GB Talks: Recent Episodes
George Bamford
A watch nerd at heart, George Bamford has come across and worked with many wonderful watches throughout his life and career. This series explores the oddball watches, the weird and wonderful pieces that inspire and push the boundaries. Chatting to an array of watch and design enthusiasts, George asks what makes their heart beat faster, their eyebrows raise or simply makes them smile.
Journalist and long time friend of GB Talks, Mig Liu, joins George for a chat, explaining her pathway into the business.
In this episode George is joined by Shane C. Kurup, a London-based editor and writer specialising in fashion, horology and lifestyle content. He has worked for a range of leading industry names, including MR PORTER, Men’s Health UK, Esquire U.S., Monocle, GQ to name but a few.
Together they chat about Shanes path into journalism.
As one half of the irreverent Scottish Watches duo, David Sharp joins George to discuss how it all started.
Aerial Adams from aBlogtoWatch joins George this week to discuss his journey into becoming one of the key voices in the watch blogging sphere.
Peter Howarth, owner and co-founder of Show Media, former editor of men's magazines Esquire and Arena, joins George in this episode. They discuss Peter's path from shop asst at Paul Smith in Covent Garden to where he is today.
Presenter, writer and watch industry consultant, Justin Hast chats with George about his career pathway and how he found his way into the world of watches.
In a revealing chat, Tom Chamberlin, Editor-In-Chief of The Rake speaks with George about his past and how his career developed to where he is today.
George is joined this week by Catherine Eberle Devaux, Watch Communications Director for Bulgari. Listen as Catherine explains her story to George about how she arrived at where she is today.
George reconnects with old AET playmate Andrew McUtchen from Time and Tide who gives his backstory into how he became one of the watch industry's most interesting, contemporary voices.
George chats with the founder of The Gentleman Racer, Tom Howard, who discusses his career and how The Gentleman Racer came to be.
Rob Nudss, Head of Brand Development at Arcanaut and Host of The Real Time Show, joins George to discuss his Omega Speedmaster Mark IV amongst other things.
Esquire's Johnny Davis joins George for a career retrospective, talking about his beginnings in student music journalism, The Face magazine and his current role at Esquire.
Watch journalist Simon De Burton writes about cars, motorcycles, boats, watches, and high-end luxury. Here he joins George for a look back at his career and how he became the writer he is today.
George chats with freelance journalists, Alex Doak and Laura McCreddie- Doak about their route into watch/ lifestyle journalism.
Journalist Chris Hall from Mr Porter and The Fourth Wheel joins George to discuss his route into journalism and how he made a name for himself in the industry.
Rob Corder, Managing Director for Promedia and managing editor of WatchPro, chats with George about his career journey.
In this episode, George talks with watch journalist Tim Barber about the watch industry and his journey through it as a watch writer.
Tom Exton, co-founder of LDN Muscle chats with George about his career pathway. They also talk about his love of watches and the Ludovic Ballouard Upside Down Watch in particular.
In this episode, George chats with Scarlett Baker of GQ magazine and discusses her career path to date, from university to where she is now. Scarlett previously edited Man About Town and was Editor-in-Chief of The Next Hour, campaigning to bring watchmaking to younger audiences. Other roles include Highsnobiety, More or Less, Dazed and L'Officiel.
George is joined this week by journalist and long time friend of the podcast, Robin Swithinbank. Robin talks about his life and career and how he made the journey to become one of the finest, current watch journalists.
In this episode, George is rejoined by James Dowling, collector, author and scholar plus contributing editor to QP magazine for part 3 of their discussion on the Beta 21 movement and quartz watches.
In this episode, George is rejoined by Rob Corder, Co-Founder and Editor of WatchPro and Managing Director of Promedia as they discuss the latest from WatchPro and the Zenith Respirator.
In this episode, George is joined by Jonathan Schley, Automotive Editor at High Snobiety as they discuss the TAG Heuer Formula 1 watch.
