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SuperlativeTwo Men and Their Watches with Author Matt HranekThis week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by multifaceted watch enthusiast and author of "A Man and His Watch”, Matt Hranek. Ariel and Matt dive right into Matt’s diverse career journey from photography, writing, and media, and why the emotional connection to watches is such a significant aspect of the hobby they both love. They discuss the current landscape paved by curators playing a vital role in filtering information and guiding consumer choice, and the importance of engaging storytelling in watch marketing. The two talk about why accessibility in watch pricing is a...
2025-06-301h 06SuperlativeTwo Men and Their Watches with Author Matt HranekThis week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by multifaceted watch enthusiast and author of "A Man and His Watch”, Matt Hranek. Ariel and Matt dive right into Matt’s diverse career journey from photography, writing, and media, and why the emotional connection to watches is such a significant aspect of the hobby they both love. They discuss the current landscape paved by curators playing a vital role in filtering information and guiding consumer choice, and the importance of engaging storytelling in watch marketing. The two talk about why accessibility in watch pricing is a...
2025-06-301h 06SuperlativeTHE INNOVATIVE AND RISK-TAKING HISTORY OF GREUBEL FORSEY WITH MICHAEL CLERIZO This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by Michael Clerizo. Michael is a London-based American journalist who is noted for his in-depth analysis of bespoke luxury products for Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and other major publications. He recently authored a new book titled “Greubel Forsey: The Art of Invention”, which releases on Amazon on February 28th. Throughout their engaging conversation, Ariel Adams and Michael Clerizo explore the unique perspective of independent watchmakers, the story behind the luxury brand Greubel Forsey, and how Gruebel Forsey's journey truly reflects innovation and risk-taking in watc...
2025-02-031h 06SuperlativeTHE INNOVATIVE AND RISK-TAKING HISTORY OF GREUBEL FORSEY WITH MICHAEL CLERIZO This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by Michael Clerizo. Michael is a London-based American journalist who is noted for his in-depth analysis of bespoke luxury products for Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and other major publications. He recently authored a new book titled “Greubel Forsey: The Art of Invention”, which releases on Amazon on February 28th. Throughout their engaging conversation, Ariel Adams and Michael Clerizo explore the unique perspective of independent watchmakers, the story behind the luxury brand Greubel Forsey, and how Gruebel Forsey's journey truly reflects innovation and risk-taking in watc...
2025-02-031h 06SuperlativeWATCHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE WITH VJ GERONIMO OF ORIS This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined once again by VJ Geronimo, the CEO of The Americas at Oris. They discuss how watch media, especially podcasts, have been a way for those in the industry to stay updated with what is going on in other segments of the industry as well as their colleagues and other brands. Ariel and VJ dive into the importance of community engagement in the watch industry and how focusing on building community relationships enhances brand loyalty with their customers. Geronimo shares his insights on American consumer behavior, t...
2024-11-251h 04SuperlativeWATCHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE WITH VJ GERONIMO OF ORIS This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined once again by VJ Geronimo, the CEO of The Americas at Oris. They discuss how watch media, especially podcasts, have been a way for those in the industry to stay updated with what is going on in other segments of the industry as well as their colleagues and other brands. Ariel and VJ dive into the importance of community engagement in the watch industry and how focusing on building community relationships enhances brand loyalty with their customers. Geronimo shares his insights on American consumer behavior, t...
2024-11-251h 04SuperlativeTHE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND RESURGENCE OF FAVRE LEUBA WITH PATRIK HOFFMANN This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Patrik Hoffmann, the Chairman and CEO of Favre Leuba. Ariel starts by asking Patrik to dive into his journey in the watch industry such as his previous role as the Former CEO of Ulysse Nardin, and what lessons he learned from that time in his career. The two talk about the relaunch of Favre Leuba representing an exciting opportunity for innovation and growth, and the challenges of relaunching such a historically significant brand. Patrik emphasizes the need for a commercial strategy that balances uniqueness w...
2024-10-211h 03SuperlativeTHE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND RESURGENCE OF FAVRE LEUBA WITH PATRIK HOFFMANN This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Patrik Hoffmann, the Chairman and CEO of Favre Leuba. Ariel starts by asking Patrik to dive into his journey in the watch industry such as his previous role as the Former CEO of Ulysse Nardin, and what lessons he learned from that time in his career. The two talk about the relaunch of Favre Leuba representing an exciting opportunity for innovation and growth, and the challenges of relaunching such a historically significant brand. Patrik emphasizes the need for a commercial strategy that balances uniqueness w...
2024-10-211h 03SuperlativeTHE EVOLUTION OF WATCH BLOGGING AND ALGORITHM CHASING FEATURING KARAR AIMER OF IFL WATCHES This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Karar Aimer, the Founder of IFL Watches. To start the show Ariel and Karar discuss the evolution of blogging and the role of bloggers in sharing knowledge and advocating for the watch industry. Karar talks about the current challenges of creating content that both satisfies the audience and the always changing algorithm on todays’ social media platforms. He emphasizes the importance of creativity and variety in content creation while highlighting the opportunities for watch content creators in the industry. Ariel Adams and Karar Amar als...
2024-09-301h 03SuperlativeTHE EVOLUTION OF WATCH BLOGGING AND ALGORITHM CHASING FEATURING KARAR AIMER OF IFL WATCHES This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Karar Aimer, the Founder of IFL Watches. To start the show Ariel and Karar discuss the evolution of blogging and the role of bloggers in sharing knowledge and advocating for the watch industry. Karar talks about the current challenges of creating content that both satisfies the audience and the always changing algorithm on todays’ social media platforms. He emphasizes the importance of creativity and variety in content creation while highlighting the opportunities for watch content creators in the industry. Ariel Adams and Karar Amar als...
