Allen and David discuss their simultaneous breakthroughs in their personal collections, with David going deep on very specific vintage Seikos and Allen finally admitting that the Cartier Tank is his favorite watch of all time, and thus worthy of his full attention. David’s keen distinction between watches one wears (the rotation) and those one collects (the collection) clarifies and focuses the whole endeavor of owning watches.
Latest Podcasts
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
Podcast Insights E31 – Iteration Inundation – The Endless Stream of New(s) Watches
By Allen Farmelo / September 7, 2022
Podcast How Watches Work E6 – Complicated Chronographs – Flybacks, Split-Seconds, Ultra-Fast, & More
By David Flett / July 29, 2022
