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Dec 4, 2020 • 1h 7min

DTS - Ariel Adams from ABtW on Watch Media

This week on the Defining Time Show, Anthony (@defining_time) and Adam (@mediumwatch) welcome Ariel Adams of A Blog to Watch (@ablogtowatch) to the show. In the show we ask Ariel a bunch of questions to get his opinions on different elements of the watch media industry. Ariel explains what differentiates ABtW from other publications and we get his thoughts on the HODINKEE + LVMH VC revelations that have surfaced in recent times. For good measure there are also a few questions from community members in the slack group. @the_humble_horologists, @thebookwatcher and @horological_dicktionary. We cannot thank Ariel for his time and for being so open and approachable to come and speak with us. There were some great learnings from our end we're sure you will enjoy listening.  Our Instagram or other recommendations:    Ariel: The Economist  Anthony: @dwwright55 Adam: @bridgeandcannon We hope you enjoy this episode just as much as we did. Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist To join our crew group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast. Cheers from down under and the states, Adam and Anthony!
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Dec 2, 2020 • 1h 19min

Popcorn - How a Patek Philippe Nautilus can win you clients

Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches!  This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and Best Closer in Melbourne Glenn Chiang (@syn.chronus) talk all things regarding the law, in real life and in film.   We do an ultimate lawyer in film draft with some all timers in there (plus a couple of surprises).  Glenn teaches us the fine art of delegation (podcast research) whilst explaining how a Nautilus can win clients! We talk about watches in the court room and Glen bring the big guns with a worlf class lawyer joke. Sidd doesn't completely botch the draft as well! Glenn does the deserted island quiz with some movie choices that certainly question his character! Instagram recommendations:   Charith: @delwyn_dass Sidd: @crunchylatte Glenn: @yachtleo Movie recommendation: A Few Good Men, The Verdict, Michael Clayton, The Devils Advocate, American Psycho.  Awesome intro by Cathy (@cathy_whittaker)   Follow us on Instagram @fifthwrist  Check out the website https://fifthwrist.com/  Don’t forget to review, like and subscribe to Fifth Wrist Radio wherever you listen to your podcasts!
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Nov 30, 2020 • 1h 43min

TVH - British Independent Watchmakers with @jjhughes1969

Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage watches! Host: Benoît @Petitesecondes Co-host: Roman @timesromanau Guest: Jonathan @jjhughes1969 Today in the Vintage HenHouse, Jonathan walks us through his love of british watchmaking, and especially the military issued watches from the Cabot Watch Company, also known as CWC. He has even created a website to help share knowledge about this brand: cwcaddict.com. From the story of its founder Ray Mellor, through vintage quartz divers from the 1990s and to wearing a Roger Smith watch as a daily beater, it's a pleasure for Roman and I to chat with Jonathan! Theme music by Jotunn @picodon_conan Enjoy the show! Don't forget to grab an egg on your way home! Instagram recoommendations: Benoît: @trident7777777 Roman: @sumacwatches Jonathan: two books to check out! "British military timepieces" by Konrad Knirim, and "Electrifying the Wristwatch" by Lucien F. Trueb Follow Jonathan on instagram: @jjhughes1969 and check out his awesome website: www.cwcaddict.com Follow @Fifthwrist on Instagram and leave a review of your watch on the website fifthwrist.com To join our slack group and enter the madness of the fifthwrist crew, send us an email at contact@fifthwrist.com Wherever you are, stay on time!
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Nov 26, 2020 • 55min

R&R - Watchmaking in Cambodia

Rob & The Regulator are joined by Anthony, the rarest of all the McGonigle brothers. We talk about his move to Cambodia's first independent watch making school, Prince Horology. Anthony shares the exciting challenges of teaching watchmaking students in a country with very little watchmaking history. We find out how the school came to be and how it is one of the best equiped watchmaking schools in the world and more importantly a school run by enthusiasts.  He also talks about how he has fallen in love with the people and culture of Cambodia. Be sure to check out their website and facebook page. for more information on this amazing project.  Regulator's tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart  Booze supplied by @wakachangi_lager  Our Instagram picks  Rob: https://www.instagram.com/baronecolonna/  The Watch Regulator: https://www.instagram.com/the_humble_horologists/  Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fifthwrist/  To join our Fifth Wrist group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and we will add you on Slack. If you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast. To support some great guys from our community go check out genevablue.com.au and watchvault.com.au  Take care guys and stay on time
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Nov 24, 2020 • 1h 20min

Popcorn - American Presidents and their Watches

Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches!  This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and Genius Quantum Professor and Innovator Michael Biercuk (@mjbiercuk) talk all things regarding the US President, their watches and their films.  We do an ultimate Presidential draft with some all timers in there (plus a couple of surprises).  We talk about why Puti might very well be "one of us", life going to college with "Diaper Don", having a vote in the GPHG awards and why Big Bang Theory is both terrible to scientists and humanity at large. Michael does the Deserted Island Quiz.  Instagram recommendations:  Charith: @_davidsee Sidd: @deroshoe Roman: @whatsonherwrist Movie recommendation: Air Force One, The West Wing (TV), Dave, The American President, Arrival. Awesome intro by Cathy (@cathy_whittaker)  Follow us on Instagram @fifthwrist Check out the website https://fifthwrist.com/  Don’t forget to review, like and subscribe to Fifth Wrist Radio wherever you listen to your podcasts!
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Nov 22, 2020 • 1h 55min

