In The Metal: Recent Episodes
Johnny McElherron and Dan Spitz
In The Metal takes an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking. Brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press, along with former Anthrax lead guitarist and thrash metal legend, and now present-day US Master Watchmaker Dan Spitz, In The Metal is an online conversation forum, where we get talking with the finest talents and personalities in the industry about watches, watchmaking, life and music. Sit back for a lively, uncensored, in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, with the occasional visit into the dark side too, and make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel too, because we are the only backstage pass, access all areas, heavy metal watch show. Visit Dan at danspitz.com And keep yourself up to date with news and reviews from the watch scene at thewatchpress.com
In this episode of In The Metal, we welcome a true a force of nature who literally emits strange and colourful fire out of his fingertips, and whose work lights up contemporary independent watchmaking.
A sorcerer, an alchemist and a master of the mysterious art of illumination, James Thompson is the creative energy behind the Black Badger Advanced Composites lab in Göteborg, where rumour has it, if you happen to be passing by on these dark winter evenings, strange glowing colours can be seen trying to burst free through the cracks in the doors and between the roof tiles.
With collaborations which range from MB&F, Sarpaneva, Schofield, TAG Heuer, Zenith, MW&Co, De Bethune and just this week the insane Linde Werdelin x Black Badger Oktopus Blue Sea, James has seen a few things over the last ten years, and we go behind the scenes at the Badger's Den to see if we can discover the source of his glowing Super-LumiNova spark.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is the inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, and is brought to you each week by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press, and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
Each week we take an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking, and take you on a journey beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen and secretive corners of the watchmaker's atelier, where we are joined live and direct by the very finest artisans and masters of this centuries-old art form, where a true and traditional heart continues to beat.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
If you enjoy it too, and want to support us, then please do spread the word. Subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, follow us on Facebook and Instagram and make sure you don't miss an episode.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.blackbadger.se
Our journey into the seldom seen world of behind the scenes independent watchmaking on In The Metal continues in conversation with the creative mind behind some of the most spectacular contemporary timepieces of our time.
As co-founder of movement design and development company Les Ateliers 7H38, Luca Soprana's portfolio of mind-blowing mechanical creations include the extraordinary Astronomia collection for Jacob & Co, which followed the brand's Epic SF24 with 24 timezones and shutter-style name plates for cities around the world.
Luca is a man who continually emphasises his philosophy of the importance of having a great team around him, and in this episode he takes us into his world, and talks us through the genesis, development and realisation of his profoundly beautiful horological masterpieces.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is the inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, and is brought to you each week by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press, and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
Each week we take an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking, and take you on a journey beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen and secretive corners of the watchmaker's atelier, where we are joined live and direct by the very finest artisans and masters of this centuries-old art form, where a true and traditional heart continues to beat.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
In The Metal is evolving into something genuinely special, and it offers a unique atelier-side insight into the lives, work, tools and techniques of the world's best independent watchmakers.
If you enjoy it too, and want to support us, then please do spread the word. Subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, follow us on Facebook and Instagram and make sure you don't miss an episode.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
In The Metal is back for another access all areas episode, and if you're a fan of MB&F then this really is one not to miss!
In the first of a double bill of MB&F specials this week, we are joined by one of the most elusive figures in the world of independent watchmaking.
While Stephen McDonnell's name is known to collectors and MB&F fans all around the world, thanks to his jawdropping reinvention of the perpetual calendar, or the breathtaking beauty of his split escapement, the man himself is much more of a creature of the shadows, and not one for the spotlight.
In the week that MB&F launched its insane LMP EVO which has sold out in just three days, we will be going live to talk with the man behind the beating heart of these extraordinary time machines.
This one has required all of our powers of persuasion, but we are delighted and excited to welcome the fantastic, the wonderful Stephen McDonnell to In The Metal.
As we continue our journey across the fascinating and diverse landscape of independent watchmaking, we are joined for this edition of In The Metal by Maximilian Büsser of MB&F for a retrospective tribute to this most pioneering of watch companies.
