The Wristies welcome Gem Parker from Elliot Brown Watches. She discusses her background in the military, as well as her pursuits in art, rugby, and photography, and how these led her to watches. We also talk about how the watch industry is changing and how the "pink it and shrink it" era may be over for women's watches.
***ALSO, it's mentioned late in the episode, but please check out the Buying Time Foundation Watch Auction that ends July 14, 2026. Buying Time raises funds to support its partner charities that work with young people facing terminal illness.***
00:01:18 - Introducing Gemma Parker, Head of Winging It, from Elliot Brown
Devin Pennypacker - Time Well Spent Podcast
00:05:04 - Wrist Checks
Gem Parker’s Elliot Brown Bloxworth Heritage Diver in Drunk Tank Pink
Iman’s Elliot Brown Arne on a WatchGecko Octopod
Chris’s Elliot Brown Beachmaster Ghost (also on the sand strap)
How to use the Beachmaster Mission Timer (because Chris and Iman still have no idea)
Chris’s Brother’s Rolex Daytona
Rolex Daytona Panda Meme
The Watch Your Mouth Jar Tally - (Iman mentioned the brand so much that we’re not sure it matters at this point)
00:20:48 - Main Segment - Gem’s Story PLUS: Women in the Watch Industry
00:44:45 - Gem’s Sheroes!
Marcella from Stella Watch Company
Abingdon from Abingdon Watch Co.
**Chris’s Article on Abingdon**
Kathleen McGivney - CEO of RedBar Group
Lucy - The Watchbox Diaries and Beaucroft Watches
Sophie - Sophie’s Watch World
Emily - Secret Diary of a Watch Girl
Olivia from Christopher Ward
Anna - Chrono Girl Life
Sophie Scott-Lewis - Artist
Katya “Boss Lady of British Watches” from the British Watch and Clockmakers Association
**BUYING TIME FOUNDATION AUCTION Running through July 14, 2026**
00:58:46 - Recurring Segment - Watch Gender-bending
The original A Tale of Two Wristies Gender-bending Episode: Episode 3 from June 26, 2025
Gem’s Pick: Omega Speedmaster Silver Snoopy 50th Anniversary
Iman’s Pick: Panerai Luminor Destro in Blue PAM01732
Chris’s Pick: Chanel Premiere Edition Originale Watch
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