For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
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For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
Chapter II: Watches (with Geoff Hess and Mike Nouveau)
Culture Lounge by ASSOULINE
25 minutes
1 year ago
Chapter II: Watches (with Geoff Hess and Mike Nouveau)
“Watches don’t just tell time.” – Geoff Hess
In this chapter of Assouline’s Culture Lounge, we’re delving into the world of watches with the Global Head of Watches at Sotheby’s and RollieFest founder, Geoff Hess, and vintage watch specialist, Mike Nouveau. Geoff and Mike take us behind the scenes of auction houses, share stories of their treasure hunting, explain why “investment” used to be a dirty word in watch collecting circles, and discuss how watches don’t just tell time, they bring people together.
1:37 – Timepiece show-and-tell
2:10 – First obsessions
5:09 – Passion vs. investment
7:37 – Inside the auction room
13:31 – Industry education, from forums to social media
14:53 – Holy Grail watches
21:15 – The next trends in collecting
22:39 – Connecting with people from around the world, like @oldwatchlady
Watches featured in this episode include Les Folies du Ciel by Hermès, Patek Philippe Calatrava Reference 96 in steel from 1941, Rolex GMT-Master Reference 1675, a, 6263 vintage Paul Newman Dial Daytona, a bamboo Cartier Coussin, and a Rolex 5508 from 1958.
Stick around until the end for a fun bit of trivia about how Cartier and the Wright brothers were part of the advent of the wristwatch.
For more inspiration and a video version of this chapter, head to Assouline.com, where culture meets luxury.
À bientôt!
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Culture Lounge by ASSOULINE
For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