A truly dynamic ball of energy and charisma, whose personal philosophical mantra reminds us that 'a creative adult is a child who survived', Max is a cool-headed visionary who has never permitted the perceived limitations of conventional design or technical possibilities to stand in the way of his extraordinary MB&F horologic creations; time machines which have become defining icons of contemporary independent watchmaking.
The coolest gang in Watchville, MB&F has evolved as a collective of watchmaking's finest innovators and problem solvers, who have thrived in an environment of unfiltered creativity, and worked with an uncompromising eye for aesthetic detail within a uniquely structured design and manufacturing concept which exists to defy convention
Enjoy this look back at the MB&F story so far, as Johnny and Dan welcome the mastermind who has been one of the key figures in elevating the world of independent watchmaking to a mainstream audience.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is the inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, and is brought to you each week by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press, and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
Each week we take an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking, and take you on a journey beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen and secretive corners of the watchmaker's atelier, where we are joined live and direct by the very finest artisans and masters of this centuries-old art form, where a true and traditional heart continues to beat.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
If you enjoy it too, and want to support us, then please do spread the word, and subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, so you don't miss an episode.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.mbandf.com
Fresh off the back of a triumphant success at the 2020 GPHG watchmaking 'Oscars' ceremony in Geneva, bagging not one but two cherished GPHG Aiguille awards for Best Chronograph, with the Streamliner Flyback Chronograph, and the Audacity award for the outrageous Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon, we are joined by the suave and charming CEO of H. Moser & Cie, Edouard Meylan.
Renowned for its immaculate minimalist styling, the H. Moser timepiece is defined by a classic and refined profile, beautiful fumé dials, and of course a level of technical innovation which continues to push the parameters of uncompromising in-house Haute Horlogerie to new levels.
There's also a wonderfully mischievous side to the Schaffhausen-based indie company too which is unique in the industry, and whether making a statement about what defines Swiss watchmaking, or reminding electronics corporations of their place, or even having a little fun at the expense of some of the established Grandes Marques, Edouard Meylan does not shy away from expressing his personal observations on the state of watchmaking current affairs, using his brand as a vehicle to capture the headlines.
Little wonder then that this master of the marketing coup has seen this historic brand rise from the ashes in under ten years, to establish itself as one of the very coolest and non-conformist names in contemporary independent horology, picking up the baton and taking with it the prestige and pride of 100% Swiss Made traditional watchmaking.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is the inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, and is brought to you each week by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press, and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.h-moser.com
A man whose accomplishments are way too numerous to attempt to list here, Andreas Strehler is unquestionably one of the greats of contemporary independent haute horlogerie.
A Guinness World Record holder for a moon indication which is accurate to one single day in 2,060,000 (yes, more than two million) years, his resumé as a scientist, a mathematician, a problem solver, innovator, inventor and all round human dynamo is truly without equal.
On his own, Andreas is a creator of exquisite horologic masterpieces of uncompromising detail, beauty and technical complexity.
Through his specialist movements lab Uhrteil AG he has also had a direct involvement in the design, concept development and ultimate realisation of many of the most astonishing timepieces of our time, and without his genius mind, few would ever have seen the light of day.
In this episode In The Metal whisks you off to the magnificent city of Budapest, capital of Hungary, and into the atelier of one of the world's finest independent master watchmakers where we find Aaron Becsei who joins us for an exclusive look into his world of invention and creativity.
A long standing member of independent watchmaking's revered, invitation-only institution, the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI), Aaron is a watchmaker who does things in his own unique way, creating pieces of profound beauty, intricacy and complexity, for which he is renowned and respected around the world.
One of the few who keep alive the traditional techniques and disciplines which have been passed down through three centuries of watchmaking, as well as from his own father and grandfather before him, each one of Aaron's watches are spectacular and individually unique, as befits a hand crafted masterpiece of one of the rarest and most complex forms of art.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is the inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, and is brought to you each week by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press, and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
Each week we take an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking, and take you on a journey beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen and secretive corners of the watchmaker's atelier, where we are joined live and direct by the very finest artisans and masters of this centuries-old art form, where a true and traditional heart continues to beat.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
In The Metal is evolving into something genuinely special, and it offers a unique atelier-side insight into the lives, work, tools and techniques of the world's best independent watchmakers.
