76 episodes

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

Beyond The Dial Allen Farmelo

    • Technology
    • 4.7 • 38 Ratings

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

    Conversations - E19 - Rikki from Scottish Watches

    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. 

    • 1 hr 3 min
    I Fell Into The Rolex Black Hole

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

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

    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.

    • 20 min
    Insights E34 - For Exhibition Only - Rolex Without Watches

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

    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.

    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
38 Ratings

38 Ratings

Harvey Ito ,

Beyond the Dial

I love how the commentators state a point. No speaking over each others idea. I’m 69 y/o, professional (PharmD, MPH, MBA) I’m eager for new podcasts, I learn so much. You’re better than any other watch-related podcast, clean, brisk, understandable. Thank you, you’ve given this old guy something to look forward to.

Warmly,
Harvey

TNMikeTN ,

My Favorite Podcast

Only complaint is the wait between episodes 😂I do however understand. Thanks for providing top notch content and perspective.

Rebelinst ,

Higher Level

It’s refreshing to listen to a high-level podcast that isn’t controlled by the watch brands.

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