De Bethune — The Art of Watchmaking
Some watchmakers perfect tradition.Others reject it.De Bethune does something far rarer: it rebuilds tradition from first principles.In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I ...
25 Mar 10min
Michel Nydegger - Inside Greubel Forsey
In most industries, power is measured by growth.In watchmaking, there are rare exceptions — institutions that derive authority not from expansion, but from refusal. From limiting production. From resi...
21 Mar 43min
F.P. Journe — Invenit et Fecit
“Invenit et Fecit.”He invented it. He made it.Few phrases in watchmaking carry as much weight — or as much audacity — as the words engraved on the dials of F.P. Journe.In this episode of Watches and P...
18 Mar 9min
Royal Oak — From Iconoclast to Icon
The Royal Oak is more than a watch.It’s a rupture.In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I break down Royal Oak: From Iconoclast to Icon, the official book dedicated to one of...
11 Mar 14min
Paul Boutros - Who Decides Value? Auctions, Power, and Watch Legitimacy
Auction results are often treated as facts.But are markets all neutral?Markets are systems — with incentives, hierarchies, and gatekeepers. Collectors play a pivotal role in them.Paul Boutros is Head ...
7 Mar 39min
Watches & Politics | Series 3 — Watch Books: Why Watches Are Written, Not Just Worn
Watches are not just designed.They are written.In this video, I’m introducing Series 3 of Watches and Politics — a new chapter focused entirely on watch books.As an academic and lifelong watch collect...
28 Feb 7min
Jacopo Corvo - Who Decides Taste? Watches, Power, and the Milan Effect
In watchmaking, power does not always sit with brands.Sometimes it sits with cities.Sometimes with collectors.Sometimes with retailers who decide what deserves attention — and what does not.Jacopo Cor...
21 Feb 42min
Geoffrey Kelly — Illicit Value, Cultural Property, and the Power Behind Luxury and Watches
In this episode of Watches & Politics, I’m joined by Geoffrey Kelly, retired FBI Special Agent and founding member of the FBI Art Crime Team, for a conversation about culture, value, law, and power.Ov...
14 Feb 49min
