The Time Keepers

Tim H
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The Time Keepers

A podcast dedicated to our love of the humble and not so humble wrist watch. We are two watch enthusiasts - Zac from Sourced_Watches, and Tim from Watch_word_ via the world of Instagram. Each time we talk about one brand, a specific thing we love about watches, and the Instagram photos and reels that have caught our eye. Thank you for 'keeping time' with us.

Episodes

  1. Episode Eleven - Our Cartier deep dive, Zac’s NYT feature, and TimeKeepers debut on Youtube

    5 DAYS AGO

    Episode Eleven - Our Cartier deep dive, Zac’s NYT feature, and TimeKeepers debut on Youtube

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. Big news - we are going visual. We will be bringing our followers both podcast and video cast formats. Look out for this episode on Youtube very soon (28 seconds)Zac is now famous! He was interviewed for the New York Times about young watch collectors. (2mins 10 seconds)We talk a little about our visit to Grand Seiko’s flagship store in London and Tim’s evening event to Breitling’s UK flagship thanks to the Watch Collectors Club. (4mins 15 seconds)The watches we are lusting after this month - We both have two! Tim goes for what almost appears to be an AI-generated half black half white dial of the Zenith el Premero - Lupin the Third, Final Edition. His next pick is the Hermes Quantieme Perpetual Calendar with its quirky numerals and funky lugs. Meanwhile, Zac picks one of the ultimate 50s vintage dress watches, the Omega Constellation Pie Pan - shark tooth. He pairs that with Tissot Navigator skin diver (11mins 10 seconds)A strong selection for our favourite shots on Instagram - Tim pick out @Scarlintheshire’s needlework with a Cartier Tank stitched on to her jacket - WANT!; a quality collaboration and compositions from @Threehandpix and @Aviantime and their Rolex and Baltic; finally @Coffees_and_Calibers teaser shot for his forecoming Watches & Pastries Week starting 18th November. Zac went for @Tim Vaux’s capture of the most expensive F P Journe ever sold (18mins 10 seconds)Zac’s winner is the collaboration from ThreeHandPix and Aviantime. A Timekeeper’s beermat is yours!We then deep dive on one of our favourite brands - Cartier. From the iconic Tank and Tim’s Ceninture, to the surrealist-inspired Crash and geometric Asymmetrique with a squeeze of Santos Dumont and a pinch of Basculante (25mins 24 seconds)In the next episode, Zac and Tim will be joined by a special guest to discuss watch art. Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    54 min
  2. Episode Ten - Our interview with Charles Tearle, Head of Watches from Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers. Tim’s New Watch Alert plus we discuss Grand Seiko’s gorgeous dials

    OCT 13

    Episode Ten - Our interview with Charles Tearle, Head of Watches from Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers. Tim’s New Watch Alert plus we discuss Grand Seiko’s gorgeous dials

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. We are joined by @Charles Tearle, Head of Watches from Lyon & Turnbull Auction House where he talks about their forthcoming watch auction on 21st November; his fascinating life via Somlo London, Bonham’s, Antiquorum, and Sotherby’s in America and Hong Kong; how a watch auction gets curated and how easy it is to participate; how technology will shape the future of watch auctions, and never forgetting your bidding paddle. (14mins 42 seconds) Tim’s surprise New Watch Alert (NWA) the stunning Baltic Prismic with the Lapis Lazuli stone dial - lucky boy! (2mins 56 seconds)The watches we are lusting after this month - Tim's yearns for Berneron and their Mirage with their, you’ve guessed it, lapis dial - it’s a homage to the Cartier Crash. Meanwhile, Zac has also fallen down the Baltic Prismic rabbit hole but for the orange agate dial. (7mins 57 seconds)It gets competitive again for our favourite shots on Instagram - Tim picks out @Watchbie’s black Tudor FXD with a desert background providing a distinct colour contrast; next up is @Martin Cenek’s vintage duo of the Universal Geneva Dato-Compax - one white dial and the other in a black dial plus a original UG advertisement as the background; and finally @Marcin Pawlak’s Nomos using some classic watch shot props of mooring rope, a vintage map, and a miniature globe. Zac went for @watchworkshaarlem which features gorgeous Cartier Basculante in various stages of open and closed angles. (11mins 25 seconds)Zac’s winner is Watchbie’s desert inspired FXD. A Timekeeper’s beermat is yours!We then talk Grand Seiko and their seasonal dials, in particular a forthcoming release for the autumn with a gorgeous burnt orange dial as well as its multiple green and silver dials for summer and winter - complete masterpieces (58mins 27 seconds)In the next episode, Zac and Tim deep dive into all things Cartier - one of our favourite watch brands. Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    1h 11m
  3. Episode Nine - We have merch! We talk our love of German brand Nomos after a visit to Watches of Switzerland

