#15 Cullen Chen - Hot Button Topics, Projects, Hangover

In this episode, we sit down with the one, the only, Steve Laughlin from Raven Watches. Steve is a good friend of ours and we always love spending time with him. He visited last year for Intersect, and he was in town once again for Intersect this year. This podcast episode was literally what our conversations are like when we are hanging out. Most of this conversation was about food, as it is one of the passions outside of watches that ties us all together. We also discuss travels, watches, and languages. Part 2 coming soon. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

In this episode, we video chat with Team Matick, a group of watch enthusiasts based out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We discuss our second collaboration, the SectorMatick Pilot - a follow up to the AvaMatick, which was released in 2020 just before the pandemic shut the world down. We also talk about our burnout levels reaching all time highs, plans for the year, and plastic surgery. The SectorMatick is now available at: https://www.noduswatches.com/collections/sector-matick Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

In this episode, after a very busy weekend, we sit down with the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Bill Yao. Some credit him as the godfather of microbrands, some say he started the Seiko modding-movement, but we credit him as being an inspiration for us to start Nodus. After the last day of WindUp, we sit in a tiny hotel room and drink too much wine to reflect on our first WindUp since the pandemic started. We also discuss the history of Tornek Rayville, tell stories from behind the curtain, and try to remember 20 years worth of MK II releases. Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

It's a long one. This time, we are going JRE-style with a long-form conversation with Steve from Raven Watches. This conversation is very wide ranging - we discuss Intersect 2021, to reflecting on our brands, traveling the world, Los Angeles, what we should do next, angry customers, and Rolex. Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

Phew. So much has happened since April. So much more is happening between now and the end of the year. In this episode, we go over the Sector Series launch, Intersect 2021, and after the beer kicks in, we discuss the strange habits of Generation Z, trends in the video game industry, and more. Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

Cullen and I catch up after keeping our heads down and staying busy throughout Q1. We talk pizza, GameStonk, bitcoin, and Retrospect III. Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

Cullen and I sit down and catch up on life, politics, and closing out 2020. Check out Albany Watches here. Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

Brett Williams is the founder and designer at Albany Watch Company. In his day job, he is an actor, who's latest work includes Ridley Scott's latest project on HBO max, Raised by Wolves. Recently, he has decided to turn one of his passions into a business - a story we are very familiar with - his recent off-screen project has been a couple of years in the making, but they just launched their debut, the Ama diver, on Kickstarter and they reached their goal within an hour.  In this conversation, Brett and I talk about being an actor, artist, and creative; we discuss the history of the Ama divers from Japan, and we also talk about what he has been doing with Albany for the past two years before launching this past week. We talk about how we take criticism on our designs from the watch community and what comes next for Albany. Check out Albany Watches here. Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

This episode of the podcast is with Spencer Davidson from Dial and Bezel. Dial and Bezel started about a month or so ago, but they have really hit a stride in not only reaching the community but also in the quality of their curation, something that Spencer is directly involved in. I first heard about Dial and Bezel through my friend, Josh (@stuffandwatches). Josh posted about Dial and Bezel on his story and I immediately was intrigued. Spencer reached out to me soon after that and I figured that it would be a great episode for a podcast. So sit back, relax, and let's get to know Spencer and Dial and Bezel. Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.

In this episode of Long Roads, I sit down with my friends Melis and Christopher, the brilliant minds behind Rüya. Rüya is a bold company with bold vision - and they seek to achieve that vision through coffee, chocolate, and as you will hear in this episode, a new beer that they are currently working on. Beyond the guilty pleasures for all hours of the day, Rüya has a much larger goal in mind, and that is to rewrite the narrative around immigrants - and we will dive into what that entails. "Rüya" means "dream" in Turkish, and it was inspired by Melis' parents, who came to the US from Turkey with no real plan, no money, but they were armed with a dream and they built a life here. The three of us discuss how we approach building a business, the importance of community, and what the future holds for Rüya and beyond. Sit back, relax, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and enjoy the show. See what Rüya is all about at their website, Instagram, and/or Facebook. Submit questions for us to address in future episodes here. This episode was produced by Wesley Kwok. Music in this episode was written, recorded, and produced by Dallas Thornton.