If you enjoy it too, and want to support us, then please do spread the word, and subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, so you don't miss an episode.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.bexei.hu
In this episode of In The Metal, Johnny and Dan are joined by a Dutch watchmaker who epitomises the spirit of independent watchmaking. Armed only with the experience of a couple of part time foundation courses in watch school, Machiel Hulsman decided to turn his back on a successful career in banking and IT and embark on a new life, with a single minded objective of creating his own watch.
This romantic idea soon turned into a voyage of discovery, but what he has achieved and continues to improve upon is nothing short of remarkable. His commitment to creating as much of his watch as is physically possible, in house and on his own, and including the daunting challenge of designing and manufacturing his own proprietary escapement, means he has already surpassed the point which would satisfy any connoisseur collector of independent haute horlogerie, and beyond too where most watchmakers would dare to venture.
To quantify the significance of this true artisan watchmaker, when no less an authority than Frank Geelen, founder of Monochrome, wrote about Machiel Hulsman, he compared him to the living legend Roger W Smith.
Compliments do not come higher than that, and we are delighted to bring another master of independent watchmaking into the spotlight for a conversation.
Each week In The Metal takes a look beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen corners of independent watchmaking, where the true heart of this centuries-old craft beats.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, which is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of TheWatchPress.com and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz. is a video/audio stream/broadcast/podcast which takes an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
If you enjoy what we're doing, and want to support us, please subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, so you don't miss an episode.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.hulsman-timepieces.com
In The Metal is LIVE once again later today for another journey behind the atelier door and a look at hidden world and a life less ordinary, when Johnny and Dan are joined by the Le Solliat born and raised, third generation maestro David Candaux.
A full member of independent watchmaking's elite AHCI, the invitation-only Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants, David is a master of hand crafted haute horlogerie, and a watchmaker in the most traditional sense of the art, using age-old techniques and tools in his home atelier, an eighteenth century farmhouse surrounded by the magnificent Jura mountains, to create his breathtakingly beautiful masterpieces.
Inspired by the history and the natural beauty of this heartland of Swiss watchmaking David's creations are exceptions of uncompromising attention to every minute detail, refined mechanical innovation and astonishing technical complexity.
Each week on In The Metal the very finest artisans of independent watchmaking in our uniquely informal and relaxed setting, to take a look beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen corners of independent watchmaking, where the true heart of this centuries-old craft beats.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, which is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of TheWatchPress.com and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
If you enjoy what we're doing, and want to support us, please subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, so you don't miss an episode.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.dcandaux.ch
https://www.dcandaux.watch
In this episode of In The Metal, we welcome Henrik Korpela, the founder and Principal of the K&H Watchmaking Competence Centre in watchmaking's Swiss heartland near Le Locle, who gives us a rare and exclusive insight into a life and career dedicated to perpetuating the array of skills required of a master watchmaker.
In his role as an educator and mentor to the current and future generations of watchmakers from all around the world, as they pass through his fully independent watchmaking school, Henrik is uniquely positioned to help in the development of tomorrow's prodigies, who benefit from his many years studying and as a teacher at the WOSTEP academy.
If you have ever considered what it actually takes to become a watchmaker, or how to get into the profession, then this conversation is one you absolutely need to see. Each week In The Metal takes a look beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen corners of independent watchmaking, where the true heart of this centuries-old craft beats, and it does not get more behind-the-scenes than into the workshops where young and emerging talents practice and learn at the K&H Watchmaking Competence Centre.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, which is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of TheWatchPress.com and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz. is a video/audio stream/broadcast/podcast which takes an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking.
