HeyJaredDue Time presents: The Watchers
“Due Time presents: The Watchers” is your weekly recap of the watch world. Hosted by Rod Dye and Rio, the show breaks down new releases, watch headlines, creator content, market stories, and the moments the community is talking about.Stay tuned for fast takes, interviews, and…
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Nick Lehner on Building StrapHabit, Watch Collecting, and Why Limited Editions Are Overhyped (opens the original)
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What does it take to leave a stable engineering career and bet everything on a watch strap company? In this episode of The Watchers, Nick Lehner, Founder of StrapHabit and one of Columbus's most respected watch community figures, joins Rod Dye and Rio The Watcher to break down his journey from flipping Seiko automatics on forums to building a brand with over 1,000 SKUs and more than $75,000 donated to the American Cancer Society. Nick gets into how COVID gave him the runway to build the business
Rolex Waitlists, Secondary Market Trust a the Future of Watch Dealing with Justin de Guia (opens the original)
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What really happens behind the counter at a Rolex boutique, and why does the process frustrate so many collectors? In this episode of The Watchers, Justin de Guia , a 16-year watch industry veteran and founder of Hot Horology, pulls back the curtain on authorized dealer allocations, exhibition holds, and why today's Rolex salespeople are more like professional name takers than actual sales professionals. Justin traces his journey from selling TAG Heuer watches at Macy's to managing a Rolex bouti
The Christopher Ward Story: Pricing, Servicing, and the Future with Michael Pearson (opens the original)
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Is Christopher Ward getting too expensive, or is the watch community just not paying attention to what's actually inside the case? In this special in-person episode recorded at the first-ever Jump Hour event in Columbus, Rod Dye and Rio the Watcher sit down with Michael Pearson , Senior Vice President of the Americas for Christopher Ward, to break down the brand's explosive growth, its value proposition, and the criticism that comes with scaling fast. André shares his journey from growing up 20
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