Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry
Openwork is a weekly podcast about how the watch industry actually works. An unfiltered look behind the scenes — no press releases, no hype, and no sponsored takes. Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Openwork is a weekly podcast about how the watch industry actually works. An unfiltered look behind the scenes — no press releases, no hype, and no sponsored takes. Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes

Feb 12, 2024
Feb 12, 2024
56 min
This week, we go inside watch pricing with Michael Margolis, owner of Horology Works – the US representative for Czapek, Singer Reimagined and Speake-Marin. Mike was also previously the North America President for Girard-Perregaux as well as North America Sales Director for Hublot.
Together we look at the inputs that go into pricing watches, everything from labor and supply costs to marketing and currency exchange rates.
Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology, Openwork goes inside the watch industry.
You can find us online at collectivehorology.com. To get in touch with suggestions, feedback or questions, email podcast@collectivehorology.com.
Feb 12, 2024
56 min

Jan 29, 2024
Jan 29, 2024
46 min
We go inside watch journalism with Stephen Pulvirent, West Coast Editor at Large for Revolution and founder of Rime & Reason, a marketing and creative agency serving the watch industry. Stephen is also former managing editor for Hodinkee.
Together we discuss the realities of watch journalism. Specifically, how editorial teams and media outlets make decisions about what to cover and how to balance brand relationships, including access, advertising and retail.
Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology, Openwork goes inside the watch industry.
You can find us online at collectivehorology.com. To get in touch with suggestions, feedback or questions, email podcast@collectivehorology.com.
Jan 29, 2024
46 min

Jan 15, 2024
2024 Watch Industry Predictions – Episode 1
Jan 15, 2024
Jan 15, 2024
48 min
On this episode, we take a look at 2024 predictions. Rather than focusing on trends like case size, colors or materials, we make predictions about the watch business itself – from retail to risk-taking to media.
Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology, Openwork goes inside the watch industry.
Thanks for listening to Openwork, a podcast from Collective Horology. You can find us at collectivehorology.com. To get in touch with suggestions, feedback or questions, email podcast@collectivehorology.com.
Jan 15, 2024
48 min

Jan 13, 2024
Jan 13, 2024
1 min
Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology, Openwork goes inside the watch industry.
Yes, another watch podcast. But the idea here is to do something different and distinct. Before we ever worked a day in the watch industry, we were both enthusiasts and collectors. So as we’ve moved through the industry over the last five years, it's been eye opening. We’ve gained a new perspective on watches from going inside the industry. And that’s really the goal of this podcast: To give you an unfiltered view into the inner workings of the watch industry.
Thanks for listening to Openwork, a podcast from Collective Horology. You can find us at collectivehorology.com. To get in touch with suggestions, feedback or questions, email podcast@collectivehorology.com.
Jan 13, 2024
1 min