So don't forget to subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, so you don't miss an episode, and join us often in our laid back online conversation forum, where we get talking about watchmaking, life and music.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
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https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
http://www.khwcc.ch
In this episode of In The Metal, we are joined by Patrik Sjögren of Swedish watch company Gustafsson and Sjögren, which produces some of the most inimitable and downright beautiful hand crafted wristwatches in the world.
Born out of the searing hell-fire furnace heat of the bladesmith's forge, each watch is crafted from damascus steel, an ancient metal first used by the Viking warriors for their swords, axes and knives as it was harder (and therefore more deadly in battle) than any other metal.
Less valued by their feared ancestors, who were much more interested in enemy skulls to the gallon, was the inherent beauty of the unique swirling patterns which the forging of layer upon layer upon layer of steels to produce damascus steel created. Needing to be extrapolated from within and developed by hammering, grinding and sanding down, it is still produced using the same centuries-old techniques, but thankfully it's in much safer hands now with these wonderful Swedish artisans.
We go as close to the fire as we dare to learn about the manufacture of the damascus steel, which is in stark contrast to the delicacy and finesse of the watchmaker's steady hand but which combine to create the exceptional and individually unique watches of GoS Gustafsson and Sjögren.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, with laid back online conversation with the personalities, innovators and inventors of artisanal horlogerie, where we get talking about watchmaking, life and music.
It is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of TheWatchPress.com and the Grammy-nominated rock legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
Each week we're bringing indie watchmaking into the spotlight, and as well as talking to the greatest names of our time, we're hell-bent on introducing the emerging prodigies, in whose capable hands the future of this centuries-old craft is assured.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal right here on YouTube, because we really are the one and only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.goswatches.com
On this episode of In The Metal, Johnny and Dan welcome Frenchman Remy Cools; another remarkable young talent whose star is quickly rising through the independent watchmaking firmament, and who, at only 24 years of age has already established his very own atelier, where he has created his first masterpiece; the Tourbillon Souscription, which is a breathtakingly beautiful, hand crafted wristwatch.
A recipient of the 2018 Young Talent Prize at SIHH, a competition organised and overseen by F.P. Journe, and one of the team gathered together by Greubel Forsey to create the very traditionally crafted Hand Made 1, Remy has already been racking up his achievements as well as ensuring impeccable credentials through his associations with the very top table of independent haute horlogerie.
Each week In The Metal takes a look beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen corners of independent watchmaking, where the true heart of this centuries-old craft beats.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, which is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of TheWatchPress.com and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz. is a video/audio stream/broadcast/podcast which takes an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
If you enjoy what we're doing, and want to support us, please subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, so you don't miss an episode.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.remycools.com
In The Metal welcomes two amazing young independent watchmakers, Gaël Petermann and Florian Bédat, whose eponymous brand Petermann Bédat has been turning heads with their astonishing 1967 watch, which boasts the true uncompromising haute horlogerie standards of technical complexity and immaculate finishing.
These two young men have floored the critics with their first hand manufactured movement, the superb Calibre 171, which features one of the most deceptively complex watchmaking complications; the dead beat seconds, or seconde morte. A mechanical movement which ticks like a quartz. Looks easy, it's anything but.
Having worked their way to forming their own company at names like A. Lange & Söhne, Harry Winston, and Andersen Genève SA, and having Dominique Renaud as a next door neighbour, it's no wonder they are being talked about.
Each week In The Metal takes a look beyond the façade and into the lesser-seen corners of independent watchmaking, where the true heart of this centuries-old craft beats.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, which is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of TheWatchPress.com and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz. is a video/audio stream/broadcast/podcast which takes an informal, behind the scenes look at the fascinating world of independent watchmaking.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
If you enjoy what we're doing, and want to support us, please subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, so you don't miss an episode.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.petermann-bedat.ch
In this episode of In The Metal, we are joined by a guest who in 2019 swept aside the big name competition to scoop the GPHG Petite Aiguille award with his immaculate KUDOKE 2 masterpiece.
Joining rock legend watchmaker Dan Spitz and Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press to tell us about this and other watchmaking adventures is award-winning Stefan Kudoke in the next instalment of indie watchmaking‘s most informal yet informative conversation.
