The Time Keepers

Hi Watch Fam,Thank you for keeping time with us.Happy Birthday to us! We are official one year old. 12 episodes talking about some of our favourite people, photos on instagram and of course watches. Stay tuned for bigger plans in 2025 and beyond.We are delighted to be joined by a wonderful artist, Xi Wang from Australia - and in the glory of multi-colour with our second episode also on Youtube. She draws and paints high quality watches adding her own artist flare. We discuss what inspired her, she walks us through her drawings, and how challenging it is portraying time through art (31mins 40seconds). Tim & Xi also bond over their shared love of Cartier and maybe the only listeners to a niche ‘cabochon watch shot of the month’ spinoff!We talk a little about our visit to the private viewing of Lyon & Turbull’s recent online auction after having Charles Tearle on the show. We then discuss Tim’s recent trip to Time+Tide’s new store in London (4mins 32 seconds)The watches we are lusting after this month - Tim selects French grand Laventure’s Transatlantique II GMT with a green dial. Meanwhile, Zac picks the Patek Philippe Gondola with a lapis dial (18mins 42seconds)A strong selection for our favourite shots on Instagram - Tim pick out WatchBerger’s quality shot of Tudor Pelagos wrapped around the neck of his guitar. He then selects Ilanwatche’s beautiful macro of a Cartier Santos cabochon. Tim’s third and final choice is from the famous Avocado Vintage Watches’ with a rare Girard Perregaux. Zac went for DadandSon Watches’ watch palm of many vintage watches from Chopard and Cartier to Jaeger and Patek. (23mins 32 seconds)Zac and Xi’s winner is Ilanwatches incredible Santos macro. A Timekeeper’s beermat is yours!We then deep dive Patek Philippe. Tim has nice things to say about the Calatrava as his grail watch, but needs Zac and Xi’s help on more positive things about a certain Nautilus and Cubitus (1hr 16mins 48 seconds)You can now watch us on Youtube! Please leave a comment and give us a like.Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

Hi Watch Fam,Thank you for keeping time with us.We are joined by @Charles Tearle, Head of Watches from Lyon & Turnbull Auction House where he talks about their forthcoming watch auction on 21st November; his fascinating life via Somlo London, Bonham’s, Antiquorum, and Sotherby’s in America and Hong Kong; how a watch auction gets curated and how easy it is to participate; how technology will shape the future of watch auctions, and never forgetting your bidding paddle. (14mins 42 seconds) Tim’s surprise New Watch Alert (NWA) the stunning Baltic Prismic with the Lapis Lazuli stone dial - lucky boy! (2mins 56 seconds)The watches we are lusting after this month - Tim's yearns for Berneron and their Mirage with their, you’ve guessed it, lapis dial - it’s a homage to the Cartier Crash. Meanwhile, Zac has also fallen down the Baltic Prismic rabbit hole but for the orange agate dial. (7mins 57 seconds)It gets competitive again for our favourite shots on Instagram - Tim picks out @Watchbie’s black Tudor FXD with a desert background providing a distinct colour contrast; next up is @Martin Cenek’s vintage duo of the Universal Geneva Dato-Compax - one white dial and the other in a black dial plus a original UG advertisement as the background; and finally @Marcin Pawlak’s Nomos using some classic watch shot props of mooring rope, a vintage map, and a miniature globe. Zac went for @watchworkshaarlem which features gorgeous Cartier Basculante in various stages of open and closed angles. (11mins 25 seconds)Zac’s winner is Watchbie’s desert inspired FXD. A Timekeeper’s beermat is yours!We then talk Grand Seiko and their seasonal dials, in particular a forthcoming release for the autumn with a gorgeous burnt orange dial as well as its multiple green and silver dials for summer and winter - complete masterpieces (58mins 27 seconds)In the next episode, Zac and Tim deep dive into all things Cartier - one of our favourite watch brands.Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

