Beyond The Dial

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

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

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Conversations - E19 - Rikki from Scottish Watches

Allen and Rikki lament and celebrate the current world of watches in equal measure, covering the...

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I Fell Into The Rolex Black Hole

Allen could no longer resist the forces of gravity at the center of the horological universe, and...

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• 5 meses

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...

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• 7 meses

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...

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• 1 año

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...

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• 1 año

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...

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• 1 año

Conversations E18 - Walt Odets On His Five Favorite Watches

Walt has some very classy timepieces, all of a type: smaller, understated, and often highly...

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• 1 año

Insights E33- From Horological Silence Into The Noisy Watch Space - A Personal History of Watch Collecting (1990-2020)

In this essay-style episode, Allen drags the historical lens across the watch space from...

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• 1 año

Insights E32 - A Tentative Critique of the Post-Pandemic Watch Culture

In this insight essay, Allen admits to feeling a little disillusioned with the broader watch...

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• 1 año

Insights E31 - Iteration Inundation - The Endless Stream of New(s) Watches

It's gotten overwhelming, all the new releases. Allen talks about how the digital medial...

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• 1 año

How Watches Work E6 - Understanding Complicated Chronographs

David takes Allen deeper into the world of mechanical chronographs, covering all the major...

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• 1 año

How Watches Work E5 - Understanding Mechanical Chronographs

David takes Allen inside the fascinating world of mechanical chronographs, and Allen finally...

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• 1 año

Insights E30 - "In-House" - How An Overused Term Lost Its Meaning & How To Fix It

Allen expands on his written essay on this always confusing and sometimes contentious topic....

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• 1 año

Insights E29 - The Watch Collector / Enthusiast Dichotomy & Its Discontents

Allen upends our current way of diving up the watch community into collectors, enthusiasts and...

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• 1 año

Conversations E17 - Bulova's 20th Century Mechanical Prowess (w Michael Benavente and Colin de Tonnac)

Allen speaks with Michael Benavente of Bulova and Colin de Tonnac of Semper & Adhuc about the...

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How Watches Work E4 - Servicing Mechanical Movements

David and Allen walk through the sometimes dubious topic of having your mechanical watch...

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How Watches Work E3 - Movements As Torque Managers

David Flett schools Allen about what torque is and how it operates and is managed within a watch...

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How Watches Work E2 - Gears & The Going Train

In this second installment of the How They Work series, David Flett joins Allen and leads him...

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Insights E28 - Quantum Leaps in Collecting Watches

Allen explores his new directions for his own budding collection of Vacheron Constantin watches,...

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• +1 año