Each week we're bringing indie watchmaking into the spotlight, and as well as talking to the greatest names of our time, we're hell-bent on introducing the emerging prodigies, in whose capable hands the future of this centuries-old craft is assured.
If you're not yet familiar, In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, with laid back online conversation with the personalities, innovators and inventors of artisanal horlogerie, where we get talking about watchmaking, life and music.
It is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of TheWatchPress.com and the Grammy-nominated rock legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal right here on YouTube, because we really are the one and only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.kudoke.eu
In this episode, Dan and Johnny talk about the progress of Dan's own watch, the logistics of
moving his atelier from North Carolina to Texas, and to reflect on our first three months of In The Metal.
In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, which is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
Each week we're bringing indie watchmaking into the spotlight, and as well as talking to the greatest names of our time, we're hell-bent on introducing the emerging prodigies, in whose capable hands the future of this centuries-old craft is assured.
For a truly fascinating insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, and the people whose profound invention and creativity bring it all to life, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal in podcast format, and of course over on our YouTube channel too, where we illustrate each episode with full screen images.
However you like it, make sure you don't miss an episode of this unique laid back online conversation, where we get talking about watchmaking, life and music.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.youtube.com/InTheMetal
Joining us from Solana Beach on California's Pacific coast, in this episode of In The Metal Johnny and Dan are joined by the wonderful Tim Jackson, who for the last twenty years and more has championed the cause of the artisanal independent watchmakers, patiently nurturing an awareness for them and their masterpieces to a new audience on the west coast of the United States.
Together with his wife and business partner Janna, Tim was one of the first retailers to recognise the historic significance of these incredible creators of mechanical horologic art, and while there are certainly easier ways of doing business in the watch world than working with the eclectic personalities and their weird and wonderful timepieces, he has established a reputation for service and expertise in our field which travels from coast to coast.
In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, which is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
Each week we're bringing indie watchmaking into the spotlight, and as well as talking to the greatest names of our time, we're hell-bent on introducing the emerging prodigies, in whose capable hands the future of this centuries-old craft is assured.
For a truly fascinating insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, and the people whose profound invention and creativity bring it all to life, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal in podcast format, and of course over on our YouTube channel too, where we illustrate each episode with full screen images.
However you like it, make sure you don't miss an episode of this unique laid back online conversation, where we get talking about watchmaking, life and music.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.independentintime.com
https://www.youtube.com/InTheMetal
In this episode of In The Metal Johnny and Dan are joined by two watchmakers who have taken it upon themselves to rekindle awareness of early English watchmaking and a time when London was the epicentre of the watchmaking world.
Earning herself the very first ever PhD doctorate in horology, Dr Rebecca Struthers is a historian, a master watchmaker, a restorer of historical mechanisms and author, among other things. Together with her husband Craig, also a master watchmaker who works side by side with her in their atelier, they form a dynamic force, and we find out about life at the bench, and the joys and challenges of being unique in their field.
We also learn a little about their tantalisingly titled Project 248 and see if we can discover any secrets of their objective of developing a contemporary in house movement based on the English lever escapement which was once found in the finest pocket watches of the eighteenth century.
Each week we're bringing indie watchmaking into the spotlight, and as well as talking to the greatest names of our time, we're hell-bent on introducing the emerging prodigies, in whose capable hands the future of this centuries-old craft is assured.
For a truly fascinating insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, and the people whose profound invention and creativity bring it all to life, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal in podcast format, and of course over on our YouTube channel too, where we illustrate each episode with full screen images.
However you like it, make sure you don't miss an episode of this unique laid back online conversation, where we get talking about watchmaking, life and music, on the one and only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
https://www.inthemetalpodcast.com
https://www.danspitz.com
https://www.thewatchpress.com
https://www.strutherswatchmakers.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/InTheMetal
In this episode of In The Metal Johnny and Dan are joined by young Dutch indie watchmaker Stefan Ketelaars, for a chat about life at the bench, and how a new generation of talent is pushing through as independent watchmaking becomes ever more popular and accessible.
