22 episodes
The Grumpy Collector The Grump (Troy McHenry)
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5.0 • 10 Ratings
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Join, your host and incurable collector, Troy McHenry, as he navigates the modern zeitgeist of "stuff" and what it means to be a collector in the 21st century, such as avoiding the mental and financial pitfalls of hype cycles, product drops, and FOMO all through the eyes of a passionate watch collector. We stretch beyond the world of watches at times into contemporary collectibles and consumer culture, including both the hidden gems and underrated as well as uncovering the bloated and mediocre. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-grumpy-collector/support
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Constraints, Consolidation, & Curation of a Collection
Ride along as the Grump applies the theory of constraints on his watch collection to reduce it to a more manageable size through curation by focusing on value, quality, sentimentality, and purpose. Nearly 60 watches will enter, but only 30 will remain!!!
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The Grump Goes Geneva! Watches & Wonders Recap
You've heard the rest, now hear the best, of a Watches & Wonders recap. In this episode, we don't focus on the new watches and novelties as much as the experience of actually attending Watches & Wonders and the other shows and events taking place in Geneva during that time. Get a first timer and insider perspective on what it's all like to be at ground zero of the Swiss watch industry during their largest trade show.
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The Dark Side of Watch Ownership: When Things Go Wrong
In this episode broken into 3 acts, the Grump recounts three sticky stories of watch repairs and servicing going awry. Some key messages and tips are shared that every single watch collector should know and remember during the course of ownership with their watches. Enjoy!
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2023 Year in Review! From a SOTC recap to highlighting the biggest watch news and releases of the year
In this episode as we close the book on 2023, we do a personal state of the watch collection (SOTC) review, highlight some of the biggest news stories in the world of watches, and share our picks for the best watches of the year. Enjoy this hour of getting inside the mind of an incurable collector!
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What it Takes to Run a Successful Watch Club in 2023
In this episode we cover some of the highlights of GPHG and hot topics and then dive head first into our main topic of what it takes to create, grow, and run a watch club. Learn from the Grump, who has co-led RedBar, Raleigh Chapter for the past couple of years as he shares how to create value for your members and keys to maintaining a healthy club to common pitfalls to avoid. Remember you can't do it all yourself!!!
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Go Around the Moon and Sun with Martin Braun!
In this episode we interview Martin Braun, watchmaker and watch-designer behind some epic contributions to the world of watches including the first mechanical watch to tell sunrise and sunset to reinventing and reinvigorating the moonphase complication. We cover Martin's past, present, and future in and around the world of watches.
REMINDER: The show notes for this and every episode can always be found at: www.TheGrumpyCollector.com.
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Customer Reviews
Nice listen but infrequent
It’s a great listen and not cliche ..Life happens but wish it was more structured based on frequency
Great topics!
Really ending the show! I wanted a podcast that dug into the watch world, but it’s nice to have some of the other topics to ponder. Strongly recommend!
Where have you been??
Good show and great, original material. Where have you been though??? We need more episodes!