Breitling
Revolution Watch Podcast Ep. 7: Fred Mandelbaum a.k.a @watchfred
Mandelbaum’s near encyclopedic knowledge of Breitling watches is the reason why Breitling CEO Georges Kern reached out to him to consult on the company as it attempts to reconnect with its aviation roots. Breitling had an immensely rich archive, and Kern needed someone to help him navigate it. The man for the job was Mandelbaum, an Austrian collector who has amassed a collection of over a hundred watches. And it was Mandelbaum that Kern turned to in order to reissue the Navitimer Ref. 806 from 1959.
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Show Notes
(00:05) Introduction
(01:58) Steph’s chat with @WatchFred
(32:00) Highlights from Christie’s Rare Watches Geneva May 2019
(32:17) Highlights from the Phillips Geneva Watch Auction: Nine
(32:23) Highlights from Sotheby’s Important Watches, Geneva 2019