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Podcast: Superlative
Episode: Exploring Leica’s Legacy and Future with Henrik Ekdahl
Description: This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by Henrik Ekdahl, the Managing Director of Ernst Leitz Werkstätten GmbH. Henrik is now responsible for the Leica watch and accessories business and previously held roles at IWC, BMW, Rolls-Royce, and Cartier. The two discuss Leica’s entry into mechanical watchmaking and how the brand’s optical precision and heritage in engineering provide a natural foundation for horology, and how Leica’s founder, Ernst Leitz I, trained as a watchmaker in Switzerland. Henrik also expands on why Leica believes in long-term product development, in-house design...