    SEP 22

    Episode Nine - We have merch! We talk our love of German brand Nomos after a visit to Watches of Switzerland

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. We introduce our merch - TimeKeepers beer mat! The winner of our Insta shot of the month has the chance to receive one (1min 20 seconds)The watches we are lusting after this month - Zac is loving Zenith’s El Primero Chronometer the Rival Shadow with its titanium case. Meanwhile, Tim was lured in by a bit of advertising courtesy of Anordain and its salmon pink FABRIK MODEL 1. Although he still can’t get the Reverso out of his bloodstream. (5mins 00 seconds)It gets competitive for our favourite shots on Instagram - Tim finds a challenger for last month’s skateboarding reel from IWCfishcrown’s own version. He is fooled into thinking there was a Cartier case he’d never seen before by Dial_log’s Santos x Tank double stack and finally SweepingSwords’ Tudor FXD side profile in nature. Zac gives a shout out to Steviemac1040’s vintage Omega Seamaster known as the ‘baby Ploprof’ and a crazy Cartier Crash NSO from thewatchrookie with a cherry colour dial. (9mins 20 seconds)Zac’s winner is SweepingSword’s Tudor FXD, but Tim loves that skateboard shot from IWCfishcrown.We then talk Bauhaus inspired brand Nomos where we try on a range of models at Watches of Switzerland. Tim calls the brand’s colour combos ‘watch alchemy’ and how he is in love with the Century of Bauhaus edition Tangente. (15mins 12 seconds)In the next episode, we will bring another interview on how watch auctions work from a knowledgable insider, while we also talk Grand Seiko next time out. Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    33 min
  4. Episode Eight - Interview with Sam, CEO - Watch Concierge Service, our love of Breitling and a certain pistachio dial, while Tim falls hard for a neo-vintage Heuer Carrera

    AUG 11

    Episode Eight - Interview with Sam, CEO - Watch Concierge Service, our love of Breitling and a certain pistachio dial, while Tim falls hard for a neo-vintage Heuer Carrera

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. Another bumper edition this month. We are delighted to share with mic with Sam from time.on.her.hands and the founder of the Watch Concierge Service. She predicts stone dials and the Cartier Santos will hot up in 2025; how she sources watches for clients - including tours; and what turns off watch sellers! Interview starts at (14mins 54 seconds)The watches we are lusting after this month - Tim falls hard for a neo-vintage Heuer Carrera thanks solely to WatchStudies’ recently buying one. Is it lust or love…time will tell! Meanwhile Zac is enjoying a vintage Rolex Cellini ref 4105 (2mins 58 seconds)We revisit our flagship ‘favourite shots on Instagram’ - Tim shouts out to Cakeac with his crazy triangular shaped 1971 Pierre Cardin x Jaeger. He then spots 8dayspatented’s Panerai desk clock PAM581 and finally picks out UniversalGeneveFiesta’s trio of UG disco volantes. Tim also goes for his favourite Insta reel from MariJakl with a Black Bay 58 wrist check while skateboarding which is top tier! Zac goes for Cartier.Chronicles’ five Louis Cartier splash from 1973. (7mins 20 seconds)We then talk Breitling - a brand which has grown on us both with a certain pistachio dial . (42mins 36 seconds)In the next episode we talk all things German brand, Nomos and its strong Bauhaus influence. Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    1h 7m
  5. Episode Seven - We talk all things Panerai, our trip to the IWC Lewis Hamilton pop-up in Battersea, and our watch shots of the month