Stefan's specialty is in creating hand crafted watches which combine traditional values and aesthetics with a thoroughly contemporary twist, featuring spectacular 3D displays and cool, toned-down finishing, which makes each piece a unique work of artisanal watchmaking.
In The Metal is your inside scoop on the very best of independent watchmaking, which is brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press and the legend who is the former lead guitarist with thrash metal icons Anthrax, and now present day Master of Complications and the vanguard for US independent watchmaking, Mr Dan Spitz.
Each week we're bringing indie watchmaking into the spotlight, and as well as talking to the greatest names of our time, we're hell-bent on introducing the emerging prodigies, in whose capable hands the future of this centuries-old craft is assured.
For a truly fascinating insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, and the people whose profound invention and creativity bring it all to life, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal in podcast format, and of course over on our YouTube channel too, where we illustrate each episode with full screen images.
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This week In The Metal returns and we get to do one of the things we have wanted to do from the outset, which was to get a few of our amazing friends to come back once in a while and take an in depth look at a specific facet of the master watchmaker's life.
It might be a complication, it might be the dark art of black polishing or guillochage techniques or cutting the tiny gears and wheels for those extraordinary mechanisms. It could be enamelling, engraving or escapements or anything. There are literally dozens of skills required to create one masterpiece, and we are going in deep to find out about them.
So this week we welcome back a great personal friend and AHCI member John McGonigle, who helped us make our very first outing so much fun.
We will be taking a look at the world of restorations, and at one or two recent projects which John has undertaken on truly magnificent historic pieces.
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In this episode of In The Metal Johnny from The Watch Press and the one and only ex-Anthrax guitar legend Mr Dan Spitz welcome the dynamic energy behind one of the coolest and disruptive independent brands around, when Marco Borraccino of Singer Reimagined joins us for another one of our chilled and informal chats.
With the spectacular Singer Reimagined Track 1 chronograph, Marco Borraccino's brand has turned 200 years of watchmaking convention on its head, with its incredible Agengraphe chronograph movement, and picking up the prestigious GPHG Chronograph award in 2018.
Join us to find out about the man behind the award-winning brand, what's new, and what makes him tick!
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Join us for this unmissable instalment of In The Metal in the company of living legend and genius Master Watchmaker Vianney Halter.
One of the most inventive creators of contemporary horologic art, ever since his extraordinary Antiqua perpetual calendar was unveiled in 1998, to the astonishment of a highly reserved watch industry, Vianney is rightly regarded as being one of the forerunners of what we know today as modern independent watchmaking.
As no single artist can define all of art, so it is with independent watchmaking too, as it is comprised of all kinds of styles, invention and personalities. But if one man can define a genre of the niche, it is surely this Picasso of watchmaking, whose futuristic and abstract creations have inspired many of today's young watchmakers.
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For a truly fascinating insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, and the people whose profound invention and creativity bring it all to life, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal in podcast format, and of course over on our YouTube channel too, where we illustrate each episode with full screen images.
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Join us for the latest instalment of In The Metal in the company of independent Master Watchmaker Stephen McGonigle.
Classically trained and an expert in grand complications, Stephen is recognised as one of the world's finest watchmakers, and his journey to owner of the internationally renowned McGonigle Watch brand, which he co-founded with his brother John, has included periods at Christophe Claret, Frank Muller and Breguet, where his work on horologic masterpieces or on his own magnificent creations has spanned the watchmaking spectrum from tourbillons to minute repeaters, including the grande sonnerie, as well as automata.
A profoundly gifted craftsman, the Athlone-born Irishman is today located in Neuchâtel, where he continues to work on his own highly exclusive masterpieces, as well as providing his technical expertise to some of the world's most well known high end watch companies.
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Join us for the latest instalment of In The Metal in the company of Master Watchmaker Mr Kari Voutilainen.
