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Watches and Politics is a limited-series podcast exploring the surprising connections between horology and history. Hosted by political scientist Edi Shipoli, each episode uncovers how watches have shaped war, diplomacy, industrial revolutions, and global power. This is the story of timekeeping as a political force—from Calvinist Geneva to Cold War summits, from luxury diplomacy to digital disruption. Smart, stylish, and historically rich.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre — The Story of the Grande Maison
Some watch manufactures build watches. A few build the foundations of modern horology. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore The Story of the Grande Maison, one of the most important books dedicated to th
Vacheron Constantin — Calibres 2253 & 2260
Most watch books tell the story of a brand. Some tell the story of a watch. This one tells the story of two movements. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore Calibres 2253 & 2260, a rare and highly technic
Who Writes Watch History? Collectors, Auctions & Power | Alexandre Ghotbi
Who writes watch history? The brands that make the watches? The scholars who document them? The collectors who discover them? Or the auction houses that eventually place certain objects before the world and declare them worthy of attention?
Breguet — Watchmakers Since 1775
Some watch brands trace their origins back a few decades. A very small number can trace them back more than two centuries. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore Breguet — Watchmakers Since 1775, a book t
Jaeger-LeCoultre: A Guide for the Collector
Some watch books are written by brands.Others are written by historians. This one is written by a collector. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore Jaeger-LeCoultre: A Guide for the Collector, the remarka
Vacheron Constantin — The Quest
Some watchmakers chase innovation. Others chase perfection. For Vacheron Constantin, that pursuit has lasted more than two and a half centuries. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore The Quest, a book th
Who Invents the Future of Watchmaking? Innovation, Tradition & Power | Carole Forestier-Kasapi
Who decides what the mechanical watch becomes next? Collectors can determine what becomes desirable. Brands can shape narratives. Markets can assign value. But beneath all of them lies another form of power: the ability to change the mechan
Exceptional Watches — From the Rolex Daytona to the Casio G-Shock: 90 Rare & Collectible Watches Explored
What makes a watch exceptional? Is it price? Craftsmanship History? Or the cultural impact a watch leaves behind? In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore Exceptional Watches — From the Rolex Daytona to the
The World of Vacheron Constantin
Some watch books tell the story of a watch.Others tell the story of a watchmaker. The World of Vacheron Constantin tries to do something bigger: it presents the entire cultural and historical universe surrounding one of the oldest watch man
Reverso — The Living Legend
Some watches survive decades. A few survive a century. The Reverso is one of those rare designs that never stopped evolving. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore Reverso — The Living Legend, a book by M
Secrets of Vacheron Constantin
Every great watch manufacture has its public history. But behind that history lie the secrets — the techniques, traditions, and craftsmanship that rarely appear in catalogs or marketing. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: W
500 Years, 100 Watches
How do you tell 500 years of watchmaking history? Through a timeline? Through brands? Through inventions? The book 500 Years, 100 Watches takes a different approach: it tells the story of horology through 100 extraordinary timepieces, each
Patek Philippe Genève
Some watch companies produce watches. A very small number produces history. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore Patek Philippe Genève, the monumental book written by Alan Banbery and Martin Huber, which
Breguet — Art and Innovation in Watchmaking
Few names in watchmaking carry the weight of Breguet. For more than two centuries, the brand has stood at the intersection of science, craftsmanship, and artistic refinement. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I
Vacheron Constantin — Calibre 2755
Most watch books tell the story of a brand. Some tell the story of a watch. This one tells the story of a movement. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore Vacheron Constantin: Calibre 2755, a book dedicat
Bvlgari Bvlgari Collection
Some watches become icons because of complications. Others become icons because of design clarity. The Bvlgari Bvlgari watch is one of those rare cases where a simple idea changed the visual language of modern watchmaking. In this episode o
Vacheron Constantin — Time Is Art
What happens when watchmaking stops chasing precision… and starts pursuing beauty? In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore Time Is Art, a book published by Vacheron Constantin that examines the relationshi
The Collectibles — Jaeger-LeCoultre
What makes a watch collectible? Age alone is not enough. Rarity alone is not enough. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore The Collectibles, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s remarkable book dedicated to the vintage wat
Watchmakers: The Masters of Art Horology
Behind every extraordinary watch is not just a brand — but a person. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore Watchmakers: The Masters of Art Horology, a book that shifts the focus of watch history away fro
The Cartier Tank Watch
Some watches follow fashion.Some follow engineering. The Cartier Tank followed history. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore The Cartier Tank Watch — a book dedicated to one of the most recognizable and
The Beauty of Time
Before time was optimized, quantified, and monetized, it was contemplated. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore The Beauty of Time — a book that approaches horology not through brands or complications, b
Halim Trujillo - Collectors in Control: Media, Access, and Power in Watches
The structure of watchmaking has changed. For decades, authority flowed in one direction — from brands to media, from media to collectors. Today, that flow is no longer linear. Collectors have become creators, platforms have become institut
Vacheron Constantin — Artists of Time
Some watchmakers build machines.Others build culture. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore Vacheron Constantin: Artists of Time — a book that frames watchmaking not as industrial production, but as arti
Jaeger-LeCoultre — Hybris Mechanica
Some watch books document history.Some celebrate design. Hybris Mechanica documents something rarer: what happens when a manufacture removes its own limits. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore Jaeger-Le
A Voyage Through Time — The Masis Collection of Horological Masterpieces
Some watch books tell the story of a brand.Others tell the story of a watchmaker. A Voyage Through Time tells the story of a collector’s eye. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore A Voyage Through Time:
Sevan Bıçakçı — The Timekeeper
Not all watch books are about movements, calibers, or complications. Some are about time as culture. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore Sevan Bıçakçı: The Timekeeper — a book that sits at the crossroad
Roman from The Fifth Wrist - Who Controls Watch Knowledge? Books, Media, and Power
In watchmaking, knowledge is often mistaken for information. But knowledge is slower.It is structured.It accumulates — through books, through research, through conversation. Roman, known as @TimesRomanAU, is part of Fifth Wrist — acommunity
The Art of Breguet
Before there were icons, before there were independents, before there was modern watchmaking as we understand it — there was Breguet. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore The Art of Breguet — a book tha
Rare Watches — Exploring the World’s Most Exquisite Timepieces
Some watch books explain history.Some explain mechanics. Rare Watches does something different:it maps the upper edge of possibility. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: Watch Books, I explore Rare Watches: Explore the World
Reverso by Nicholas Foulkes
Some watches become icons because they dominate culture. Others endure because they adapt without losing themselves. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is the latter. In this episode of Watches and Politics — Series 3: WatchBooks, I explore Rever