Hi Watch Fam,Thank you for keeping time with us.Another bumper edition this month. We are delighted to share with mic with Sam from time.on.her.hands and the founder of the Watch Concierge Service. She predicts stone dials and the Cartier Santos will hot up in 2025; how she sources watches for clients - including tours; and what turns off watch sellers! Interview starts at (14mins 54 seconds)The watches we are lusting after this month - Tim falls hard for a neo-vintage Heuer Carrera thanks solely to WatchStudies’ recently buying one. Is it lust or love…time will tell! Meanwhile Zac is enjoying a vintage Rolex Cellini ref 4105 (2mins 58 seconds)We revisit our flagship ‘favourite shots on Instagram’ - Tim shouts out to Cakeac with his crazy triangular shaped 1971 Pierre Cardin x Jaeger. He then spots 8dayspatented’s Panerai desk clock PAM581 and finally picks out UniversalGeneveFiesta’s trio of UG disco volantes. Tim also goes for his favourite Insta reel from MariJakl with a Black Bay 58 wrist check while skateboarding which is top tier! Zac goes for Cartier.Chronicles’ five Louis Cartier splash from 1973. (7mins 20 seconds)We then talk Breitling - a brand which has grown on us both with a certain pistachio dial . (42mins 36 seconds)In the next episode we talk all things German brand, Nomos and its strong Bauhaus influence.Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

Hi Watch Fam,Thank you for keeping time with us. We were delighted to share the episode with Ed and Hamish from the Watch Collectors’ Club. This podcast wouldn’t have existed without their meets ups!In our 30+mins interview we talk about why they founded the club and how it is going, future trends to look out for in 2024/25, and their plans to take the club on tour. Starts at 12mins 15 secondsThe watches we are lusting after this month - Zac goes for a 1966 Rolex GMT ref1675, while Tim still can’t shake is love of the Reverso, especially a 90s retro art deco version ref 250.02.86 (2mins 56 seconds)Our flagship ‘favourite shots in Instagram’ is back - Zac gives a shout out to pokerandbeetle’s vintage 1940s Omega as well as watchleaderskw’s with an Oman edition Rolex Day Date 40 boasting an olive dial. Tim goes for his now obligatory three choices - Leftpain2’s UG Cabriolet with a black dial; Otottoi Watches watch pizza slice/watch collage; and finally CMQ2Lancette with his disassembled Panerai Radiomir. (4mins 17 seconds)We then discuss what we like about Rolex where Tim struggles (!) but does let us know his appreciation for California dials and Milgauss’s lightning bold seconds hands. (51mins 06 seconds)Final we cover bracelets where again Tim has difficulty naming something he likes (1hour 16mins, 29 seconds)In the next episode we talk Panerai and Zac’s recent evening with the brand.Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

Hi Watch Fam,Thank you for keeping time with us.A bumper drop this month (jump hour-long!) - our in-depth interview with David of The Strap Tailor fame:Find out what curious and extraordinary strap requests he gets (14mins, 40 seconds)The celebs request for his wares (31mins, 31 seconds), and What strap trends he predicts will take off this year and next. (21mins, 16 seconds). Listen to the full interview from 6mins 29 seconds.Coincidentally, we move to a new anatomy of a watch - the leather strap (35mins, 50 seconds)Listen to why Tim thinks Oris are a ’t-shirt gun of ideas’ and why he loves the brand (49min, 47 seconds)Our mainstay ‘favourite shots in Instagram’ is back:Shout out to watch4lyfe.id and their Rolex OP Ref 1500 Champagne dial; yuu.sekiguchi’s artistic silhouette of a Tank; Rocco_vitale and his excellent macro of Cartier’s cabochon; and Finally Zeitpassion’s Japanese flag inspired Nomos Tangent - Toki. (1min 28 seconds)And we tell the internet the watches we are lusting after this month - Tim goes for the Universal Geneve Tricompax and blames Markthetime’s superb collection, Zac names a vintage Rolex OP and the 1601 DateJust. (4min 24 seconds)Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

Hi Watch Fam,Thank you for keeping time with us.This episode we mention our favourite shots in Instagram which have caught our eye - shout out to TokantParis; Tahoma_watches; and Avocado Vintage Watches (2mins 35 seconds)The watches we are lusting after (2mins 8 seconds)Our favourite watch case shape (8mins 2 seconds)And finally, our deep dive into the world and beauty of Jaeger LeCoultre (12 mins 35 seconds)Follow Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.