20-plus years, its unique ability to marry traditional watchmaking and clockmaking expertise in extremely contemporary designs quickly established the independent company as one of the most ingenious and unique brands in today's industry.

A third generation watchmaker, Baumgartner grew up in his father's workshop, watching him restore antique clocks, which greatly influences his creative process today. When he met Martin Frei in 1995, they realised their interests in objects of time measurement were aligned, and Urwerk was born.

Show Notes

(00:05) Introduction

(02:06) Where URWERK comes from

(03:11) Our conversation with Felix Baumgartner

(39:06) Tudor Black Bay Chrono Dark

(39:26) Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115

(39:40) Richard Mille RM 50-04

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Maximilian Büsser is the founder of MB&F, short for Maximilian Büsser and Friends, the creator of some of the most avant-garde and imaginative timepieces the world has seen.

The format for this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast is a little different, fitting we think, for Max Busser, who doesn't do things quite the same way as the rest of the industry.

We spoke with Max and recorded an interview with him during his last visit to Hong Kong where he opened his latest MB&F M.A.D gallery, a boutique shop where he displays his timepieces amongst other mechanical art pieces.

Show Notes

(01:28) Launching MB&F

(03:09) Independent watchmakers are more creative

(06:06) Max’s biggest qualities

(10:14) Bringing fans into the MB&F community

(12:06) The M.A.D Galleries

(17:47) Moving to Dubai

(19:46) Max, the family man

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Christian Selmoni is a very interesting man. The Style and Heritage Director can readily reel off Vacheron Constantin’s numerous achievements over its 260 plus years of history without batting an eye. But when he visited Hong Kong just last month with vintage timepieces in tow, our conversation naturally, was about the brand’s incredible past and the incredible service that is Les Collectionneurs.

Show Notes

(00:05) Introduction

(03:46) Conversation with Christian Selmoni

(37:08) Around the World with the #SilverSpitfire

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With the focus on IWC this week, our guest is none other than Hannes Pantli, board member at IWC and one of the biggest collectors of IWC watches, who recounts the history of IWC and how the watch company evolved through the eras of watchmaking.

Pantli, who started in IWC in 1972, counts opening the Middle Eastern markets and guiding IWC through the Quartz Crisis as some of his milestones. It was also due to his foresight that the oversized Portofino dress watch line became the success that is today.

Show Notes

(00:05) Introduction with Darren Ho

(02:24) Conversation with Hannes Pantli

(24:11) IWC The Longest Flight

(25:40) Check our website for the latest watch stories

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