Author: Beyond The Dial

Podcast Conversations E10 – The Oris Calibre 400 Movement (with VJ Geronimo)

The Calibre 400 is not the first of Oris’ in-house modern movements, but it is their first work-horse automatic winding movement of the modern era. Designed from the ground-up according to Oris’ value-focused ethos, this movement is highly efficient, packs a 5-day power reserve, is robustly anti-magnetic, and happens to look a bit like the… Read more »

Monogamous Wrist Tie Me Up With Leather, Fall 2020

Seiko SRP143

Our poor wrists bear the literal weight of our horological obsessions, and yet we never hear from them. It’s time to let our wrists speak! ALLEN’S WRIST’S FALL STAPLE Seiko SPB143 62MAS 200m Prospex Diver 40.5m Auto-winding 6-series movement with date $1200 If there’s one thing that makes me happy, it’s Allen pulling out his… Read more »

Announcing the Oris x Beyond The Dial Essay Contest Winners!

Wow, our readers can write! We received 34 entries from all around the world, ranging in style from poems to dream journals to short stories and much more. Every single piece was from the heart, and in that regard they were all winners. Voting took place between Oris and Beyond The Dial’s staff, and we… Read more »

Monogamous Wrist Summer 2020

Our poor wrists bear the literal weight of our horological obsessions, and yet we never hear from them. It’s time to let our wrists speak! PEDRO MENDES’ WRIST’S SUMMER STAPLE King Seiko 5626-7110 37mm $ = vintage, so who knows? I should have seen this coming. All spring, Pedro was starting to go crazy for… Read more »

Hands-On Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition Aquis in Steel

The Skinny 43.5mm GMT complication with rotating 24-hour bezel $2800 Objectively Speaking by Allen Farmelo A friend and editor at Fortune Magazine, Daniel Bentley, frequently asks me a rather helpful question when it comes to evaluating products: Does the thing do what it set out to do, and, if so, how well? You’d be amazed… Read more »

The Oris x Beyond The Dial Essay Contest

The Oris x Beyond The Dial Essay Contest Oris and Beyond The Dial have joined forces to launch their first ever essay contest celebrating the release of the Carysfort Reef Limited Edition. We invite you to submit an essay describing your ultimate adventure with this watch that’s dedicated to bringing Change for the Better to… Read more »