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 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...

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 Giovanni Prigigallo, the Co-Founder and Head of Business Development & Content at EveryWatch. To start the show Ariel asks Giovanni about when his interest in watches started and what made him start a business in the watch industry. Giovanni discusses how he works with venture capitalists and...

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 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...

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 Ocearch Founder and Expedition Lead, Chris Fischer. To start the show Ariel has Chris elaborate on the mission behind Ocearch, and how it connects to the watch industry. Chris talks about Ocearch's relationship with Ulysse Nardin, and how the latter has been a huge proponent for ocean research and...

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 another return guest, Barry Cohen the CEO and Founder of ProTek Watches, and the Managing Partner of Time Concepts LLC. To start the show Ariel and Barry talk about how ProTek is doing currently, and the changing dynamic of retail that has occurred over the last couple of decades that has affected...

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 Larry Flowers, the official Jewelry Partner of the Los Angeles Kings. To start the show Ariel has Larry talk about his start in the jewelry industry working with precious metals, and how he transitioned into selling luxury watches. Larry dives into how he got the momentum going in his precious...

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 Federico Ziviani, the Co-Founder and General Manager of Gerald Charles. Federico starts the show by discussing how he initially became a part of the brand, which happens to be the great Gérald Genta’s last watch brand, and what Gérald means to the brand and the watch industry today. The two continue...

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 Abingdon Mullin, Founder and CEO of Abingdon Co. To start the show Abingdon goes into her backstory as a female pilot who had a need for a pilots watch that was geared towards the women’s wrist, and decided to start a company that would allow her to create the exact piece that she needed. Abingdon...

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 Xavier de Roquemaurel, the CEO of Czapek & Cie. To start the show, Xavier tries to clear up the confusion on the official company name with relation to the brand name, and how Xavier came into his role always thinking about the small details he can change and improve on. Ariel talks about Czapek...

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host...

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 Fred Mandelbaum, Breitling Historian and Consultant to the Breitling CEO, Georges Kern. To start the show Ariel asks Fred to tell the audience the story of how Breitling found him for his current position. The two elaborate on the unique circumstances and story around Georges becoming CEO and...

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 Joe Kirk, the Brand Curator for Grand Seiko. To start the show Ariel and Joe talk about how they first met when Joe was creating videos on his passion for Japanese watches, and how he was early on the internet frontier for watch related content. Ariel asks about Joe’s initial meetings with the...

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 Quaid Walker, the CEO and Co-Founder of Bezel, a tech-driven marketplace for buying and selling authenticated luxury watches. To start the show Ariel asks Quaid about his journey from working in the tech industry at Google to getting into the watch industry. They talk about the different needs and...

 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...

 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...

 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 Evelyne Genta, the widow of the legendary watchmaker, Gérald Genta. Mrs. Genta is on the podcast discussing the life and legacy of her late husband's career, as well as how his name is continuing to be honored today. Ariel and Evelyne chat about Gérald’s influences as an artist, how much Picasso was a part of that...

 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...

 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 Managing Director and current Owner of Chronoswiss, Oliver Ebstein. To start the show Ariel and Oliver begin by talking about the joys of getting to work in the watch industry, and they dive into how Chronoswiss decides as a company what needs to be made for the current market. They get into a brief history of...

 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 serial watch industry entrepreneur Guillaume Laidet. Guillaume is currently the Co "Re"Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Nivada Grenchen, the Co-Founder of Argon Paris, and Co Owner and CEO of Excelsior Park amongst other companies and titles. Ariel and Guillaume start the show by discussing his newest brand and venture,...

 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 w...

 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 again by Jack Carlson, the Founder of Rowing Blazers. To start the show Ariel asks Jack about his thoughts on how and why they have been able to do so many collaborations with brands in such a short period of time, and how watch enthusiasts are taking notice. They discuss the strategy of collaborations and the relationships...

 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...

 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 Roger Peeters, the Founder and Master Watchmaker of Hooke and Huygens. To start the show Ariel dives into discussing small independent high end watch brands, and their important role in the watch industry. They talk about the mentality behind the modern watchmaker today, and how important having a true artist’s touch is...

 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...

 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...