2024-09-301h 03SuperlativeThe Inspiration Behind The Helicon Watch Company with Jonathan Bordell This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Jonathan Bordell, the Co-Founder of The Helicon Watch Company. To start the show Ariel has Jonathan discuss his experience in the watch industry and the initial challenges he faced as a brand and company. He shares his insights on the resistance to change within the industry and the difficulties of selling watches online. Jonathan also talks about the importance of storytelling and the need for a reason be...
2024-09-161h 05SuperlativeThe Inspiration Behind The Helicon Watch Company with Jonathan Bordell This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Jonathan Bordell, the Co-Founder of The Helicon Watch Company. To start the show Ariel has Jonathan discuss his experience in the watch industry and the initial challenges he faced as a brand and company. He shares his insights on the resistance to change within the industry and the difficulties of selling watches online. Jonathan also talks about the importance of storytelling and the need for a reason be...
2024-09-161h 05SuperlativeBUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY AS A MICRO-BRAND WITH ALAN TSAO OF TSAO BALTIMORE This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Alan Tsao, the Founder of Tsao Baltimore. To start the show Alan shares with us how and why he started his own watch brand after his wife suggested he stop buying so many watches and to just start his own company. He talks about how he focuses on creating unique and different designs, and how the company was able to use pre-launch marketing to generate interest before la...
2024-09-021h 03SuperlativeBUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY AS A MICRO-BRAND WITH ALAN TSAO OF TSAO BALTIMORE This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Alan Tsao, the Founder of Tsao Baltimore. To start the show Alan shares with us how and why he started his own watch brand after his wife suggested he stop buying so many watches and to just start his own company. He talks about how he focuses on creating unique and different designs, and how the company was able to use pre-launch marketing to generate interest before la...
2024-09-021h 03SuperlativeTHE POWER OF ENGAGING THE WATCH COMMUNITY WITH PERRI DASH OF THE WRIST CHECK PODCAST This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Perri Dash, the Co-Founder of the Wrist Check Podcast. Ariel and Perri explore the success and popularity of watch podcasts, despite the non-visual nature of the medium in a sometimes non-visual space. They discuss the passion and connection that drives watch podcasts, as well as the role of community in the growth of these shows. The two also delve into the challenges of monetizing c...
2024-08-261h 05SuperlativeTHE POWER OF ENGAGING THE WATCH COMMUNITY WITH PERRI DASH OF THE WRIST CHECK PODCAST This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Perri Dash, the Co-Founder of the Wrist Check Podcast. Ariel and Perri explore the success and popularity of watch podcasts, despite the non-visual nature of the medium in a sometimes non-visual space. They discuss the passion and connection that drives watch podcasts, as well as the role of community in the growth of these shows. The two also delve into the challenges of monetizing c...
2024-08-261h 05SuperlativeThe Transformation of Modern Watch Journalism With Roberta Naas This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the incredibly accomplished journalist, Roberta Naas. To start the show Ariel has Roberta dive into her initial journey into journalism and how she found herself writing about the watch industry. The two talk about how journalism today differs from the time that Roberta started her career. A time where it was a path taken through going to college and securing a noble and esteemed position within a pu...
2024-07-221h 05SuperlativeThe Transformation of Modern Watch Journalism With Roberta Naas This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the incredibly accomplished journalist, Roberta Naas. To start the show Ariel has Roberta dive into her initial journey into journalism and how she found herself writing about the watch industry. The two talk about how journalism today differs from the time that Roberta started her career. A time where it was a path taken through going to college and securing a noble and esteemed position within a pu...
2024-07-221h 05SuperlativeA PEEK INTO THE MODERN MICROBRAND, ASTOR AND BANKS, WITH ANDREW PEREZ This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Andrew Perez, the Founder of Astor and Banks. To start the show Ariel and Andrew talk about the different classifications that are given to watch brands, and why Andrew feels like “microbrand” is fitting for Astor and Banks. Ariel asks about Andrew’s initial inspirations for starting the brand, and what kind of comradery and relationships he is able to find within the industry. The two talk about ho...
2024-07-151h 05SuperlativeA PEEK INTO THE MODERN MICROBRAND, ASTOR AND BANKS, WITH ANDREW PEREZ This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Andrew Perez, the Founder of Astor and Banks. To start the show Ariel and Andrew talk about the different classifications that are given to watch brands, and why Andrew feels like “microbrand” is fitting for Astor and Banks. Ariel asks about Andrew’s initial inspirations for starting the brand, and what kind of comradery and relationships he is able to find within the industry. The two talk about ho...
2024-07-151h 05SuperlativeCREATING A COMMUNITY THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH CHAD TSAGRIS OF WATCH GANG This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams sits down with Chad Tsagris, the Director of Distribution at Watch Gang. Ariel and Chad start the show by touching on their previous episode of Superlative that aired back in November of 2020 and what has changed in the industry over the last four years since that podcast. Chad gives the listener a breakdown of what Watch Gang does, and how it has evolved over the years to what it...
2024-06-031h 04SuperlativeCREATING A COMMUNITY THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH CHAD TSAGRIS OF WATCH GANG This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams sits down with Chad Tsagris, the Director of Distribution at Watch Gang. Ariel and Chad start the show by touching on their previous episode of Superlative that aired back in November of 2020 and what has changed in the industry over the last four years since that podcast. Chad gives the listener a breakdown of what Watch Gang does, and how it has evolved over the years to what it...
2024-06-031h 04SuperlativeTHE DYNAMISM OF TAG HEUER TODAY WITH CAROLE KASAPI AND NICHOLAS BIEBUYCK This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is talking with Carole Kasapi and Nicholas Biebuyck of TAG Heuer. Carole is currently the Movements Director at TAG Heuer, while Nicholas is the Heritage Director. To start the show Ariel dives right into Watches and Wonders 2024 with our guests and their spirits a few days before the event as this episode was recorded before the show took place. Ariel has Nicholas and Carole expand on TAG’s current return to b...
