Roger Smith OBE Live + In Person! 

That was absolutely fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing this interview, I'm just a humble Seiko collector but it is wonderful to hear (and see) both Mr Hands and Roger Smith talking about our shared hobby

I was in the audience! Thoroughly enjoyed the entire talk and meeting other watch enthusiasts after. More events please.

Andrew, this was a masterful interview. Thank you for bringing Roger Smith to us.

So wish I could be there in person. Major Congratulations on your road show.

Oh yes, I met him (Roger Smith) at Salon QP back then... He encouraged me to keep on with the design on the watches... I have since stuck to it. Great humble man.

Could easily listen to another hour of this.

Wow that was a very special treat! Thanks for posting Andrew.

Such brilliant content - Roger is absolute horology royalty - I could listen to this all day

Watch making royalty. Could listen & learn from Roger all day long. A true gentleman & perfectionist. Perhaps you should have added that he wears a Rolex Explorer as a daily to the title. Might then get the number of views this video deserves! ;-)

Thanks so much for sharing this it was amazing to hear about watch making from the legend Roger Smith.

I just love the utter reverence that Roger maintains for George, despite his own achievements. Wonderful to listen to.

It was such a brilliant evening, looking forward to more of these events! Thank you, Andrew and Roger!

I had a pleasure to attend in person, thank you so much for this possibility.

Andrew, well done. A riveting listen. This needs to be an annual interview.

Very cool, also nice to put a face to the voice. Roger's ace and a pleasure to listen to as always.

Probably the most fascinating video you guys have ever done. Fabulous.

Andrew, fantastic video, the look of reverence and awe on your face sitting next to the great man is brilliant.

What!! Mr hands now has a face 😎 Finally

Quality, class, appreciation & excellence. And that's just the interviewer! Sir Roger Smith - whole next level.

Roger Smith, a fellow Boltonian and a master at watchmaking. Can't wait to enjoy this talk later on with my tea. 😊

Great to see Roger and how he talked about George Daniel’s. Also interesting how Roger recently purchased an Omega Speedmaster Caliber 3861 and how one of the pioneers of watchmaking appreciates the co-axial movement.

The majority of the time I hit the like button just for watching a video….but this one I actually meant it. Thoroughly enjoyable

Thank you for posting this, I would have liked to be there.

Thank you Watchfinder and Andrew for sharing this interview.

Excellent!

Many thanks for this interview!

Fantastic video. A must for all watch enthusiasts.

Wonderful chat. Thank you!

What a terrific presentation ! Thanks

Oh so you are the beautiful voice in your videos, love it.

Great content!! Thank you Andrew!!

Really enjoyed this one Andrew. Thanks for sharing that with us

How did I miss this event 😞

Fantastic…..so good to hear the greatest British watchmaker speaking 👏🏻

Very interesting to listen to Roger Smith, OBE, about his improvements on the co-axial escapement. Thank you at 47:26 for asking the question which brought forth Roger sharing his experience with the Omega movement.

Well done Andrew. 😊

I enjoyed that.

This is wonderful. Fascinating interview and heartening to see a bunch of genuinely passionate watch lovers in the crowd. The antithesis of the 'flex' culture that so many watch channels focus on these days. This one was for the grown ups.

Wonderful

He addresses an interesting issue at about 44:00. The "self-policing" nature of his oversight of his team members and the importance of trust. I learned through my experience working for a very skilled luthier, that if you have the right team members and they understand the quality standards, the students will go to the master for his approval and teaching rather than the master having to monitor every procedure. It is an interesting and important dynamic, which speaks to the commitment and sacrifice of the team, and the ability of the master to extend his/her trust.

Your masterwork

What a brilliant video. Roger is so down to earth and so articulate with his answers to the questions. It's great to hear about the shifting or should I say expanding goals not only to make watches that are accurate but ultimately to lubrication free hence extending service intervals. Big brands will make money on servicing but I do not know how many people actually service the watches at the recommended intervals anyway and that again would depend on how the watch was worn. Given that the bigger brands should they adopt the co-axial escapement could in theory reduce the servicing effort and concentrate it on watch making. I do envy Roger a little for being able to get to know George over the years but it's brilliant the he's still developing the escapement. I had to smile when he took a 3861 speedy to bits to notice the single piece coax-axial escapement wheel. Oh and unless I'm mistaken (probably) he has the Explorer given to him by his wife that he converted to co-axial on his wrist.

Ah another fantastic thing to come from Bolton!

Roger W. Smith is a modern legend. What i would give for one of his wrist watches. Top one. Nice one. Get sorted. 😎

Thank you Andrew and Roger. This was fascinating. I expect that the membership rolls of the BWA have benefited, I know that I am now a member.

Glashütte Original and H. Moser & Cie also do almost everything in-house.

This was an outstanding event. So fascinating to hear from Mr. Smith. I seem to recall hearing George Daniels say in a video that some lubrication was needed due to variations in air moisture. Is this right? Also, I was hoping you might ask his opinion on Grand Seiko’s new escapement in the 9SA5 movement.

20 years without servicing? No way the big brands of the industry will adopt a co- axial. They won't make money after the sale. Incredible content Andrew and the team. Thanks for this.

If I was 40 years younger I would take my tent and pitch it close to Rogers workshop and plead with him every day to let me be his apprentice, it must be incredible being part of his team

Roger Smith's approach is great, at a human scale and then so humble. I understand why but I always find it so incoherent that this kind of work gets strictly reserved for very wealthy people, and we must say, not always the most humble among us. And when he says that it is gratifying to see prices going up on the secondary market...?

To find out about the NY event, I signed up for the newsletter. I've received some watch ads but no event information. I'm trying to plan a trip to NY and hope to hit your event while there. Where do I find the details?

Wow, simply riveting so amazingly interesting! PS one bloke needs a haircut and it’s not Roger!

👌🏽👏🏼

I was told by an AD that I probably wouldn't need to service a co-axial Omega for about 10 years.

so this has 13 dislikes, may I ask why?

Pity about the audio

George and Roger are great subjects for a film. Who would play George? I’m thinking Ray Winstone. I got the vibe that George could and had to handle himself while he grew up from the docs I’ve seen and stories from someone who messed about in old cars with him on the Isle of Man