What started as a cute aphorism has grown into a socio-economic theory. Allen works his way through the assumptions that make up this theory, drawing on personal memory, Marxist and Anarchist failures, Pan-Indigenous Environmentalism, and, of course, horological love. The goal? Nothing short of transforming Late Capitalism through our built-in human love of Beauty.
Latest Podcasts
Podcast – The Final Episode – Through The Looking Glass, On Philosophy & Watches
By Allen Farmelo / March 28, 2024
Podcast – Insights E36 – SWATCH’s BIOCERAMIC – THE UNVARNISHED FACTS (& OPINIONS)
By Allen Farmelo / September 7, 2023
Podcast – Insights E35 – How “In-House” Obscures The Quality of Movements (& Insults Our Intelligence)
By Allen Farmelo / March 1, 2023
Podcast – Insights E34 – For Exhibition Only – Rolex Without Watches
By Allen Farmelo / February 8, 2023
Podcast Field Reports E9 – Bremont’s Authenticity Soars in an Old Plane
By Allen Farmelo / January 12, 2023
Podcast Conversations E18 – Walt Odets On His Five Favorite Watches
By Allen Farmelo / November 8, 2022
Podcast Insights E33 – From Horological Silence Into The Noisy Watch Space – A Personal History of Watch Collecting (1990-2020)
By Allen Farmelo / October 5, 2022
Podcast Insights E32 – A Tentative Critique of the Post-Pandemic Watch Culture
By Allen Farmelo / September 22, 2022