A living legend in the sphere of contemporary independent watchmaking, Kari Voutilainen is an artist of horology whose work defines the meaning of perfection. A creator, an inventor and innovator, his hand crafted masterpieces are revered among the most demanding connoisseurs and collectors for their absolutely immaculate execution and individuality.
A teacher, a mentor and an inspiration to an entire generation of young watchmakers who are today among the rising stars of independent watchmaking Kari is looked up to by many of his peers, and his unique touch can be found throughout the sector. He is often referred to as 'the watchmaker's watchmaker', and in this episode we speak with this amazing and dynamic man.
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Join us for the latest instalment of In The Metal in the company of Mr Raúl Pagès; one of the very few masters of the centuries-old skill of manufacturing incredible moving mechanical creations, known as automata.
A member of watchmaking's elite academy the AHCI, and creator of the superb Tortue tortoise as well as the Soberly Onyx wristwatch, and currently immersed in creating his own fully in-house mechanical movement, and so we are delighted to welcome this incredible talent onto our continent-spanning digital couch and talk about life, work and what's next for Raúl.
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On the fifth episode of In The Metal, we have the great pleasure in welcoming the wonderful Mr Peter Speake; a man who knows the world of independent inside out. So much so in fact that he has dedicated his recent years to going behind the dial, to investigate and show us all what actually makes some of the most exceptional contemporary watches of our times work.
A true gentleman and a profound watchmaking talent, Peter has given much more than he has ever taken from the industry, and his website and media platform The Naked Watchmaker is one of the most respected sources of technical knowledge among watchmakers and enthusiasts alike, where the most complicated wristwatches are dismantled down to component form, to reveal their complex secrets, and highlight the incredible micro-engineering that is haute horlogerie.
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In the fourth episode of In The Metal, Johnny and Dan are joined by German-born Eva Leube, an insanely talented master watchmaker who has a penchant for quite literally bending the rules. Outstanding in her field, Eva has taken herself around the world to work for some of the biggest names in the watch industry, but by far her most impressive and significant work is as an independent watchmaker in her own right, and as creator of the astonishing curved Ari watch, which is all set to make a long-awaited return to the spotlight.
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In our third episode, we're delighted to welcome the man behind the Vault - literally! Founder and the spark behind the incredible Vault series of high tech-haute horlogerie timepieces, Mark Schwarz's story is certainly one of the most interesting and unusual ones in independent watchmaking, but also one which demonstrates that inspiration can come from anywhere, and that drive and determination can break down any barriers.
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In The Metal is all about the very best of independent watchmaking.
Brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of The Watch Press and the multi-talented former Anthrax lead guitarist and present-day US Master Watchmaker Dan Spitz @danspitzofficial, In The Metal is an online connected round-table forum, where we'll be inviting both regular and occasional guests from the worldwide independent watchmaking community, in a chilled and informal setting.
In our first episode; a prologue, we'll be talking about what our followers can expect, and to set the scene we are also joined by our great friend and one of the most respected Master Watchmakers of our time, Irishman John McGonigle.
If you appreciate an in-house, hand finished insight into the extraordinary world of independent watchmaking, then make sure you are signed up and subscribed to In The Metal, because we are the only backstage, access all areas, heavy metal watch show.
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In The Metal is all about the very best of independent watchmaking.
Brought to you by @irishwatchguy Johnny McElherron of TheWatchPress.com and the multi-talented former Anthrax lead guitarist and present-day US Master Watchmaker Dan Spitz @danspitzofficial, In The Metal is an online connected round-table forum, where we get talking with guests from the worldwide independent watchmaking community, in a chilled and informal setting.
In our second episode, we're delighted to welcome, from his atelier in Zurich, Mr Marc Jenni; one of the most talented, innovative and creative people in the age of contemporary independent watchmaking. Refining his already profound abilities at the side of Paul Gerber, and with a track record which includes Tiffany & Co, Carl Suchy & Söhne, and today behind the scenes at Vault, Marc Jenni has also enjoyed well deserved acclaim with his own fabulous creations.
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