Scottish Watches Podcast #344 : Chatting with Fiona Kruger About Skull Watches and Much More

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast – Episode 344!

The star guest, Fiona Krüger. A person sitting at a table Description automatically generated A lama inside of a car in Airdrie, Scotland where Fiona’s from. Video – https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/hilarious-moment-scots-hairdresser-spots-26449605 Scots baffled after spotting ALPACA leaning out of car window in Edinburgh Wrist check: Fiona is wearing the Fiona Kruger Mechanical-Entropy-black-gold-movement The first piece of her second collection released in 2018, inspired by the idea that order is followed by chaos. A picture containing person, indoor Description automatically generatedOrder Turns to Disorder — but Still Keeps Time - The New York TimesIntroducing: The Fiona Krüger Mechanical Entropy, From The New Chaos Collection - HODINKEEA picture containing text Description automatically generated  Fiona Kruger Chaos collection A watch on a wrist Description automatically generated with low confidenceA watch on a wrist Description automatically generated with medium confidenceA person holding a watch Description automatically generated with low confidence Barbara is wearing the Oris Big-Crown-x-Cervo-Volante 01-754-7779-4065 A picture containing watch, different Description automatically generatedA picture containing watch Description automatically generated Dave’s wearing his Louis Erard Excellence-Regulator-limited-edition-by-Alain-Silberstein-54230ns62 A wrist with a watch on it Description automatically generated with medium confidenceA close up of a watch Description automatically generated with medium confidence Louis Erard Excellence Le-Triptyque-Louis-Erard-x-Alain-Silberstein Louis Erard Introduces the Alain Silberstein Le Triptyque | SJX Watches https://www.instagram.com/p/CVz107QLwNy/  Rikki’s wearing Doxa-sub-300-Carbon-Aquamarine A person wearing a watch Description automatically generated with medium confidenceA close up of a camera lens Description automatically generated with medium confidence DOXA Sub 300 Carbon Aqua Lung US Divers Hands On Watch Review A picture containing text, black, watch, compass Description automatically generated Six years ago, on international Women’s Day, Barbara launched her blog https://whatsonherwrist.com/ This is her first post where she spoke with actress Debra Messing, Ruth Batson, CEO American Gem Society Labs, Mindy Grossman CEO of Home Shopping Network and a couple others- https://whatsonherwrist.com/2016/03/08/women-watches-words-an-introduction/ Will & Grace (TV Series 1998–2020) - IMDb Barbara is now a regular contributor for https://www.vanityfair.com/the-latest-issue-of-vanity-fair-on-time and editor at large position for https://revolutionwatch.com/ Congratulations!!!        A very novel idea of Barbara’s for her first interview with Fiona that included a ship wreck, Fiona revealing her biggest fears, being saved by the ghost of David Bowie and more – Watchonista Articles Bananas-Boats-And-Bowie-Forged-And-Fantastical-Tale-Being-Stranded-Island-Watchmaker-Fiona-KrugerA person wearing a watch Description automatically generated with low confidenceA person posing for a picture Description automatically generated with medium confidence Delia Derbyshire, an English musician and composer of electronic music. She made the theme of the original doctor Who. Delia Derbyshire - Composer Biography, Facts and Music Compositions  The Delian Mode – Delia Derbyshire documentary A picture containing indoor, person, kitchen, preparing Description automatically generated Delia Derbyshire – Doctor Who Theme A person working on a machine Description automatically generated with low confidenceAbout Fiona: She completed her BA in fine art in Edinburgh (coloring in degree) then worked at an art gallery in South Africa. She applied and got in for a master’s degree in product design and craftsmanship specialized in the luxury sector in Switzerland. A sponsor of the course was AP. She fell in love with watches after visiting the AP factory and the Patek Phillipe museum. Patek Philippe-Museum The Patek Philippe Museum Celebrates 20 Years | SJX WatchesA picture containing wall, sink, old, table Description automatically generatedA picture containing ceiling, building Description automatically generatedA picture containing indoor Description automatically generated For her masters project she created the first Skull watch prototype. What inspired this watch was the idea that we won’t always be here, not in a morbid way but like the Day Of The Dead, it represents a celebration of the life that we have.Calendar Description automatically generated with medium confidenceA picture containing text Description automatically generatedA group of drawings Description automatically generated with low confidence A picture containing text Description automatically generated  Skull collection – https://www.fionakrugertimepieces.com/collections/watches/skull A ring on a person's arm Description automatically generated with medium confidenceA picture containing chain, colorful Description automatically generatedINTERVIEW: Fiona Krüger, Founder of Fiona Krüger Timepieces — Life of a WISIntroducing the Fiona Krüger Petit Skull Celebration Eternity and Enigma | SJX WatchesFiona Krüger TimepiecesFiona Krüger Petit Skull – Robb ReportA person wearing a watch Description automatically generated with low confidenceA close up of a car steering wheel Description automatically generated with low confidenceA pair of glasses on a bed Description automatically generated with low confidenceBackground pattern Description automatically generated Skull designs in watch history:16th century skull pocket watches. Edward Brooke-Hitching on Twitter: "Both Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots were said to have memento mori Death's Head pocket watches. This is a c.1800 silver example, only 3cm in sizePrague Astronomical Clock  About That Mysterious Astronomical Clock in Prague The production of her pieces – https://www.fionakrugertimepieces.com/pages/production A picture containing person, indoor, watch Description automatically generatedA person drawing on a piece of paper Description automatically generated with low confidenceFiona’s design process involves closing herself off from the watch world so to not be influenced by other watch designs. Instead, she looks at art and architecture. After presenting her design to her manufacturing partners the design is revised and she lets them shine at what they are good at. Her secrete design weapon is her husband Michael who’s great at giving a non-artsy viewpoint. He also runs the front side of the business.                                                                    Fiona Kruger clocks A picture containing text, indoor, wall, shelf Description automatically generated L’Epee table clocks: Introducing the L'Epée 1839 Hot Balloon Desk Clock | SJX WatchesLEpee 1839 Time Fast D8 | BaselworldFiona is currently working on four projects. Stay up to date by checking her:

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Now check out the shows we mentioned throughout the episode: Scottish Watches Podcast #239 : The Doxa Show – Innovators of The Dive Watch with James Lamdin A picture containing graphical user interface Description automatically generated Scottish Watches Podcast #236 : Catching Up With Barbara And Five Years of Whats On Her Wrist A person with long hair Description automatically generated with low confidence Scottish Watches Podcast #259 : Ferrari, McLaren, Space X and Watch Designer Frank Stephenson A person sitting on a car Description automatically generated with medium confidence

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