Collective Horology

Collective Horology Authorized Retailer • Independent Watches
đź“Ť Los Angeles, Ventura, and Online

09/11/2026

Blake’s top three from Geneva Watch Days. A whirlwind week of horological highlights, including watches from David Candaux, Singer Reimagined, Dominique Renaud and more. What are your top picks?

donut ask so many questions. 🤫
09/10/2026

donut ask so many questions. 🤫

09/09/2026

Why Fears broke their own pricing rule. Fears’ watches have always sat in that $3K to $5K range. This one doesn’t. Nicholas Bowman-Scargill and Lee Yuen Rapati on the five-year bet behind the Brunswick 39 Perpetual Calendar. Full interview on YouTube and the Watches Of Podcast.

Singer Heritage V72 with a fully resorted new old stock Valjoux 72. We visited Singer Reimagined’s workshop in Geneva th...
09/05/2026

Singer Heritage V72 with a fully resorted new old stock Valjoux 72. We visited Singer Reimagined’s workshop in Geneva this week to witness the process firsthand. Singer starts these restorations from dead stock: movements built decades ago, sealed away, never assembled. Every part gets pulled apart and inspected before it goes back together, finished to a standard the original factory never bothered with: frosted bridges, hand polished chamfers, rhodium plating, a blue ALD component as the one quiet signature. Then it’s engraved “Restored by Singer” and closed under a display caseback. Collective is a Singer Reimagined authorized retailer.

09/04/2026

An entirely original take on titanium: the GagĂ  Laboratorio Labortmatic Superleggero. An absolutely unapologetic watch and a pleasure on the wrist. Collective is a GagĂ  Laboratorio authorized retailer.

09/03/2026

Even better in person. Hands on with the MING 57.05 Comet worldtimer at Geneva Watch Days. Collective is a MING authorized retailer.

09/02/2026

When’s the last time you read a genuinely negative watch review? There’s a reason, and it isn’t that every watch is good. It’s access. Go hard at a brand and you can lose it — and if that brand is Rolex or Patek, you’re cooked. We discuss the limits of watch media independence on Openwork Episode 91.

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. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Photo credit: Monochrome.

09/01/2026

Breitling relaunches Gallet September 3rd during Geneva Watch Days. The website says “manufactured by Breitling.” It’s meant to lend credibility. It might cap the brand forever. We discuss the reboot on Openwork Episode 91.

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. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Gagà Laboratorio’s Labormatic in grade 5 titanium. Everyone reaches for titanium to argue toughness; this one uses it to...
08/31/2026

Gagà Laboratorio’s Labormatic in grade 5 titanium. Everyone reaches for titanium to argue toughness; this one uses it to disappear on the wrist. Limited to 100 pieces. Collective is a Gagà Laboratorio authorized retailer.

08/29/2026

We handed a Patek Aquanaut to someone who’d never seen one. They shrugged. Hype does a lot of heavy lifting in this hobby. We discuss the realities of hype watches on Openwork Episode 91.

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. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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