Ask The Audience: How Did You First Get Into Watches?
A question that people outside of the watch industry ask me quite often is “how did you get into watches.” The question is really wanting to know what happened in my life to result in me being so passionate about timepieces. I did, after all, arguably dedicate my life to discussing and reviewing watches, as well as carving a niche for myself in the watch industry. Oddly enough, this is not a question that watch lovers have ever asked me, nor have I overheard any watch collectors or fans ask this of each other. I am sure it has happened, but for some reason, it doesn’t happen enough. It isn’t as personal as asking where you met your spouse, and yet the question of how you found your mating partner comes up a lot more frequently than how people initially discovered and became interested in their hobbies.I, on the other hand, have asked a lot of people how and why they’ve gotten into watches, and the answers I’ve gotten are honestly some of the most int
My First Grail Watch: Bradley Price Of Autodromo
Welcome back to an original best watches feature, “My First Grail Watch.” In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we are speaking with Bradley Price, the designer at the helm of Autodromo. Read on to see how passion for design first led him to watches, and how he made the shift to a vintage racing-inspired piece.best watches (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Bradley Price: I am first and foremost a product designer. Before starting Autodromo in 2011, I was working for 10 years in the industry designing all manner of electronics, appliances and furniture. In this respect, I don’t really consider myself a part of the “watch industry” but rather a designer and car aficionado who creates watches as a way to express his passion for both cars and watches.