2024-05-271h 05SuperlativeTHE DYNAMISM OF TAG HEUER TODAY WITH CAROLE KASAPI AND NICHOLAS BIEBUYCK This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is talking with Carole Kasapi and Nicholas Biebuyck of TAG Heuer. Carole is currently the Movements Director at TAG Heuer, while Nicholas is the Heritage Director. To start the show Ariel dives right into Watches and Wonders 2024 with our guests and their spirits a few days before the event as this episode was recorded before the show took place. Ariel has Nicholas and Carole expand on TAG’s current return to b...
2024-05-271h 05SuperlativeSOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEW ERA OF PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH ADRIAN TASKIN OF LUXURY BAZAAR This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Adrian Taskin, the Chief Procurement Officer at Luxury Bazaar. As the show begins, Ariel has Adrian describe all of his different duties and titles at Luxury Bazaar and Adrian elaborates on how their salespeople have to wear a few different hats at the company. Adrian talks about the impact of social media on the sales industry and how crucial of a tool it is for businesses to g...
2024-05-201h 06SuperlativeSOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEW ERA OF PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH ADRIAN TASKIN OF LUXURY BAZAAR This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Adrian Taskin, the Chief Procurement Officer at Luxury Bazaar. As the show begins, Ariel has Adrian describe all of his different duties and titles at Luxury Bazaar and Adrian elaborates on how their salespeople have to wear a few different hats at the company. Adrian talks about the impact of social media on the sales industry and how crucial of a tool it is for businesses to g...
2024-05-201h 06SuperlativeBREAKING DOWN THE WORLD OF LUXURY WITH PROFESSOR WENDY BENDONI This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the Assistant Professor of Marketing in the School of Business at Woodbury University, Professor Wendy Bendoni. Ariel begins the show talking about his trip to speak to Wendy’s college classroom, and Wendy fills us in on the history of the class (Luxury Brand Management). Ariel asks how Wendy is able to craft her curriculum on the subject and how wide the academic interest into luxury should be w...
2024-05-131h 07SuperlativeBREAKING DOWN THE WORLD OF LUXURY WITH PROFESSOR WENDY BENDONI This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the Assistant Professor of Marketing in the School of Business at Woodbury University, Professor Wendy Bendoni. Ariel begins the show talking about his trip to speak to Wendy’s college classroom, and Wendy fills us in on the history of the class (Luxury Brand Management). Ariel asks how Wendy is able to craft her curriculum on the subject and how wide the academic interest into luxury should be w...
2024-05-131h 07SuperlativeWATCH PODCASTS, THE INDUSTRY, AND THEIR FUTURE TOGETHER WITH RICHARD ATKINSON This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is sitting down with his co-host from The ABTW Weekly podcast, Richard Atkinson. Ariel and Rick dive into the world of podcasting, and how watch related podcasts have evolved over the years to where we are at today. Ariel has Richard give the audience his background with the watch community and how watch media like podcasts affect the industry and enthusiasts. The two continue a thought experiment where they predict w...
2024-04-151h 09SuperlativeWATCH PODCASTS, THE INDUSTRY, AND THEIR FUTURE TOGETHER WITH RICHARD ATKINSON This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is sitting down with his co-host from The ABTW Weekly podcast, Richard Atkinson. Ariel and Rick dive into the world of podcasting, and how watch related podcasts have evolved over the years to where we are at today. Ariel has Richard give the audience his background with the watch community and how watch media like podcasts affect the industry and enthusiasts. The two continue a thought experiment where they predict w...
2024-04-151h 09SuperlativeSTOKING THE FIRE WITH JONNY GARRETT OF WILLIAM WOOD WATCHES This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Jonny Garrett, the Founder of William Wood Watches. To start the show Ariel has Jonny dive into his podcast channel where he offers some of his knowledge and guidance to young entrepreneurs and anyone who is eager to learn. Jonny elaborates on the brand being a Firefighter themed luxury watch brand from London in honor of Jonny’s late grandfather, William Wood. Ariel and Jonny talk about th...
2024-04-011h 04SuperlativeSTOKING THE FIRE WITH JONNY GARRETT OF WILLIAM WOOD WATCHES This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Jonny Garrett, the Founder of William Wood Watches. To start the show Ariel has Jonny dive into his podcast channel where he offers some of his knowledge and guidance to young entrepreneurs and anyone who is eager to learn. Jonny elaborates on the brand being a Firefighter themed luxury watch brand from London in honor of Jonny’s late grandfather, William Wood. Ariel and Jonny talk about th...
2024-04-011h 04SuperlativeCELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CASIO WATCHES WITH RIPLEY SELLERS OF ABTWThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by our very own ABTW team member and Associate Editor, Ripley Sellers. To start the show Ariel and Ripley reflect on their self-proclaimed “amateur historian” statuses in regards to their passion and interest in the brand, and how they have learned even more over the last several days of being hands on with some of their archive pieces. Ripley shares how he loves these unique and some...
2024-03-251h 16SuperlativeCELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CASIO WATCHES WITH RIPLEY SELLERS OF ABTWThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by our very own ABTW team member and Associate Editor, Ripley Sellers. To start the show Ariel and Ripley reflect on their self-proclaimed “amateur historian” statuses in regards to their passion and interest in the brand, and how they have learned even more over the last several days of being hands on with some of their archive pieces. Ripley shares how he loves these unique and some...
2024-03-251h 16SuperlativePASSION THROUGH DESIGN WITH FABRIZIO BUONAMASSA OF BULGARIThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Fabrizio Buonamassa, the Product Creation Executive Director at Bulgari. To start the show Ariel has Fabrizio not only dive into his duties within his role at Bulgari, but Ariel also has him unpack the details regarding the brands design department. Ariel asks about Fabrizio’s love for drawing but also how important hand illustration skills are in the world of design. Fabrizio talks a bit about his pr...
