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Why Staid Swiss Watchmakers Are Embracing a YouTube Loudmouth

Outspoken social media figures are grabbing attention in the watch world

Luxury watch Youtuber Nico Leonard during the Audemars Piguet Talks video in June. Source: Audemars Piguet

One reason that Nico Leonard, a foul-mouthed Dutchman based in Belfast, became the most popular luxury watch YouTuber is his penchant for dumping on Swiss brands.

“It’s a fashion watch for people with more money than sense,” Leonard says in a 2023 video titled ‘Why I Hate Hublot.’