Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry Podcast
1) Ditching the Luxury Script for Independent Watches – Geoff Souder (Collective)
In this episode of Openwork, we talk with our sales director, Geoff Souder, about what fundamentally changes when you move from selling traditional luxury watches to selling independent brands. Drawin...Show More
2) Signs of Hope for an Industry Under Pressure – Tariffs, Supplier Woes, the Rise of India and New Releases
Openwork is going weekly. In addition to our classic shows which focus on a specific topic or guest, we’re introducing a new format: a discussion of current events in the watch industry. So this week,...Show More
3) Embracing Risk & Managing Hype – Sylvain Berneron (Berneron)
Today we’re talking about the rise of independent hype watches. Until very recently, as we’ve discussed on this podcast, independent watchmaking was something of a backwater of the watch industry or a...Show More
4) 2025 GPHG Dispatch – We're in Geneva for this Year's "Oscar's of Watchmaking"
This week we’re coming to you from Geneva, where we’ve attended the GPHG award ceremony, celebrated Czapek’s 10th anniversary, and had some time to experience the city’s horological treasures. We shar...Show More
5) Watchmaker, Writer, and Brand Executive – Rob Nudds (The RealTime Show, Arcanaut)
Today we’re talking to someone who has made the transition from watchmaker to journalist to watch brand executive. In fact, it’s not so much a transition but a career expansion as he still assembles w...Show More
6) The Rise & Retreat of Omega – From Industry Leader to Challenger Brand
It’s the Omega-sode. We’re taking a look at the business of Omega: How they went from the world’s number one watch brand – both in terms of sales and units shipped – to number three, what happened alo...Show More
7) Inside New York Watch Week – Nicolas Bowman-Scargill (Fears)
We're live at WatchTime New York 2025 with Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, 4th Managing Director of Fears. We discuss the growth of WindUp, WatchTime and the many other watch happenings in New York this pas...Show More
8) How the 'Big Four' Took Over – 2018-2024 Watch Market Shifts
We’re taking a look at how the watch market has shifted in the past half decade plus. In particular, we’re taking a look at what’s changed since Morgan Stanley and LuxeConsult published their first an...Show More
9) What's Going on at Bremont? – Inside the British Brand's 2024 Earnings
On September 5, 2025 under British law and as originally reported in WatchPro, Bremont filed their 2024 financial year report, which saw the brand post a whopping £9 million (GBP) loss. In addition to...Show More
10) Our Favorite Watches – Geneva Watch Days 2025
Before we leave Geneva, we’re back with a recap of our favorite watches – all of them unexpected and expressions of unique points of view. Full show notes below with photos, more information and links...Show More