GENIUS WATCHES – Design Disruption, Accessibility and a New Creative Path [ENG]

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Pascal Michel from Genius Watches about innovative watch design and accessibility.

🎙️ Genius Watches – Design Disruption, Accessibility and a New Creative Path Guest: Pascal Michel – Genius Watches Hosted by: Alon Ben Joseph & Rob Nudds – The Real Time Show Recorded at: Time to Watches 2025 – Villa Sarasin – Geneva Main partner: STISS ( www.stiss.ch ) This episode, produced by Time to Watches and The Real Time Show, is brought to you by STISS ( www.stiss.ch ) . Recorded live at Time to Watches 2025 in Geneva, Rob Nudds and Alon Ben Joseph welcome Pascal Michel from Genius Watches for an open and enthusiastic conversation about design, accessibility and the ambition to build a new kind of watch brand. During the discussion, Pascal explains the origins of Genius Watches and the brand’s desire to take an international path from the outset. He shares the vision behind creating unisex watches available in two sizes, combining accessibility, bold design and a wide range of colours, while keeping prices within an approachable range. The conversation explores Genius Watches’ disruptive design approach, including the development of an asymmetrical case inspired by iconic watch design references. Pascal explains how the brand embraces quartz and automatic movements…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alon Ben Joseph, Rob Nudds

Guest: Pascal Michel

Topics covered

• design disruption
• accessibility
• watch brand
• unisex watches
• lab-grown diamonds
• quartz movements

Keywords

• Genius Watches
• design disruption
• accessibility
• unisex watches
• lab-grown diamonds
• quartz movements
• watch brand

Sponsors

STISS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Genius Watches, Time to Watches, The Real Time Show

Places: Geneva

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