The guys talk timepieces with Alexandre Voirin, winner of the GPHG Revival Award for his work on the Longines Avigation BigEye, and now head of Carlingue Watches.
0:00 Intro
0:36 Shoutout to listener Carl of Liverpool
1:03 Introduction to Alexandre Voirin
2:28 Wristchecks
5:14 Alexandre's experience at Alain Silberstein
8:20 Moving to Switzerland from France for Longines
12:45 From graphic design to product design
15:00 Striking a balance between heritage design and contemporary expectations
17:50 The GPHG for the Longines Avigation BigEye
20:15 In a big organization like Longines, who decides what gets made?
23:00 The Spirit Collection
27:25 The time between idea and execution
30:35 The watch that got away
32:00 Leaving Longines to start Carlingue
34:20 Working on your own vs working for a big name brand
38:10 How working with Longines has helped with founding Carlingue
40:30 Describing the Carlingue collections and ethos
49:20 Thanks and outro
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