In a recent episode of the Hodinkee Podcast, Maxime Couturier and Lorenzo Maillard introduce Chronopolis, a fresh addition to the Geneva Watch Week landscape designed to showcase approximately twenty brands through a lens of enthusiast-driven "cool." Moving away from the rigid formality of traditional trade shows, these founders leverage their backgrounds as collectors and dealers to create a downtown Geneva gathering space that prioritizes the vibrant, social energy of the modern watch scene. The discussion, which includes insights from Hodinkee’s Mark Kauzlarich on the evolving nature of industry salons, explores the necessity of this new venue and its potential to engage a younger generation of enthusiasts by adapting to the shifting demands of the contemporary global watch community.
