Latest Patek Podcast Episodes
Through The Looking Glass - On Watches & Philosophy (The Final Episode)
Beyond The Dial - March 28, 2024 19:06 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsFarewell, and thank you all for listening. The Aesthetic Revolution Will Be Beautiful!
Conversations - E19 - Rikki from Scottish Watches
Beyond The Dial - February 01, 2024 19:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen 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.
I Fell Into The Rolex Black Hole
Beyond The Dial - November 28, 2023 20:12 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen 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 ...
SWATCH's BIOCERAMIC - THE UNVARNISH FACTS (AND OPINIONS)
Beyond The Dial - September 07, 2023 15:52 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIs 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.
Insights E35 - How "In-House" Obscures The Quality of Movements (& Insults Our Intelligence)
Beyond The Dial - March 01, 2023 14:57 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsA 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...
Insights E34 - For Exhibition Only - Rolex Without Watches
Beyond The Dial - February 08, 2023 16:08 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsHas 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?
Field Reports E9 - Bremont's Authenticity Soars In An Old Plane
Beyond The Dial - January 12, 2023 19:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen 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.
Conversations E18 - Walt Odets On His Five Favorite Watches
Beyond The Dial - November 08, 2022 14:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsWalt 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.
Insights E33- From Horological Silence Into The Noisy Watch Space - A Personal History of Watch Collecting (1990-2020)
Beyond The Dial - October 05, 2022 15:47 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this essay-style episode, Allen drags the historical lens across the watch space from 1990-2020, showing how what was once a lonely nerd's hobby grew into a fashionable social activity.
Insights E32 - A Tentative Critique of the Post-Pandemic Watch Culture
Beyond The Dial - September 22, 2022 19:06 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this insight essay, Allen admits to feeling a little disillusioned with the broader watch culture and tried to identify why it feels different to him since COVID pandemic lockdowns and the rapid expansion of interest in watches. Special interest is paid to the role of social media in hollowin...
Insights E31 - Iteration Inundation - The Endless Stream of New(s) Watches
Beyond The Dial - September 07, 2022 14:12 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIt's gotten overwhelming, all the new releases. Allen talks about how the digital medial environment, including the socials, has put undue stress on watch brands to always be releasing something new. and he has some ideas for how to deal with it.
How Watches Work E6 - Complicated Chronographs - Flybacks, Split-Seconds, Ultra-Fast, & More
Beyond The Dial - July 29, 2022 14:26 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid takes Allen deeper into the world of mechanical chronographs, covering all the major complications from early flybacks to the latest in mechanical chronograph technology.
How Watches Work E6 - Understanding Complicated Chronographs
Beyond The Dial - July 29, 2022 14:26 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid takes Allen deeper into the world of mechanical chronographs, covering all the major complications from early flybacks to the latest in mechanical chronograph technology.
How Watches Work E5 - Understanding Mechanical Chronographs
Beyond The Dial - June 17, 2022 19:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid takes Allen inside the fascinating world of mechanical chronographs, and Allen finally "gets it." Vertical vs. horizontal clutches, column wheel vs. cam actuators, reset functions, and much more are covered here, leaving the listener with a foundational understanding of mechanical stop wa...
Beyond "In-House Movements" - How An Overused Term Lost Its Meaning & How To Fix It
Beyond The Dial - May 24, 2022 15:21 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen expands on his written essay on this always confusing and sometimes contentious topic. "In-House" refers to a movement built....Where exactly? By whom? It's hard to know anymore because brands have use the term in marketing so loosely that no precise definition exists. Allen suggests new t...
Insights E30 - "In-House" - How An Overused Term Lost Its Meaning & How To Fix It
Beyond The Dial - May 24, 2022 15:21 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen expands on his written essay on this always confusing and sometimes contentious topic. "In-House" refers to a movement built....Where exactly? By whom? It's hard to know anymore because brands have use the term in marketing so loosely that no precise definition exists. Allen suggests new t...
Insights E29 - The Watch Collector / Enthusiast Dichotomy & Its Discontents
Beyond The Dial - May 02, 2022 17:58 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen upends our current way of diving up the watch community into collectors, enthusiasts and consumers and suggests that we'd be far better off describing different levels of horological experience. Not to be missed for the die-hards, in this episode Allen's "phenomenology of watches" finally...