2024-03-181h 07SuperlativePASSION THROUGH DESIGN WITH FABRIZIO BUONAMASSA OF BULGARIThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Fabrizio Buonamassa, the Product Creation Executive Director at Bulgari. To start the show Ariel has Fabrizio not only dive into his duties within his role at Bulgari, but Ariel also has him unpack the details regarding the brands design department. Ariel asks about Fabrizio’s love for drawing but also how important hand illustration skills are in the world of design. Fabrizio talks a bit about his pr...
2024-03-181h 07SuperlativeREALISM AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALBERT EDELMANN OF ZEITWINKELThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by one of the three co-founders of Zeitwinkel, Albert Edelmann. To start the show Ariel dives into Zeitwinkel as a brand with its multiple founders and how the brand came to be. Ariel asks about what each co-founder brings to the table for the brand, and the two talk about the brand’s position in the watch world in relation to the major brands and conglomerates. Albert talks ab...
2024-02-121h 02SuperlativeREALISM AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALBERT EDELMANN OF ZEITWINKELThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by one of the three co-founders of Zeitwinkel, Albert Edelmann. To start the show Ariel dives into Zeitwinkel as a brand with its multiple founders and how the brand came to be. Ariel asks about what each co-founder brings to the table for the brand, and the two talk about the brand’s position in the watch world in relation to the major brands and conglomerates. Albert talks ab...
2024-02-121h 02SuperlativeBEING A RETAILER AND WATCH BRAND WITH MARC FRANKEL OF LONG ISLAND WATCHThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Marc Frankel, the Founder of Long Island Watch and Islander, the house watch brand of Long Island Watch. To start the show Ariel and Marc reminisce over where they first met, and the early days of both of their companies. Ariel asks Marc to share the journey of how his company got to where it is today, and what his marketing strategy was like in the early...
2024-02-051h 03SuperlativeBEING A RETAILER AND WATCH BRAND WITH MARC FRANKEL OF LONG ISLAND WATCHThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Marc Frankel, the Founder of Long Island Watch and Islander, the house watch brand of Long Island Watch. To start the show Ariel and Marc reminisce over where they first met, and the early days of both of their companies. Ariel asks Marc to share the journey of how his company got to where it is today, and what his marketing strategy was like in the early...
2024-02-051h 03SuperlativeA DEEP DIVE INTO HAUTE- RIVE WITH FOUNDER STEPHANE VON GUNTENThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Stephane von Gunten, Founder of Haute-Rive Watches. To start the show Ariel has Stephane dive into his journey from working at multiple brands to creating his own watch brand. They begin to talk about how Stephane grew up in the same area that his family’s ancestors were making watches in, and how the world of engineering and watch making intercept. Ariel asks about what Stephane di...
2023-12-1858 minSuperlativeA DEEP DIVE INTO HAUTE- RIVE WITH FOUNDER STEPHANE VON GUNTENThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Stephane von Gunten, Founder of Haute-Rive Watches. To start the show Ariel has Stephane dive into his journey from working at multiple brands to creating his own watch brand. They begin to talk about how Stephane grew up in the same area that his family’s ancestors were making watches in, and how the world of engineering and watch making intercept. Ariel asks about what Stephane di...
2023-12-1858 minSuperlativeINDEPENDENTLY SWISS MADE WITH BEN KÜFFER OF NORQAINThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Ben Küffer, the Founder and CEO of Norqain. Ariel and Ben start the show by talking through Jean-Claude Biver uniting with Norqain as an advisor to the board, and what the initial conversations between Ben and Jean-Claude were like. Ariel dives into the first watch that has resulted from this new partnership and what inspired them to make this shock resistant mechanical watch. As they talk a...
2023-11-061h 06SuperlativeINDEPENDENTLY SWISS MADE WITH BEN KÜFFER OF NORQAINThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Ben Küffer, the Founder and CEO of Norqain. Ariel and Ben start the show by talking through Jean-Claude Biver uniting with Norqain as an advisor to the board, and what the initial conversations between Ben and Jean-Claude were like. Ariel dives into the first watch that has resulted from this new partnership and what inspired them to make this shock resistant mechanical watch. As they talk a...
2023-11-061h 06SuperlativeA BRAND REAWAKENED WITH WITH RAPHAEL GRANITO OF FORMEXThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Raphael Granito, the CEO of Formex. To start the show Ariel and Raphael talk about his background in the watch industry growing up while his father ran Dexel, a company manufacturing watch components. Ariel dives into Raphael’s decision to start working with his father's company at 19, when the more usual Swiss custom would be for a young family member to go off and work elsewhere before join...
2023-10-231h 04SuperlativeA BRAND REAWAKENED WITH WITH RAPHAEL GRANITO OF FORMEXThis is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Raphael Granito, the CEO of Formex. To start the show Ariel and Raphael talk about his background in the watch industry growing up while his father ran Dexel, a company manufacturing watch components. Ariel dives into Raphael’s decision to start working with his father's company at 19, when the more usual Swiss custom would be for a young family member to go off and work elsewhere before join...
2023-10-231h 04SuperlativeFOCUSING ON BRAND AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS WITH STEVEN ROSTOVSKY - ROSTOVSKY WATCHES 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 Steven Rostovsky, the Founder of Rostovsky Watches. To start the show the two connect on both being residents of Los Angeles while having to travel the world in the watch community. Ariel has Steven talk about his start into watch trading initially, and they dive into the increase of modern retail pricing compared to years before. The two go back and forth on the impact that the cost of production h...
2023-08-071h 05SuperlativeFOCUSING ON BRAND AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS WITH STEVEN ROSTOVSKY - ROSTOVSKY WATCHES 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 Steven Rostovsky, the Founder of Rostovsky Watches. To start the show the two connect on both being residents of Los Angeles while having to travel the world in the watch community. Ariel has Steven talk about his start into watch trading initially, and they dive into the increase of modern retail pricing compared to years before. The two go back and forth on the impact that the cost of production h...