In this episode,George is rejoined by both Rikki Daman, Editor & CEO of Scottish Watches and David Sharp from Scottish Watches and Head of RedBar UK as they discuss the Scottish Watches podcast, highlights of the year including the stand-out watches and moments.
In this episode, George is rejoined by Johnny Davis, Head of Communications at Vollebak and Esquire contributor as they discuss the Vollebak Garbage watch.
In this episode George is rejoined by Chris Hall, Senior Watch Editor at MR PORTER as they discuss the Nomos Glashutte.
In this episode George is joined by Adrian Barker, content creator and entrepreneur, who founded Bark & Jackasthey discuss the Rolex Explorer.
In this episode, George is joined by Rikki Daman, Editor & CEO of Scottish Watches as they discuss the MB&F M.A.D.1 Gallery Red Edition.
In this episode,George is joined by David Sharp from Scottish Watches and Head of RedBar UK as they discuss watches off the beaten track, the weird and wonderful iconic watches plus so much more…
In this episode George is rejoined by Chris Hall, Senior Watch Editor at MR PORTER as they discuss the brand new TAG Heuer Formula 1 X Mario Kart Limited Editions.
In this episode,George is joined by Sam Fane from the Automotive YouTube channel 'Seen Through Glass' as they discuss the OMEGA Speedmaster.
In this episode George is joined by Tom Howard, Founder of The Gentleman Racer and the brand new Clubhouse 400 as they discuss the Bremont S300 White, OMEGA “Goldeneye” Seamaster 300M Quartz and Heuer Silverstone as well as Tom’s new venture, Clubhouse 400, which launched this week.
In this episode,George is rejoined by photographer Justin Hast as they discuss the Girard-Perregaux LED “Casquette” REF 9939 Macrolon and the Louis Vuitton Monterey II.
In this episode George is joined by Richard Benc, Founder of Studio Underd0g as they discuss the Studio Underd0g and the Watermel0n watch.
In this episode George is joined by Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, (4th) Managing Director at Fears Watches as they discuss the Seiko Credor.
In this episode George is joined by Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, (4th) Managing Director at Fears Watches as they discuss the Fears brand as well as the Fears Archival 1930.
In this episode George is joined by Jessica Diamond, Watch and Jewellery Editor of Sunday Times Style and The Times Luxx as they discuss the Hublot Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami Sapphire Rainbow.
In this episode, George is rejoined by Bradley Price, Founder of Officine Autodromo as they discuss car and watch design in the 1970s and 1980s.
In this episode George is joined by James Gurney, Editor of QP Magazine as they discuss the Glashütte Original Senator Karree.
In this episode George is rejoined by Chris Hall, Senior Watch Editor at MR PORTER as they discuss the IWC Pilot Chronograph.
In this episode, George is joined by Ahmed “Shary” Rahman AKA @time_mechanic, a prolific and knowledgeable watch collector as they discuss the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation of Time.
In this episode George is joined by Mike Christensen, GQ's European Lifestyle Editor as they discuss the TAG Heuer Formula One, OMEGA x Swatch MoonSwatch and DOXA Sub 200.
In this episode, George is rejoined by Ming Liu, journalist for FT: How to spend it, The New York Times, CN style and China Daily as they discuss cartoon watches.
In this episode, George is joined by Romaric André, founder of Seconde/Seconde/ as they discuss Romaric's independent brand as well as the Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos clock.
SPECIAL PODCAST - ‘Superlative' hosted by aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams. A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. In this episode, George joins Ariel in a unique format where Ariel and George do two podcasts in one. The first half of the show is George interviewing Ariel and the second half switches to Ariel asking George all the questions. From dream watches, foundation stories, industry insight to how you get the worlds' best luxury brands to make your designs….this special show is packed with topics and stories sharing similar interests and passions, all about watches.
In this episode George is joined by Chris Hall, Senior Watch Editor at MR PORTER as they discuss Laurent Ferrier, motor racing, and the new Sport Auto.