    JUL 28

    Episode Seven - We talk all things Panerai, our trip to the IWC Lewis Hamilton pop-up in Battersea, and our watch shots of the month

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. The watches we are lusting after this month - Zac goes for a Rolex Day-Date Ref 18038 while Tim still can’t make up his mind between a Reverso Monoface Tribute with a blue dial and a Panerai Radiomir PAM1334 with a grey dial, but ends up settling on the IWC Lake Tahoe Perpetual Calendar he finally tried on at the IWC pop-up (2mins 15 seconds)Our flagship ‘favourite shots in Instagram’ is back - Tim shouts out to Singapore Watch Club’s macro of the stunning Cartier Crash; then Just Another Watch Account’s Rolex Explorer and a bunch of carrots - yes, carrots! Then, Watch Figure’s Lego skeleton-themed shot. He also goes for his favourite Insta reel from Somlo London’s Patek Philippe’s explosion dial dating from 1919. Zac goes for Ontherocks’ set showcasing a Piaget with a stone green dial and Rolex Midas, while also Victo.gram’s reassembly of a Heuer Carrera. (5mins 35 seconds)We discuss our visit to the IWC pop-up dedicated to Lewis Hamilton ahead of the British Grand Prix (which he won!) and we sampled many great watches (11mins 42seconds) seconds)We then talk Panerai - a brand which has grown on us both thanks to Zac’s evening invite and Tim popping into the store. (16mins 21 seconds)In the next episode we talk Breitling and a brand new interview section with a special guest all about watch selling. Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    30 min
  6. Episode Six - Our interview with the Watch Collectors’ Club, our feelings on our favourite Rolex models, and what we like in bracelets.

    JUL 6

    Episode Six - Our interview with the Watch Collectors’ Club, our feelings on our favourite Rolex models, and what we like in bracelets.

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. We were delighted to share the episode with Ed and Hamish from the Watch Collectors’ Club. This podcast wouldn’t have existed without their meets ups! In our 30+mins interview we talk about why they founded the club and how it is going, future trends to look out for in 2024/25, and their plans to take the club on tour. Starts at 12mins 15 secondsThe watches we are lusting after this month - Zac goes for a 1966 Rolex GMT ref1675, while Tim still can’t shake is love of the Reverso, especially a 90s retro art deco version ref 250.02.86 (2mins 56 seconds)Our flagship ‘favourite shots in Instagram’ is back - Zac gives a shout out to pokerandbeetle’s vintage 1940s Omega as well as watchleaderskw’s with an Oman edition Rolex Day Date 40 boasting an olive dial. Tim goes for his now obligatory three choices - Leftpain2’s UG Cabriolet with a black dial; Otottoi Watches watch pizza slice/watch collage; and finally CMQ2Lancette with his disassembled Panerai Radiomir. (4mins 17 seconds)We then discuss what we like about Rolex where Tim struggles (!) but does let us know his appreciation for California dials and Milgauss’s lightning bold seconds hands. (51mins 06 seconds)Final we cover bracelets where again Tim has difficulty naming something he likes (1hour 16mins, 29 seconds)In the next episode we talk Panerai and Zac’s recent evening with the brand. Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    1h 26m
  7. Episode Five - A celebration of IWC, Zac’s New Watch Alert, and our love of NATO watch straps

    JUN 4

    Episode Five - A celebration of IWC, Zac’s New Watch Alert, and our love of NATO watch straps

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. Zac’s shares his NWA where he joins the Rolex ranks with a classic (1min 21 seconds)And we tell the internet the watches we are lusting after this month - Tim shares is growing love of Patek’s Calatrava, while Zac names special Royal Oak - the Nick Faldo Championship edition. (2min 10 seconds)Our flagship ‘favourite shots in Instagram’ is next - shout out to Wristologist’s collection of Moonswatches, Feelipp0’s Tank inspired Zenith with a stunning blue stone dial, and Tim Vaux’s side-on crown, strap, and clap shot. (4min 16 seconds)We then discuss the IWC range, those models we like, while Tim thinks Zac should rock a Lake Tahoe (9min, 29 seconds)Sticking with our strap theme we go in-depth on NATOs and Tim’s obsession with the marine nationale style (21mins, 05 seconds)Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    27 min
  8. Episode Four - Our CEO interview with The Strap Tailor, Tim’s love for Oris, and we talk our favourite leather straps

