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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast – Episode 382! Today’s special guest is Bryan Elsley, screen writer and producer famous for the Skins TV series. A fan of the podcast, we first met at the first London watch show and we brought him on to chat about his projects, collection, vintage watches, and watches in the TV world.
Wristwatch Check: Bryan is wearing his Omega Aqua Terra. circa 2008. His first good watch that can handle anything.Bryan’s AnOrdain Model 2. Moss greenRikki is wearing his Omega Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 Omega Silver Snoopy Award Dave is still wearing the Highlander.Since Dylan decided to get the Fears Jubilee edition instead of the Highlander there’s now one up for grabs. Elevator pitch: Brian is a screen writer and producer and is famous for Skins.He did comedy acts with Harry Enfield when they were in college. Harry Enfield and Bryan. Circa 1984.He has produced his last three shows. (Last one arriving later in the year). Unusually Bryan got into watches thanks to his wife who is a book illustrator and would get him cool looking watches, including a Seiko 5 octagonal 7s26Casio Futurist Casio a168
Watch collecting after the Aquatera. He went down the vintage rout: PolerouterGirard Perregaux “1st Quartz”Girard Perregaux Gyromatic HF. (First commercial ultra-high frequency watch in world) Girard Perregaux GyromaticGirard Perregaux Gyromatic 39 Jewels circa early 60’s Vacheron Constantin Dress watch late 50’s Cartier Must circa early 80’s.In 2020 he got the Rolex Oyster Perpetual m126000. Two month wait list. Dave’s OP.He’s then acquired the Datejust m126234 and Submariner m124060 Dave’s Joker. Rado Captain Cook 37m. Sinn Modell 556 Rikki’s Rolex Cosmograph Daytona m116519ln Hands On Review: Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moonshine Gold Limited Edition Watch Lanco For alarm watch circa 60’s Bulova Accutron 214 SpaceviewSWATCH X DAMIEN HIRST The Watch Collectors Club BBC-100 Year of Programming Bryans watch IG – https://www.instagram.com/watchnorthlondon/
Bryans production company – https://www.balloonent.co.uk/about
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Now check out the shows we mentioned throughout the episode: Scottish Watches Podcast #380 : Jody From Just One More Watch Is Back! Scottish Watches Podcast #293 : Watch News and Our Thoughts On The London Watch Show Scottish Watches Podcast #268 : Making Watches For The Movies – Fast and Furious 9, The Gentlemen and More with Pinion Scottish Watches Podcast #229 : Lockdown Watch Collecting With Singer, Actor and Coffee Supremo Miles Fisher
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