Allen falls into the bizarre and powerful orbit of beautifully aged vintage Rolex steel sport watches, those nearly unobtainable, very expensive timepieces that form an elite class of collectibles. From within this orbit, our host attempts to decode what’s happening beyond the event horizon of Rolex by focusing his cultural studies and anthropological lenses at the center of the horological galaxy. Here lies a long and ponderous episode.
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