    APR 25

    Episode Four - Our CEO interview with The Strap Tailor, Tim’s love for Oris, and we talk our favourite leather straps

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. A bumper drop this month (jump hour-long!) - our in-depth interview with David of The Strap Tailor fame: Find out what curious and extraordinary strap requests he gets (14mins, 40 seconds)The celebs request for his wares (31mins, 31 seconds), and What strap trends he predicts will take off this year and next. (21mins, 16 seconds). Listen to the full interview from 6mins 29 seconds.Coincidentally, we move to a new anatomy of a watch - the leather strap (35mins, 50 seconds)Listen to why Tim thinks Oris are a ’t-shirt gun of ideas’ and why he loves the brand (49min, 47 seconds) Our mainstay ‘favourite shots in Instagram’ is back: Shout out to watch4lyfe.id and their Rolex OP Ref 1500 Champagne dial; yuu.sekiguchi’s artistic silhouette of a Tank; Rocco_vitale and his excellent macro of Cartier’s cabochon; and Finally Zeitpassion’s Japanese flag inspired Nomos Tangent - Toki. (1min 28 seconds)And we tell the internet the watches we are lusting after this month - Tim goes for the Universal Geneve Tricompax and blames Markthetime’s superb collection, Zac names a vintage Rolex OP and the 1601 DateJust. (4min 24 seconds) Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    1h 5m
  9. Episode Three - Deep dive into Tudor watches, then our favourite watch crowns

    FEB 15

    Episode Three - Deep dive into Tudor watches, then our favourite watch crowns

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. This episode we mention our favourite shots in Instagram which have caught our eye - shout out to therubyhour, watchwithcuriosity, and analog_ovo (5min 40 seconds)The watches we are lusting after - Abercrombie & Fitch Seafarer hat tip to Mapleleaf Watches, then Rolex 6062 Moonphase Calendar from Monacolegendgroup (1min 30 seconds)Our favourite watch crowns (10mins 00 seconds)And finally, our deep dive into the world of Tudor (15 mins 40 seconds)Follow us at TheTimeKeepers2024 as well as Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    29 min
  10. Episode Two - Deep dive into Jaeger LeCoultre watches, then our favourite watch case shapes

    JAN 23

    Episode Two - Deep dive into Jaeger LeCoultre watches, then our favourite watch case shapes

    Hi Watch Fam, Thank you for keeping time with us. This episode we mention our favourite shots in Instagram which have caught our eye - shout out to TokantParis; Tahoma_watches; and Avocado Vintage Watches (2mins 35 seconds)The watches we are lusting after (2mins 8 seconds)Our favourite watch case shape (8mins 2 seconds)And finally, our deep dive into the world and beauty of Jaeger LeCoultre (12 mins 35 seconds)Follow Tim at watch_word_ and Zak at Sourced_watches.

    18 min
  11. Episode One - Welcome, Omega, and our favourite watch dial colours

    12/29/2023

    Episode One - Welcome, Omega, and our favourite watch dial colours

    Hi Watch Fam, We are Tim (watch_word_) and Zac (sourced_watches) - the Time Keepers. In our first episode we share our favourite photos and reels from Instagram this month (2mins 9 seconds). Shout out to johnson167, threehandspix, anthony.do_, happy60mins. The watches we are pining after (5mins 9 seconds) We then talk about our favourite dial colours (7mins 43 seconds) Lastly, we discuss Omega and what we love about the brand (11mins 13 seconds). Next episode we chat about JLC and our favourite case shapes. Follow us for more content.

    19 min
  • 11 Episodes

About

A podcast dedicated to our love of the humble and not so humble wrist watch. We are two watch enthusiasts - Zac from Sourced_Watches, and Tim from Watch_word_ via the world of Instagram. Each time we talk about one brand, a specific thing we love about watches, and the Instagram photos and reels that have caught our eye. Thank you for 'keeping time' with us.

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  • Creator
    Tim H
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Creative content property of the authors
  • Show Website
    The Time Keepers

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