2023-08-071h 05SuperlativeWATCH DESIGN WITH CURIOSITY IN MIND WITH OLIVIER GAUD OF OLIGO WATCHES 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 Olivier Gaud, the Founder of Oligo Watches. Ariel starts the show by having Olivier talk about some of the things he has picked up on after listening to past episodes of Superlative before today's interview, and the two also dive into why Olivier decided to create this brand. Olivier talks about how he wanted to take the big and complicated watches of today and just efficiently reduce as much as h...
2023-07-311h 00SuperlativeWATCH DESIGN WITH CURIOSITY IN MIND WITH OLIVIER GAUD OF OLIGO WATCHES 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 Olivier Gaud, the Founder of Oligo Watches. Ariel starts the show by having Olivier talk about some of the things he has picked up on after listening to past episodes of Superlative before today's interview, and the two also dive into why Olivier decided to create this brand. Olivier talks about how he wanted to take the big and complicated watches of today and just efficiently reduce as much as h...
2023-07-311h 00SuperlativeCHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS WITH OCTAVIO GARCIA OF GORILLA WATCHES 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 Octavio Garcia, the Founding Partner of Gorilla Watches. To start the show Ariel asks Octavio about the 11 years of career that he spent designing at Audemars Piguet, and they talk about the brand's impact on the industry over the years. Ariel asks about Octavio’s decision to go out on his own as an entrepreneur, and Octavio talks about how he needed to have that experience of starting his own bra...
2023-07-171h 01SuperlativeCHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS WITH OCTAVIO GARCIA OF GORILLA WATCHES 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 Octavio Garcia, the Founding Partner of Gorilla Watches. To start the show Ariel asks Octavio about the 11 years of career that he spent designing at Audemars Piguet, and they talk about the brand's impact on the industry over the years. Ariel asks about Octavio’s decision to go out on his own as an entrepreneur, and Octavio talks about how he needed to have that experience of starting his own bra...
2023-07-171h 01SuperlativeA QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE WITH AUTHOR DIRK CUSSLER AND JAN EDOCS - CEO OF DOXA WATCHES 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 sitting down in person with more than one guest. The first part of the episode Ariel is chatting with Dirk Cussler. Dirk is the coauthor with his late father Clive Cussler of nine Dirk Pitt adventures, and he has been an active participant and partner in his father’s NUMA expeditions. The two sit and chat about the book series that his father started involving the infamous character Dirk Pitt, and his fat...
2023-06-2654 minSuperlativeA QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE WITH AUTHOR DIRK CUSSLER AND JAN EDOCS - CEO OF DOXA WATCHES 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 sitting down in person with more than one guest. The first part of the episode Ariel is chatting with Dirk Cussler. Dirk is the coauthor with his late father Clive Cussler of nine Dirk Pitt adventures, and he has been an active participant and partner in his father’s NUMA expeditions. The two sit and chat about the book series that his father started involving the infamous character Dirk Pitt, and his fat...
2023-06-2654 minSuperlativeTHE FUTURE OF WATCH AND LUXURY SOCIAL EVENTS WITH ZACH WEISS OF WORN AND WOUND 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 Zach Weiss, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Worn and Wound. To start the show Ariel and our guest talk about the place of the American market in the watch world, and how his company transitioned into also doing social events under the banner of The Windup Watch Fair. They discuss what kind of brands are showcased at these events, and how identifying a need in the industry led to the b...
2023-06-121h 01SuperlativeTHE FUTURE OF WATCH AND LUXURY SOCIAL EVENTS WITH ZACH WEISS OF WORN AND WOUND 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 Zach Weiss, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Worn and Wound. To start the show Ariel and our guest talk about the place of the American market in the watch world, and how his company transitioned into also doing social events under the banner of The Windup Watch Fair. They discuss what kind of brands are showcased at these events, and how identifying a need in the industry led to the b...
2023-06-121h 01SuperlativeFROM ENDURANCE RACER TO ENDURANCE AMBASSADOR WITH JACKY ICKX AND CHOPARD 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 6-time La Mans winner and ambassador for Chopard, Jacky Ickx. To start the show Ariel and Jacky reminisce over his career and the changes that occurred in racing during his career and now. Ariel calls Jacky a professional risk taker as well as a professional driver, and Jacky describes what it is like to overcome the fear of risk in order to compete. Going through his career, Ariel brings u...
2023-05-2952 minSuperlativeFROM ENDURANCE RACER TO ENDURANCE AMBASSADOR WITH JACKY ICKX AND CHOPARD 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 6-time La Mans winner and ambassador for Chopard, Jacky Ickx. To start the show Ariel and Jacky reminisce over his career and the changes that occurred in racing during his career and now. Ariel calls Jacky a professional risk taker as well as a professional driver, and Jacky describes what it is like to overcome the fear of risk in order to compete. Going through his career, Ariel brings u...
2023-05-2952 minSuperlativeINNOVATING CLOCKMAKING FOR OVER 184 YEARS WITH ARNAUD NICOLAS OF L'EPEE 1839 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 Arnaud Nicolas, the CEO of L'Epee 1839. To start the show Ariel and Arnaud dive into the world of clockmaking and the company's history that spans back over 184 years. As one of the world's premier clockmakers, Arnauld gives us insight on what makes his clocks unique and how the world of clock making is continuing to evolve today, just in a different manner than wristwatch making. Ariel asks about the different c...
2023-05-2257 minSuperlativeINNOVATING CLOCKMAKING FOR OVER 184 YEARS WITH ARNAUD NICOLAS OF L'EPEE 1839 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 Arnaud Nicolas, the CEO of L'Epee 1839. To start the show Ariel and Arnaud dive into the world of clockmaking and the company's history that spans back over 184 years. As one of the world's premier clockmakers, Arnauld gives us insight on what makes his clocks unique and how the world of clock making is continuing to evolve today, just in a different manner than wristwatch making. Ariel asks about the different c...