IT - with Watch Lover The Journe Guy

Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and John (@john.ryan.cowley) chat with today’s special guest – Osama Sendi aka @thejourneguy. Join us for a conversation about independent watchmaking, discovering and falling in love with FP Journe’s work; the phenomenon of resonance; hand finishing; forums vs Instagram; horological books and other cool stuff. Big shout-out in this episode to a friend of the FifthWrist podcast: UK watchmaker James Lamb (@james__lamb) Hope you enjoy this episode! Many thanks to Osama for joining us! Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one! Recommendations from this episode Osama: @sjxwatches John: @minhoon_yoo Roman: @watch_n_chicago Follow Osama on Instagram (@thejourneguy), and his website The Journe Guy Theme Music: Tick Tock by Jimmy Fontanez / Media Right Productions (via YouTube Free Audio Library) Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist To join our crew group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Stay On Time & Cheers from DownUnder
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Nov 20, 2020 • 1h 48min

R&R - 110% Swiss Made Watches

Rob & The Regulator talk about why swiss made is bullshit and we need to get rid of it. Plus Rob talks about the worst brands he ever sold. Regulator's tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart   Booze supplied by @wakachangi_lager   Our Instagram picks   Rob: https://www.instagram.com/hayes1887/  The Watch Regulator: https://www.instagram.com/mechanical_time/  Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fifthwrist/   To join our Fifth Wrist group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and we will add you on Slack. If you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast.  To support some great guys from our community go check out genevablue.com.au and watchvault.com.au   Take care guys and stay on time
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Nov 18, 2020 • 1h 39min

Popcorn - Villains Wear Patek Philippe

Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and KGB baddie Roman (@timesromanau) talk all thing super villain, and no we are not just talking about Rolex owners. We do an ultimate super villain draft with some all timers in there (plus a couple of surprises) We talk about the villain’s watch of choice and Roman accounts for all the terrible characters that have ever worn Rolex! Roman does the Deserted Island Quiz. Instagram recommendations: Charith: @waikato7 Sidd: @horologyhomies Roman: @budgecoutts Movie recommendation: The Usual Suspects, Die Hard, Happy Gilmore, Apocalypse Now, The Silence of the Lambs Awesome intro by Cathy (@cathy_whittaker) Follow us on Instagram @fifthwrist Check out the website https://fifthwrist.com/ Don’t forget to review, like and subscribe to Fifth Wrist Radio wherever you listen to your podcasts!
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Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 20min

TVH - Universal Genève Polerouter Watches with Adam

Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage watches! Host: Benoît @Petitesecondes Guest: Adam @hamblar In this episode, we travel back to the 50s when a young Gerald Genta designed a watch for the SAS (Scandinavian airline company). Adam @hamblar is passionate about Universal Genève Polerouter watches, and has created a very extensive website about them through years of research: www.universalgenevepolerouter.com. What is it like to collect these watches? Why are they so attractive? And how wet can you get when spending winter in Copenhagen?  Theme music by Jotunn @picodon_conan Enjoy the show! Don't forget to grab an egg on your way home! Instagram recoommendations: Benoît: @fayssalk16 Adam: @1010timepieces @dandywatchman and @uptimewatch Follow Adam on instagram: @hamblar and check out his website: www.universalgenevepolerouter.com You can also follow @paul_therooster on Instagram if you dare! Follow @Fifthwrist on Instagram and leave a review of your watch on the website fifthwrist.com To join our slack group and enter the madness of the fifthwrist crew, send us an email at contact@fifthwrist.com Wherever you are, stay on time!
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Nov 15, 2020 • 1h 34min

IT - with Ricardo from My Watch Memoir

Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Charlie (@books_on_time) chat with today’s special guest – Ricardo (@mywatchmemoir and @game_of_watches), watch enthusiast and man behind a great idea of recording  personal horological journeys in a lovely way, via "My Watch Memoir" ledger. Join us for a conversation about personal horological journeys, vintage watches, recording collecting milestones, and making friends and connections all over the globe. A travel clock or two and a super unique vintage bomber jacket with a great story also gets a mention. Hope you enjoy this episode! Many thanks to Ricardo for joining us! Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one! Recommendations from this episode Ricardo @tootooltalla Charlie:  @watchistry Roman: @levinartgroup1 Follow Ricardo on Instagram @mywatchmemoir and @game_of_watches, and his website My Watch Memoir. Theme Music: Tick Tock by Jimmy Fontanez / Media Right Productions (via YouTube Free Audio Library) Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist To join our crew group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Stay On Time & Cheers from DownUnder

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