In the third of three special episodes, George is joined by Robin Swithinbank, journalist, writer, editor, speaker and consultant as they record at Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works. George and Robin chat with Matt Bailey, Business Development Manager, Classic at Jaguar Land Rover aboutthe luxury of adventure and how utility became luxury from the 1990s to today.
In the second of three special episodes, George is joined by Robin Swithinbank, journalist, writer, editor, speaker and consultant as they record at Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works. George and Robin chat with Matt Bailey, Business Development Manager, Classic at Jaguar Land Rover about the designs that were ahead of their time, ground-breaking designs that changed the way we think about design norms from the 1970s/1980s.
In the first of three special episodes, George is joined by Robin Swithinbank, journalist, writer, editor, speaker and consultant as they record at Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works. George and Robin chat with Matt Bailey, Business Development Manager, Classic at Jaguar Land Rover about the Golden era, the 1950s/1960s and the designs that defined their time.
In this episode George is joined by Alex Doak & Laura McCreddie-Doak, wife-and-husband freelance luxury-lifestyle journalists based in east London, with a particular bent for watches and regular contributors to The Telegraph, Times, MR PORTER, Wired, City AM, Evening Standard as they discuss the Corum Bubble and Franck Muller Crazy Hours.
In this episode, George is joined by UNIMATIC founders and designers, Simone Nunziato and Giovanni Moro as they discuss the UNIMATIC Modello Uno.
In this bonus episode, George is rejoined by Arthur Touchot who shares his first impressions after adding the black ceramic IWC Da Vinci QP Perpetual Calendar 3755 to his collection.
In this episode, George is joined by Arthur Touchot, Head of Digital Strategy & Watches Specialist - Associate Director at Phillips as they discuss the IWC Da Vinci QP Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3750 and the ceramic 3755 model.
In this episode, George is joined by Phillip Toledano AKA Mister Enthusiast, artist and Founder of Viva Bastardo as they discuss the Patek Philippe Beta 21.
In this episode, George is joined by Merlin McCormack, Founder of Duke of London as they discuss the 1957 OMEGA Constellation.
In this episode, George is joined by Ross Povey, Founder of Tudorcollector, 165 Club and Editor-in-Chief of Revolution UK as they discuss the Tudor Black Bay P01.
In this episode, George is rejoined by James Dowling, collector, author and scholar plus contributing editor to QP magazine as they continue their discussion about the Beta 21 movement and what it did to the watch world.
In this episode, George is joined by James Dowling, collector, author and scholar plus contributing editor to QP magazine as they discuss the Beta 21 movement amongst much more.
In this episode, George is joined by Jonathan Scatchard, Owner of Vintage Heuer and Director of Investing in Time Limited as they discuss the Heuer Carrera collection plus much more.
In this episode, George is rejoined by Neil Ferrier, Chief Conspirator at Discommon and Co-Founder of Blok as they discuss the brand new super-cool, educational Swiss-made analogue kids’ watch from Blok.
In this episode, George is joined by Jonny Garrett, Founder and CEO of William Wood Watches as they discuss the history of William Wood Watches and the William Wood watch designs and collections.
In this episode, George is joined by Rob Corder, Co-Founder and Editor of WatchPro and Managing Director of Promedia as they discuss WatchPro and watch industry news.
In this episode, George is rejoined by Ted Gushue as they discuss the trends of design in the car and watch world through the eras.
In this episode, George is joined by Sam Kessler, Editor of Oracle Time Magazine as they discuss the Seiko Pogue.
In this episode, George is joined by Bradley Price, Founder of Officine Autodromo as they discuss the Ford GT Owners Edition Chronograph.
In this episode, George is joined by Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Product Creation Executive Director at Bulgari as they discuss all things Bulgari including Fabrizio’s passion for sketching and design, the MB&F x Bulgari Legacy Machine Flying T Allegra collaboration, the Bulgari Octo Finissimo, the Bulgari Aluminium and the infamous Gerald Genta.