2023-05-2257 minSuperlativeCREATING CONTENT AND DEFINING LUXURY WITH BEN GALLAGHER OF LUXE COLLECTIVE 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 Ben Gallagher, the Co-Founder of Luxe Collective Fashion. To start the show Ben actually has Ariel give us the rundown on his perception about TikTok, and Ben lays out some of the more unique aspects of the platform and what it can do for companies today. They dive into what benefits utilizing the platform from a business marketing aspect has for companies, and how Ben has used TikTok and content c...
2023-05-151h 02SuperlativeART WITH A HEARTBEAT WITH VIRAAL RAJAN - TIME AVENUE INDIA 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 Owner and Director of Time Avenue in Mumbai, Viraal Rajan. To start the show Ariel asks about the amount of Rolex authorized dealers in Mumbai, and they jump right into the luxury watch scene in India. Ariel is puzzled hearing about the 110% watch tax that existed around 25 years ago, and Viraal gives us a detailed view of how the watch world in Mumbai and India has evolved since. Ariel as...
2023-05-0856 minSuperlativeART WITH A HEARTBEAT WITH VIRAAL RAJAN - TIME AVENUE INDIA 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 Owner and Director of Time Avenue in Mumbai, Viraal Rajan. To start the show Ariel asks about the amount of Rolex authorized dealers in Mumbai, and they jump right into the luxury watch scene in India. Ariel is puzzled hearing about the 110% watch tax that existed around 25 years ago, and Viraal gives us a detailed view of how the watch world in Mumbai and India has evolved since. Ariel as...
2023-05-0856 minSuperlativeA LOOK INTO THE ROLEX MARKETING MACHINE, WITH AUTHOR BRENDAN CUNNINGHAM 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 Brendan Cunningham, PhD. Brendan is a Professor of Economics at Eastern Connecticut State University and the author of “Selling the Crown: The Secret History of Marketing Rolex”. Ariel and Brendan dive right into Brendan’s opinion on Rolex as a brand not just in the watch industry, but in all industries. They talk about the earlier days of Rolex and how they still influence the current operations of the company today...
2023-05-011h 03SuperlativeWATER COOLER WATCH TALK WITH ZOE ABELSON 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 Zoe Abelson. Zoe is the Founder of Graal Limited, a one stop destination for those looking to buy, sell, and trade luxury watches. To start the show Ariel and Zoe jump into how watch collecting has infiltrated social media, and what people are looking to get in return when they showcase their watch hobby online. Ariel asks if there are any differences between how men and women collect and talk a...
2023-04-2458 minSuperlativeTHE TOOL CAME FIRST, THE WATCH CAME SECOND WITH OLA STRAY OF STRAYER WATCHES 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 Founder of Strayer Watches, Ola Stray. To start the show Ariel gives our guest some praise for his career and what he has created with Strayer Watches. Ola gives us a bit of background on what he made and designed before watches, which happened to include some of the tools that are used to create watches. Ariel asks Ola to explain his thought process when he says a product, how h...
2023-04-171h 00SuperlativeFROM THE WORLD OF MEDIA TO A LIFE ALL ABOUT DESIGN WITH CHRIS MITCHELL, CO-AUTHOR OF PATINA MODERN 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 Chris Mitchell, the Co-author of Patina Modern. Ariel and Chris start the show reminiscing about Chris’s memories of the late Baselworld when he was a magazine publisher at different publications such as GQ, and Vanity Fair amongst others. The two talk about different brand parties that were attended and some not so fond memories of traveling to the show. As Ariel brands Chris as an expert with interiors, Chris tal...
2023-04-101h 04SuperlativeFROM THE WORLD OF MEDIA TO A LIFE ALL ABOUT DESIGN WITH CHRIS MITCHELL, CO-AUTHOR OF PATINA MODERN 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 Chris Mitchell, the Co-author of Patina Modern. Ariel and Chris start the show reminiscing about Chris’s memories of the late Baselworld when he was a magazine publisher at different publications such as GQ, and Vanity Fair amongst others. The two talk about different brand parties that were attended and some not so fond memories of traveling to the show. As Ariel brands Chris as an expert with interiors, Chris tal...
2023-04-101h 04SuperlativeTHE WATCH COLLECTING SIDE OF THE INDUSTRY WITH MICHAEL HAYMOND OF OC CHRONO 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 Co-Founder of the OC Chrono Group, Michael Haymond. As the conversation begins Ariel recounts first meeting Michael and his group several years ago, and how OC Chrono came to be. They both dive into how watch collecting connects people, and how this hobby opens up social doors for certain enthusiasts that would otherwise not have access to like minded people with similar interests. Ariel asks about group meetups and w...
2023-04-031h 05SuperlativeIT STARTS WITH QUALITY WITH AWENATE COBBINA OF SHINOLA 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 Awenate Cobbina, the CEO of Bedrock Manufacturing and Interim CEO of Shinola. Ariel dives right into Awenate’s work history and they give a list of some of the brands that he has either been CEO of or played a major role in. The two also talk about what ties everything together at Awenate’s two current companies, Bedrock and Shinola. Awenate then dives into how Shinola’s original goal was to...
2023-03-201h 03SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: MORE THAN JUST TELLING TIME, WITH VJ GERONIMO OF ORIS 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 VJ Geronimo, the CEO of The Americas at Oris. To start the conversation, Ariel has VJ dive right into what he does in his current role for Oris, and they begin to talk about some of the differences between markets like the South American market compared to The United States market. The two discuss some of the goals behind the brand, and how his current position influences VJ’s life whi...
2023-03-131h 01SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: MAKING TIME TO TALK HOROLOGY AND INDUSTRY WITH IAN SKELLERN 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 Ian Skellern, the Co-Founder and Technical Editor of Quill & Pad and the Executive Producer of the film “Making Time”. To start the show Ariel and Ian talk about how Ian initially turned his passion and enthusiasm for watches into a career, which Ariel mentions was actually an inspiration for him. Ian describes how he started his online journalism as an Australian living in Switzerland with his wife, and how he gaine...
