Is SWATCH’s BIOCERAMIC anything more than a petrolium-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.
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Podcast – Conversations E19 – Rikki From Scottish Watches
Is SWATCH’s BIOCERAMIC anything more than a petrolium-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.
Podcast – Insights E37 – I Fell Into The Rolex Black Hole
Is SWATCH’s BIOCERAMIC anything more than a petrolium-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.
Podcast – Insights E36 – SWATCH’s BIOCERAMIC – THE UNVARNISHED FACTS (& OPINIONS)
Is SWATCH’s BIOCERAMIC anything more than a petrolium-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.
Podcast – Insights E35 – How “In-House” Obscures The Quality of Movements (& Insults Our Intelligence)
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?
Podcast – 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?
Podcast 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.
Podcast Conversations E18 – Walt Odets On His Five Favorite Watches
Walt Odets is legendary in the world of watch writing, having penned some of the most impactful watch criticism back before watch brands held sway over publications. In Walt’s second podcast with Allen, the two discuss Walt’s five personal favorite watches from his own collection. And they are stunners.
Podcast Insights E33 – From Horological Silence Into The Noisy Watch Space – A Personal History of Watch Collecting (1990-2020)
By Allen Farmelo and David Flett In 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.
Podcast Insights E32 – A Tentative Critique of the Post-Pandemic Watch Culture
By Allen Farmelo and David Flett In 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… Read more »