In this episode, George is joined by Remi Guillemin, Head of Department, Geneva Watches Department at Christie's as they discuss the Patek Philippe Ref. 96 Calatrava Model.
In this episode, George is joined by Hannah Silver, Watches & Jewellery Editor at Wallpaper as they discuss the Vacheron Constantin - Les Collectionneurs.
In this episode, George is joined by Kalpesh Patel, Founder of Asian Wealth Magazine and FOUNDXRS Club as they discuss the psychology of watch collecting.
In this episode, George is joined by Tim Hutton, Managing Editor at Classic Driver as they discuss the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Ukyo Katayama.
In this episode, George is joined by Don Cochrane, Founder of Vertex watches as they discuss the brand new Vertex M60 AquaLion, the first Vertex dive watch.
In this episode, George is joined by Simon Chambers from Bamford Watch Department as they discuss the past year at Bamford Watch Department and Bamford London as well as revisiting some of the podcasts and amazing guests on GB Talks Podcast.
In this episode,George is joined by Andrew Canter, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of MrWatchMaster as they discuss 'The Last Laugh’ by Mr Jones Watches.
In this special bonus episode, George is joined by Julien Tornare, CEO of Zenith as they discuss the past, present and future of Zenith, including an exclusive launch coming soon...
In this episode,George is joined by Romain Marietta, Products Development & Heritage Director at Zenith as they discuss the huge 57.5mm Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 with 5011k movement.
n this episode, George is joined by Arno Haslinger, TimeRace Consulting owner, Bonhams advisor, author and specialist in vintage cars and watches, as they discuss the 1970s Heuer Carrera ‘Ferrari’ Reference 1158CHN in 18k Gold.
In this episode, George is joined by returning guest speaker, Andrew McUtchen, Founder of TIME+TIDE as they discuss theH. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Centre Seconds.
In this episode, George is joined by Farhad Heydari, Editor of NetJets and Founder & CEO of House of Heydari as they discuss the Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935.
In this episode, George is joined by journalist and author Simon De Burton as they discuss the Gerald Genta Gefica Hunter.
In this episode, George is joined by returning guest speaker, Johnny Davis, deputy editor of Esquire and editor of The Big Watch Book as they discuss the Swatch Jelly Fish GK100.
In this episode, George is joined by The Rake’s Editor-in-Chief, Tom Chamberlin as they discuss the Ralph Lauren Negroni Polo Bear.
In this episode, George is joined by Asher Rapkin, Co-Founder of Collective Horology as they discuss the IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition C.03.
In this episode, George is joined by returning guest speaker, Andrew McUtchen, Founder of TIME+TIDE as they discuss the brand new Zenith Defy Classic Skeleton Night Surfer Time+Tide Special Edition.
In this episode, George is joined by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Chopard Co-President as they discuss the Chopard Mille Miglia and a new exclusive limited edition with Bamford Watch Department.
In this episode, George is joined by Stephen Pulvirent, former Manager of Editorial Operations at HODINKEE as they discuss the vintage Grand Seiko 5645-7010 (56GS).
In this episode, George is joined by Felix Arnold, Co-Founder of The Young Horologist as they discuss monopushers and the OMEGA Chronostop.
In this episode, George is joined by Co-Founder and CEO of Farer watches, Paul Sweetenham as they discuss the Farer Monopusher Chronograph.
A special in-house episode about the Bamford B347
In this special in-house episode of GB Talks Podcast, George discusses the brand new Bamford B347.
In this episode, George is joined by Cara Barrett as they discuss the Patek Phillippe ’Alan Banbery Senza Luna’ reference 3448.
In this episode, George is joined again by journalist, writer, editor, speaker and consultant, Robin Swithinbank as they discuss the Zenith Chronomaster Revival A385.
In this episode, George is joined by Jeff Stein from OnTheDash as they discuss the John Glenn Mercury 7 LeCoultre watch with 24-hour indication
In this episode, George is joined by J. Philip Rathgen, the CEO of Classic Driver, a renowned and well-connected collector car and watch expert, as they discuss the A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk.