2023-03-061h 04SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: MAKING TIME TO TALK HOROLOGY AND INDUSTRY WITH IAN SKELLERN 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 Ian Skellern, the Co-Founder and Technical Editor of Quill & Pad and the Executive Producer of the film “Making Time”. To start the show Ariel and Ian talk about how Ian initially turned his passion and enthusiasm for watches into a career, which Ariel mentions was actually an inspiration for him. Ian describes how he started his online journalism as an Australian living in Switzerland with his wife, and how he gaine...
2023-03-061h 04SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: TAKING DOWN THE FOURTH WALL FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS WITH MIKE FRANCE 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 Mike France, the Co-Founder and CEO of Christopher Ward Watches. The two start the show by reminiscing about the early days of ABTW and how Ariel first learned about the brand. Ariel talks about how he saw Christopher Ward totally embracing ecommerce at the time, when other brands were ignoring it. He also compliments the brand on how he has always seen a continuous cycle of growth in the quality o...
2023-02-061h 04SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: TAKING DOWN THE FOURTH WALL FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS WITH MIKE FRANCE 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 Mike France, the Co-Founder and CEO of Christopher Ward Watches. The two start the show by reminiscing about the early days of ABTW and how Ariel first learned about the brand. Ariel talks about how he saw Christopher Ward totally embracing ecommerce at the time, when other brands were ignoring it. He also compliments the brand on how he has always seen a continuous cycle of growth in the quality o...
2023-02-061h 04SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: PRIORITIZING CLIENT EXPERIENCE AT WRIST AFICIONADO, WITH CO-FOUNDER EDDIE GOZIKER This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This special episode of the Superlative podcast is brought to you by Wrist Aficionado. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Eddie Goziker, the President of Wrist Aficionado. Ariel starts the show by diving into the formation and story of Wrist Aficionado with Eddie, and they discuss the importance of opening brick and mortar stores as well as selling remotely and online. Ariel brings up how the retail experience for purchasing a watch has changed over the y...
2023-01-301h 01SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: PRIORITIZING CLIENT EXPERIENCE AT WRIST AFICIONADO, WITH CO-FOUNDER EDDIE GOZIKER This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This special episode of the Superlative podcast is brought to you by Wrist Aficionado. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Eddie Goziker, the President of Wrist Aficionado. Ariel starts the show by diving into the formation and story of Wrist Aficionado with Eddie, and they discuss the importance of opening brick and mortar stores as well as selling remotely and online. Ariel brings up how the retail experience for purchasing a watch has changed over the y...
2023-01-301h 01SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: THE REVIVAL OF WELSBRO WATCHES WITH RICH REICHBACH 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 Rich Reichbach, the President and Owner of Time Titans as well as Co-founder of Welsbro. To start the show Ariel and Rich dive into what it was like for Rich growing up as the son of a watchmaker, and how his father came to be one. Rich connects the dots from his self-proclaimed “nerd” interests led to watches in a way, and introduces us to his Time Titans eBay store that...
2023-01-231h 04SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: AN INTERVIEW WITH OUR HOST ARIEL ADAMS WITH RICHARD ATKINSON 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 Richard Atkinson, who Co-hosts the ABTW Weekly Podcast from ABTW with Ariel. On this special episode Richard and Ariel flip the traditional Superlative script, and Richard interviews Ariel. You get to hear some interesting questions such as Ariel’s first watch purchase, how he managed to end up in Law School, and why he hates classifying anything as his “favorite”. Rick has Ariel dive deeper into the beginning days of ABTW an...
2023-01-161h 05SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: AN INTERVIEW WITH OUR HOST ARIEL ADAMS WITH RICHARD ATKINSON 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 Richard Atkinson, who Co-hosts the ABTW Weekly Podcast from ABTW with Ariel. On this special episode Richard and Ariel flip the traditional Superlative script, and Richard interviews Ariel. You get to hear some interesting questions such as Ariel’s first watch purchase, how he managed to end up in Law School, and why he hates classifying anything as his “favorite”. Rick has Ariel dive deeper into the beginning days of ABTW an...
2023-01-161h 05SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: WHERE ART MEETS WATCH DESIGN WITH MARTIN FREI 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 again joined in-person by Martin Frei, the Founder and Chief Designer at Urwerk. Even though Ariel and our guest are recording live in person on the floor of an event, over the background noise of the event happening the two manage to have an incredibly in-depth conversation about Martin’s life, Urwerk, and the watch industry as a whole today. Martin begins the show diving into how he “rebelled” a bit in his ear...
2023-01-091h 03SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: LETTING THE MARKET DISCOVER WITH KARL-FRIEDRICH SCHEUFELE 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 in-person by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, the Co-President of Chopard. The two are recording this podcast together in the lower floor of the new Chopard boutique on 5th Avenue, and even though you will hear the liveliness of the work day around them as they speak, the two dive into everything Chopard. They start the show talking about what Karl-Friedrich Scheufele learned about Chopard during the pandemic, and he elaborates on the history o...
2023-01-021h 00SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: FROM ABTW TOP COMMENTER TO WRITING THE WRISTWATCH HANDBOOK WITH RYAN SCHMIDT 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 Ryan Schmidt, the author of The Wristwatch Handbook. The two start the show talking about how Ryan and Ariel originally met through the ABTW comment section, and how Ryan has literally won an award for being a top commenter on the site. Ariel has Ryan pretend to be a watch lover that is starting their journey in today’s landscape, and Ariel gives us some insight into how he confidently def...
2022-12-261h 07SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: FROM ABTW TOP COMMENTER TO WRITING THE WRISTWATCH HANDBOOK WITH RYAN SCHMIDT 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 Ryan Schmidt, the author of The Wristwatch Handbook. The two start the show talking about how Ryan and Ariel originally met through the ABTW comment section, and how Ryan has literally won an award for being a top commenter on the site. Ariel has Ryan pretend to be a watch lover that is starting their journey in today’s landscape, and Ariel gives us some insight into how he confidently def...
