Rashawn Smith of Time+Tide’s New York Discovery Studio joins Dr. Vinay Chopra on The Luxury Prescription Show for a conversation about watch collecting, community, and the stories behind the watches we choose.

From welcoming a first-time collector to building relationships beyond a sale, Rashawn shares his approach to watch retail and what makes New York’s watch community distinctive.

Rashawn also brings his own watches to the studio: a G-SHOCK from The Almeda Club, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Vantage, an Ikepod Chronopod Pistacchio and a Rolex Cellini with a story of its own.

What’s one watch you love that doesn’t get enough attention? Tell me in the comments.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to The Luxury Prescription Show
01:12 Meet Rashawn Smith
02:44 Starting out at J.Crew
05:11 The J.Crew Liquor Store and his first watch sales
07:46 Equinox
10:24 Ralph Lauren
14:12 Watches of Switzerland
16:16 Time+Tide New York
18:53 What service over sales looks like
21:02 Welcoming a first-time collector
23:38 Where watch retail is heading
26:52 What makes New York’s watch community different
29:54 Meeting at a Ulysse Nardin event in New York
30:41 The watches on the table
31:58 G-SHOCK and The Almeda Club
35:01 Studio Underd0g × Time+Tide’s pizza watch
36:14 The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Vantage
40:19 Ikepod, one of 50
43:32 Dr. Chopra’s Freak X
47:48 A Rolex Cellini, engraved
54:16 A perfect New York weekend
55:50 Why dress watches
58:09 Rapid fire
1:01:51 One principle to live by
1:04:13 Closing thoughts

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