In this episode George is joined by Chris Hall, Senior Watch Editor at MR PORTER as they discuss the Jaeger-LeCoultre Amvox 2 Transponder.
In this episode George is joined by Jean-Claude Biver, former President of the LVMH Watch Division as they discuss the Hublot Big Bang Unico Blue Sapphire.
In this episode, George is joined by journalist and author Simon De Burton as they discuss the Vogard Business Officer.
In this episode, George is joined by great friend Catherine Eberlé-Devaux, Watch Communication Director for Bvlgari as they discuss the LIP Mach 2000 chronograph by Roger Tallon.
In this episode, George is joined by the Godfather of oddball watches, Wei Koh, Founder of Revolution & The Rake as they discuss a range of Revolution watches.
In this episode, George is joined by Chris Grainger, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen as they discuss the IWC 1999 GST Deep One and the IWC Big Pilot’s Shock Absorber XPL.
In this episode, George is joined by Ming Liu, Journalist for FT: How to spend it, The New York Times, CN style and China Daily as they discuss the Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921.
In this episode, George is joined by the co-founder of Bremont, Nick English, as they discuss the Bremont Americas Cup Regatta Timer
In this episode, George is joined by photographer Ted Gushue as he discusses the Audemars Piquet Royal Oak 5402s.
In this episode, George is joined by author, journalist & editor Nick Foulkes as they discuss the Cartier Crash.
In this episode, George is joined by the head watchmaker at Bamford Watch Department as they discuss the revolutionisation of mechanical watchmaking, George Daniels and the Co-axial Escapement.
In this episode, George is joined by Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten, founders of COOL HUNTING as they discuss the Girard-Perregaux LED Casquette 9931.
In this episode, George is joined by Neil Ferrier, Chief Conspirator at Discommon as they discuss thePorsche Design Monobloc Actuator.
In this episode, George is joined by Andy Green, a great friend in the watch world as they discuss the Hailos Fairwind.
In this episode, George is joined by Stefano Macaluso as they discuss the 2007 Girard-Perregaux Jackpot Tourbillon.
In this episode, George is joined by Andrew McUtchen, Founder of TIME+TIDE as they discuss the OMEGA Ranchero.
In this episode,George is joined by photographer Justin Hast as they discuss the IWC Porsche design ‘Ocean 2000’ watch.
In this episode, George is joined by Johnny Davis, deputy editor of Esquire and editor of The Big Watch Book as they discuss the OMEGA Flightmaster.
In this episode, George is joined by one of the defining designers of our time, working at a number of major watch brands, Davide Cerrato, as they discuss the IWC Ingénieur.
In this episode, George is joined by Watch aficionado, Bill Prince, deputy editor of British GQ between 1997 and 2019 as they discuss the 2006 A.Dunhill Ltd Parody Stone.
In this episode,George is joined by Romain Marietta, Products Development & Heritage Director at Zenith as they discuss the Zenith 'Time Command’.
In this episode, George is joined by Ming Lui, Journalist for FT: How to spend it, The New York Times, CNN style and China Daily as they discuss the Richard Mille RM 71-02 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman.
In this episode, George is joined by Toby Bateman, CEO of Hodinkee as they discuss the OMEGA Chronostop Driver
In this bonus episode, George is joined by Patrick Pruniaux, President & CEO of Girard-Perregaux and Robin Swithinbank, journalist, writer, editor, speaker and consultant as they discuss the Girard-Perregaux Quasar series, the historical Casquette and a historical Girard-Perregaux pocket watch, as well as exclusive hints of launches coming very soon.
George is joined by James Marks, International Specialist, Director at Phillips as they discuss the Singer Reimagined Track 1 watch
George is joined by journalist, writer, editor, speaker and consultant, Robin Swithinbank as they discuss the OMEGA Seamaster 200 “SHOM”.