Ep. #69 Interview with Raven Watches Founder Steve Laughlin

Mike and Kaz are joined by a very special guest. It’s time! The Two Broke Watch Snobs are joined by Steve Laughlin, founder of Raven Watches. This has been a long time coming and it was a really special treat to sit down with Steve and finally talk watches. Steve shares some insight behind the design process and the journey involved with creating the Raven Venture, his latest model. We also explore Steve’s beginnings as a watchmaker, his preferences as a collector, and a few hints about what may be coming from Raven in 2018. Tune in for discussions about homage watches, selling watches online, crazy eBay listings, and more. This was a surreal experience for the Two Broke Watch Snobs and it was an honor to sit down with one of the Godfathers of the micro-brand watch space. Oh and be sure to listen until the very end! Steve has a very special treat for TBWS listeners. Show Notes: Raven Venture Prototype: http://twobrokewatchsnobs.com/raven-watches-review-venture/ Raven Trekker 40 RT07: https://www.instagram.com/p/BVCzBQLlSHf/?taken-by=twobrokewatchsnobs Raven Venture Production Model: https://ravenwatches.com/pages/venture-information Raven Watches YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/BenarusUSA Four Special Watches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azt5COErzzk The Raven Room: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theravenroom/ Wind^Up: http://www.windup.wornandwound.com/ Raven Deep Tech: http://wornandwound.com/review/raven-deep-tech-review/ Raven Deep 44: https://www.ablogtowatch.com/raven-44mm-deep-divers-watch-review/ Raven Defender: https://www.watchreport.com/raven-defender-watch-review/ Raven Endeavour: https://ravenwatches.com/pages/endeavour Rolex Daytona 116506: https://www.rolex.com/watches/cosmograph-daytona/m116506-0001.html ETA 2893: https://www.eta.ch/en/our-products/mechanical-movements/mecaline-specialities/eta-mecaline-specialities-2893-2