The Watch Collector / Enthusiast Dichotomy & Its Discontents
Beyond The Dial - May 02, 2022 17:58 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen upends our current way of diving up the watch community into collectors, enthusiasts and consumers and suggests that we'd be far better off describing different levels of horological experience. Not to be missed for the die-hards, in this episode Allen's "phenomenology of watches" finally...
Conversations E17 - Bulova's 20th Century Mechanical Prowess (w Michael Benavente and Colin de Tonnac)
Beyond The Dial - April 11, 2022 14:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen speaks with Michael Benavente of Bulova and Colin de Tonnac of Semper & Adhuc about the history of Bulova as a mechanical watchmaker. There's a lot to learn here. For example, did you know that Bulova once employed more Swiss mechanical watchmakers than any other brand, including the Swiss...
Bulova's 20th Century Mechanical Prowess - Feat. Michael Benavente of Bulova and Colin de Tonnac of Semper & Adhuc
Beyond The Dial - April 11, 2022 14:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsAllen speaks with Michael Benavente of Bulova and Colin de Tonnac of Semper & Adhuc about the history of Bulova as a mechanical watchmaker. There's a lot to learn here. For example, did you know that Bulova once employed more Swiss mechanical watchmakers than any other brand, including the Swiss...
How They Work 4 - Servicing Mechanical Movements
Beyond The Dial - February 22, 2022 20:26 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid and Allen walk through the sometimes dubious topic of having your mechanical watch serviced. David explains how it all has to happen as Allen warns of scammers and how to beat them. You'll learn about timegrapher results, especially amplitude, as well as old and modern lubrications, why pa...
How Watches Work 4 - Servicing Mechanical Movements
Beyond The Dial - February 22, 2022 20:26 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid and Allen walk through the sometimes dubious topic of having your mechanical watch serviced. David explains how it all has to happen as Allen warns of scammers and how to beat them. You'll learn about timegrapher results, especially amplitude, as well as old and modern lubrications, why pa...
How Watches Work E4 - Servicing Mechanical Movements
Beyond The Dial - February 22, 2022 20:26 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid and Allen walk through the sometimes dubious topic of having your mechanical watch serviced. David explains how it all has to happen as Allen warns of scammers and how to beat them. You'll learn about timegrapher results, especially amplitude, as well as old and modern lubrications, why pa...
How Watches Work E3 - Movements As Torque Managers
Beyond The Dial - February 02, 2022 19:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid Flett schools Allen about what torque is and how it operates and is managed within a watch movement. Philosophical ponderance eventually finds its way, of course, but applied physics to horology remains the main story here.
How Watches Work 3 - Mechanical Movements & Torque
Beyond The Dial - February 02, 2022 19:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid Flett schools Allen about what torque is and how it operates and is managed within a watch movement. Philosophical ponderance eventually finds its way, of course, but applied physics to horology remains the main story here.
How They Work 3 - Torque
Beyond The Dial - February 02, 2022 19:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDavid Flett schools Allen about what torque is and how it operates and is managed within a watch movement. Philosophical ponderance eventually finds its way, of course, but applied physics to horology remains the main story here.
How Watches Work E2 - Gears & The Going Train
Beyond The Dial - December 09, 2021 15:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this second installment of the How They Work series, David Flett joins Allen and leads him through the gears that make your mechanical watches work, generally known as "the going train." By the end they've imagined complications that track time on Mercury, Jupiter and Mars.
How Watches Work 2 - The Going Train
Beyond The Dial - December 09, 2021 15:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this second installment of the How They Work series, David Flett joins Allen and leads him through the gears that make your mechanical watches work, generally known as "the going train." By the end they've imagined complications that track time on Mercury, Jupiter and Mars.
How They Work 2 - The Going Train
Beyond The Dial - December 09, 2021 15:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this second installment of the How They Work series, David Flett joins Allen and leads him through the gears that make your mechanical watches work, generally known as "the going train." By the end they've imagined complications that track time on Mercury, Jupiter and Mars.
Which Watch Should I Buy and Sell for Profit Today?
Q&A Tuesday with Roman Sharf - November 30, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings⚙️ Hey Roman, I want to become a watch dealer. Which watch would you recommend I buy first to sell? - Jack ⚙️ Roman! Huge fan! What would you pay me today for my Rolex two-tone rootbeer and why? - Lawrence ⚙️ Hi Roman, what does it take to work for you as a salesperson? - Philip ⚙️ Roman, ...
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