2022-12-261h 07SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: WHEN DISRUPTION CAN BE BAD FOR BUSINESS WITH SIMON DE BURTON 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 his good friend and long time colleague in the industry, Simon de Burton. The two friends start the show by talking about the fact that to their surprise, they still have not run out of things to talk about in this industry day to day. Simon shares how he has been writing about car watches since 2005 and has never had a day without something to write. They discuss how pop c...
2022-12-191h 10SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: BELIEVING IN HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM TODAY WITH ASTRID WENDLANDT 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 Astrid Wendlandt, Founder of Miss Tweed. Astrid was one of the first Superlative guests that we had on the show, and is joining us again to talk about the current state of the luxury watch industry. To start the show the two talk about Audemars Piquette and some of their current practices that they are implementing, as well as their decision to expand their retail network. Ariel and As...
2022-11-141h 02SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CUSTOMER BEFORE THE SALE WITH BRANDON LITTLE 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 Vice President of Design at Shinola, Brandon Little. To start the episode Brandon explains a bit about his position at Shinola, and dives deeper into the brand itself. Ariel asks Brandon to explain some of the differences between something being 100 % made in America and a product that is just from an American company. Ariel talks about how he can see that Shinola tries to craft a relationship with their c...
2022-10-241h 12SuperlativeA DISCUSSION ON THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF WATCH PRODUCTION WITH PIERRE-YVES DONZE 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 Pierre-Yves Donzé, author of “The Business of Time.” To start the show Ariel has Perre-Yves discuss who his newest book is really for and why he wanted to write about how the world's watch production came to be produced in just a few countries. Ariel asks what were some of the pivotal moments of the 1980’s in watch production that began today's course, and the influence that some of the mega lux...
2022-10-101h 04SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: CREATING FUNCTIONAL AND WEARABLE ART WITH CRISPIN JONES 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...
2022-08-221h 03SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: WHY HERITAGE IS IMPORTANT WITH ALEXANDER SCHMIEDT 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 t...
2022-08-151h 02SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: WHY HERITAGE IS IMPORTANT WITH ALEXANDER SCHMIEDT 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 t...
2022-08-151h 02SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: YOU CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITH BARRY COHEN 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 Barry Cohen, Founder of Luminox and the Managing Partner of Time Concepts LLC. To start the show Ariel asks Barry about when and where in his career did he understand the importance of the watch media needing to experience a deeper side of the luxury watch world so they can translate that to their written media? They talk about how Barry got Luminox in Sharper Image, how that impacted Ariel...
2022-08-011h 01SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: A DOUBLE SHOW SPECIAL WITH GEORGE BAMFORDThis 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, an...
2022-07-041h 13SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: A DOUBLE SHOW SPECIAL WITH GEORGE BAMFORDThis 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, an...
2022-07-041h 13SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: THE WATCH INDUSTRY AND JOURNALISM TODAY WITH STEVE LUNDIN - LIFESTYLE JOURNALIST AND WRITERThis 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 lifestyle journalist Steve Lundin. The pair really dive into modern Watch Journalism during this episode. Touching on such things as how many watch covering journalists make a living doing so today, the integrity of the journalistic industry, and some of the different subject matters Steve has covered in his career. Ariel and Steve talk about the world of Podcasting meeting the Journalism world, the future of media on Web 3.0, and what that means...
2022-05-021h 03SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: THE WATCH INDUSTRY AND JOURNALISM TODAY WITH STEVE LUNDIN - LIFESTYLE JOURNALIST AND WRITERThis 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 lifestyle journalist Steve Lundin. The pair really dive into modern Watch Journalism during this episode. Touching on such things as how many watch covering journalists make a living doing so today, the integrity of the journalistic industry, and some of the different subject matters Steve has covered in his career. Ariel and Steve talk about the world of Podcasting meeting the Journalism world, the future of media on Web 3.0, and what that means...
2022-05-021h 03SuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT EXPERT AUTHENTICATION IN WATCH SALES WITH JAMES HENDY - GENERAL MANAGER OF AUTHENTICATION AT EBAY*AUDIO NOTE* - There was a small issue with the guests mic during this interview, but we wanted to make sure everyone was able to get the great information in this episode, and enjoy the great conversation that Ariel and James had, so we did the best we can with the audio. Thank you for listening through!*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 James Hendy, General Manager of Authentication at eBay. The two start t...
2022-03-2857 minSuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT EXPERT AUTHENTICATION IN WATCH SALES WITH JAMES HENDY - GENERAL MANAGER OF AUTHENTICATION AT EBAY*AUDIO NOTE* - There was a small issue with the guests mic during this interview, but we wanted to make sure everyone was able to get the great information in this episode, and enjoy the great conversation that Ariel and James had, so we did the best we can with the audio. Thank you for listening through!*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 James Hendy, General Manager of Authentication at eBay. The two start t...
2022-03-2857 minSuperlativeSUPERLATIVE: FROM ENTHUSIAST TO ENTREPRENEUR WITH JESS CHOW - CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF VIEREN WATCHESThis 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 Jess Chow, Co-founder and CEO of Vieren Watches. To start the show Ariel and Jess talk about being an watch enthusiast/entrepreneur, who does she envision being the enthusiasts and wearers of their watches, and how watchmaking is kind of in her family. Ariel and Jess talk about some of the Vieren pieces that he has in front of him, and how this collection is inspired by modernist architecture. During the second half...
2022-03-071h 02
Spending TimeAriel & David’s Top 3 Watches of Watches & Wonders 2020 | aBlogtoWatch Spending Time Podcast Ep. 55Ariel Adams and David Bredan of aBlogtoWatch discuss each of their top 3 watches from Watches and Wonders 2020.
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2020-04-2900 min