Beyond The Dial

Allen Farmelo

A podcast about watches, how they work, and why they fascinate us.

  1. 28/03/2024

    Through The Looking Glass - On Watches & Philosophy (The Final Episode)

    Farewell, and thank you all for listening.  The Aesthetic Revolution Will Be Beautiful!

    2h 3m
  2. Conversations - E19 - Rikki from Scottish Watches

    01/02/2024

    Conversations - E19 - Rikki from Scottish Watches

    Allen and Rikki lament and celebrate the current world of watches in equal measure, covering the rise of fashion and red-carpet nonsense to the role of modern materials in high horlogy.

    1hr 4min
  3. I Fell Into The Rolex Black Hole

    28/11/2023

    I Fell Into The Rolex Black Hole

    Allen could no longer resist the forces of gravity at the center of the horological universe, and now he is broadcasting from the within the Rolex Black Hole. He has sold off swaths of his collection and aquired two five-digit Rollies. An unexpected turn in Allen's journey, and perhaps one from which he can never return. Has he sold out or bought in?

    48 min
  4. SWATCH's BIOCERAMIC - THE UNVARNISH FACTS (AND OPINIONS)

    07/09/2023

    SWATCH's BIOCERAMIC - THE UNVARNISH FACTS (AND OPINIONS)

    Is SWATCH's BIOCERAMIC anything more than a petroleum-based plastic? Find out in this episode as Allen shares his investigation into this divisive material, its history, its current context, its chemical makeup, and even an email about it from a SWATCH representative.

    32 min
  5. Insights E35 - How "In-House" Obscures The Quality of Movements (& Insults Our Intelligence)

    01/03/2023

    Insights E35 - How "In-House" Obscures The Quality of Movements (& Insults Our Intelligence)

    A watch movement made to exacting standards by a robot on Mars working for a third-party alien corporation might turn out beautiful, precise, complicated and fascinating. Barring production on a more distant planet, no movement could be further from "in-house." This hypothetical Martian movement would absolutely trounce, say, a cheap Seiko movement made "in-house" by actual Japanese robots. I'd take the third-party Martian movement any day, and I bet you would too.

    21 min
  6. Insights E34 - For Exhibition Only - Rolex Without Watches

    08/02/2023

    Insights E34 - For Exhibition Only - Rolex Without Watches

    Has Rolex evolved into a brand that's For Exhibition Only" And what if Rolex no longer made physical watches? Could this be the future of global luxury brands in the centuries to come?

    24 min
  7. Field Reports E9 - Bremont's Authenticity Soars In An Old Plane

    12/01/2023

    Field Reports E9 - Bremont's Authenticity Soars In An Old Plane

    Allen went to the UK for the launch of Bremont's first serially produced watches with their in-house movement, but what Allen got was a ride in an old plane that showed him the unique authenticity at the center of the brand set on reviving British industrial watchmaking.

    1hr 1min
  8. Conversations E18 - Walt Odets On His Five Favorite Watches

    08/11/2022

    Conversations E18 - Walt Odets On His Five Favorite Watches

    Walt has some very classy timepieces, all of a type: smaller, understated, and often highly complicated. Allen and Walt talk through five of Walt's most favorite watches, plus a sixth that came to Walt as a very pleasant surprise.

    1hr 12min
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About

A podcast about watches, how they work, and why they fascinate us.

Information

  • Creator
    Allen Farmelo
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Allen Farmelo 2019
  • Show Website
    Beyond The Dial

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