Oris, IWC, Bulgari & More: What watches do two RedBar founders bring in their 3-Watch Throw Down?

What happens when the two leaders of RedBar — one of the world's most influential watch communities — walk into a bar with Andrew and lay out their personal three-watch collections? You're about to find out. Adam Craniotes and Kathleen McGivney built RedBar from a two-person lunch at a Korean dive bar in Midtown Manhattan into a global phenomenon. Today, we're back at that same ground zero — but this time, at The Jeffery Craft Beer & Bites in NYC — for a Three Watch Throw Down that is as much a portrait of two collectors as it is a deep dive into some seriously compelling timepieces. Kathleen's lineup: The Oris × RedBar Limited Edition diver has its moody gradient red dial. A Rottner Captain Cook Bronze, burgundy in every sense — nicknamed the "Ron Burgundy" for a reason. And a vintage Longines Comet mystery dial acquired from Analog Shift, which she beat Johnathan Ferrer of Brew Watches to the punch for. Respect. Adam's lineup: The Oris × RedBar LE that opened his 2026 — a deeply personal piece that tells the story of a long friendship with a brand. His signature IWC Big Pilot Top Gun Perpetual Calendar in ceramic and titanium — a single-crown perpetual that is, by his own admission, utterly ridiculous and utterly indispensable. And the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Revolution "White Light" — his favourite travel companion, a record-breaking, GPHG-winning, world's-thinnest chronograph-plus-GMT-plus-automatic that makes absolutely no promises of practicality and every promise of joy. We also get into the founding story of RedBar, the role Kathleen played in transforming it from a bi-weekly meetup into a structured global organisation, the accidental hit that is the Captain Cook, the underrated horological might of Longines, and why — at its best — a watch is never just a watch. This is the ultimate RedBar interview. Shot behind an actual bar. Get amongst it. 🏠 Visit us: Time+Tide Discovery Studio, 460 Broome Street, SoHo, NYC — open 7 days, 11am–7pm 📲 Follow RedBar: @redbargroup 🕐 Follow Time+Tide: @timetidewatches ------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 01:02 Origins and growth of RedBar watch community 04:25 A quick wrist check and watch features discussion 08:23 Kathleen’s three-watch collection explanation 12:33 Vintage Longines Comet mystery dial watch 16:42 Adam’s RedBar Oris collaboration watch 18:35 Adam’s IWC Top Gun perpetual calendar watch 20:09 Adam’s Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT watch ------------------------------- Read more articles: https://timeandtidewatches.com Shop: https://shop.timeandtidewatches.com ------------------------------- MB01OTIXZLPJ5VH INSTAGRAM @timetidewatches TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=timeandtidewatches T+T Shop Instagram https://www.instagram.com/timetideshop/