Episodes

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 Nick English, the Co-Founder of Bremont Watches. The pair dive into the culture of image and how personal representation matters in the luxury world, and how important it was for Bremont to be a British brand in addition to being a luxury brand. Ariel asks Nick about his drive behind making watches that have a purpose they are specifically designed f...

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 Nico Leonard van der Horst from the Belfast Watch Retailer, “Pride and Pinion”. Ariel asks Nico about being a personality in the watch space today and how that has allowed him to be himself in the eye of the industry. Nico proposes the question “Who has decided the industry has to be as formal as it is today?” They talk about what it was like for him...

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 Nico Leonard van der Horst from the Belfast Watch Retailer, “Pride and Pinion”. Ariel asks Nico about being a personality in the watch space today and how that has allowed him to be himself in the eye of the industry. Nico proposes the question “Who has decided the industry has to be as formal as it is today?” They talk about what it was like for him...

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 Nico Leonard van der Horst from the Belfast Watch Retailer, “Pride and Pinion”. Ariel asks Nico about being a personality in the watch space today and how that has allowed him to be himself in the eye of the industry. Nico proposes the question “Who has decided the industry has to be as formal as it is today?” They talk about what it was like for him...

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 a long time friend of his in the industry, Hampton Carney, CEO and Owner of Paul Wilmot Communications. To start the show our pair today talk about what a PR Firm like Paul Wilmot Communications really does today, and the value that they bring to the table when dealing with major brands. Ariel asks how Hampton’s personal watch enthusiasm helps him do...

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 a long time friend of his in the industry, Hampton Carney, CEO and Owner of Paul Wilmot Communications. To start the show our pair today talk about what a PR Firm like Paul Wilmot Communications really does today, and the value that they bring to the table when dealing with major brands. Ariel asks how Hampton’s personal watch enthusiasm helps him do...

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 a long time friend of his in the industry, Hampton Carney, CEO and Owner of Paul Wilmot Communications. To start the show our pair today talk about what a PR Firm like Paul Wilmot Communications really does today, and the value that they bring to the table when dealing with major brands. Ariel asks how Hampton’s personal watch enthusiasm helps him do...

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 Stephane Waser, the Managing Director at Maurice Lacroix Watches. They start the show talking about the nostalgia of the brand for Ariel, Stephane reflects on Maurice Lacroix’s brand history, and what its like being a part of a brand that is a mainstream name. The two dive deep into industry subjects like market research, how you gauge current demand...

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 Stephane Waser, the Managing Director at Maurice Lacroix Watches. They start the show talking about the nostalgia of the brand for Ariel, Stephane reflects on Maurice Lacroix’s brand history, and what its like being a part of a brand that is a mainstream name. The two dive deep into industry subjects like market research, how you gauge current demand...

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 Stephane Waser, the Managing Director at Maurice Lacroix Watches. They start the show talking about the nostalgia of the brand for Ariel, Stephane reflects on Maurice Lacroix’s brand history, and what its like being a part of a brand that is a mainstream name. The two dive deep into industry subjects like market research, how you gauge current demand...

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 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 wor...

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 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 wor...

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 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 wor...

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 live in person by Matthias Breschan, the CEO of Longines. They start the show talking about what Covid showed Matthias about the importance of the internet and the digital space in the watch industry, and how brick and mortar is still important today as well. Ariel and Matthias discuss what it was like for Matthias to step into the CEO role at Longines,...

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 live in person by Matthias Breschan, the CEO of Longines. They start the show talking about what Covid showed Matthias about the importance of the internet and the digital space in the watch industry, and how brick and mortar is still important today as well. Ariel and Matthias discuss what it was like for Matthias to step into the CEO role at Longines,...

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 live in person by Matthias Breschan, the CEO of Longines. They start the show talking about what Covid showed Matthias about the importance of the internet and the digital space in the watch industry, and how brick and mortar is still important today as well. Ariel and Matthias discuss what it was like for Matthias to step into the CEO role at Longines,...

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 our first father and son duo to appear on the show, Jean-Claude and Pierre Biver. Before they dive into the details of their new watch brand they have launched, “JC Biver”, Jean-Claude talks about how you can’t retire from a passion, and how that passion ultimately brought him back to the watch world after his exit from LVMH. Ariel talks to Pierre ab...

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 our first father and son duo to appear on the show, Jean-Claude and Pierre Biver. Before they dive into the details of their new watch brand they have launched, “JC Biver”, Jean-Claude talks about how you can’t retire from a passion, and how that passion ultimately brought him back to the watch world after his exit from LVMH. Ariel talks to Pierre ab...

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 our first father and son duo to appear on the show, Jean-Claude and Pierre Biver. Before they dive into the details of their new watch brand they have launched, “JC Biver”, Jean-Claude talks about how you can’t retire from a passion, and how that passion ultimately brought him back to the watch world after his exit from LVMH. Ariel talks to Pierre ab...

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 Steven Holtzman, Vice Chairman of the Chicago based retailer, C.D. Peacock. The two start the show talking about the challenges people working in the industry might face, and being honest about covering the good and bad sides about it. Ariel asks Steven to talk about the inception of the watch brand he founded, Maîtres du Temps, and the team he assem...

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 Steven Holtzman, Vice Chairman of the Chicago based retailer, C.D. Peacock. The two start the show talking about the challenges people working in the industry might face, and being honest about covering the good and bad sides about it. Ariel asks Steven to talk about the inception of the watch brand he founded, Maîtres du Temps, and the team he assem...

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 Steven Holtzman, Vice Chairman of the Chicago based retailer, C.D. Peacock. The two start the show talking about the challenges people working in the industry might face, and being honest about covering the good and bad sides about it. Ariel asks Steven to talk about the inception of the watch brand he founded, Maîtres du Temps, and the team he assem...

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 Eugene Tutunikov, CEO of Swiss Watch Expo. To start the show Ariel and Eugene talk about enthusiast media coverage in general, and how it impacts the watch industry as a whole when it comes to consumer education and interest into the industry. They dive into issues regarding online watch sales such as the challenge of getting inventory, and the over-...

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 Eugene Tutunikov, CEO of Swiss Watch Expo. To start the show Ariel and Eugene talk about enthusiast media coverage in general, and how it impacts the watch industry as a whole when it comes to consumer education and interest into the industry. They dive into issues regarding online watch sales such as the challenge of getting inventory, and the over-...