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Aug 8, 2021 • 2h 5min

Independent Thinking - Allen Farmelo (@beyond.the.dial); Watches, Motorcycles, Tanks and the Aesthetic Revolution

Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. This is a place dedicate to showcasing the great people doing interesting and cool things in the world of horology. Conversation between Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and our guest - the journalist, podcaster, motorcycling fanatic and poultry fancier, Allen Farmelo (@beyond.the.dial); host of the brilliant Beyond The Dial podcast. Join us for a passionate and honest conversation about authenticity; pitfalls of marketing; the watch media landscape; our approaches to communicating about horology; NAZI watches; Ducati motorcycles; Cartier Tanks; Andy Warhol; Walt Odets; and our mutual fascination with all things horological. We also discuss Allen’s first watch release with Alsta Watches - the ALSTA X BTD MOTOSCAPHE 120. Allen deconstructs the concept, inspiration and design of this watch, and just why you should totally get one (obviously, a fully unbiassed opinion here!) I have been a huge fan of Allen’s work at @beyond.the.dial, and I am sure once you hear this episode - you will be a convert too. Honestly, this episode was a huge blast! A bit of a language warning on this one - Enjoy! Special shout out in this one to our mutual friend Gary Shteyngart (@shteyngart) and a couple of special chickens (Snow @petitesecondes) and the late lamented Claude! Check out Allen’s website beyondthedial.com, Instagram @beyond.the.dial and the Beyond The Dial podcast. The Beyond The Dial Watch is available from ALSTA X BTD MOTOSCAPHE 120 website. Stay on Time! …And Remember. The Aesthetic Revolution will be beautiful! New Theme Music for 2021: Circle Round by Spinning Clocks (via YouTube Free Music Channel) Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist Fifth Wrist website and Fifth Wrist Radio podcast are projects run entirely by a bunch of enthusiasts, watchmakers and collectors. We pride ourselves on being by the watch community and for the watch community. We have zero sponsorship or advertising and welcome all honest and unbiased opinions. We reject all forms of outside brand intervention and take no cash, watches or other goods from watch companies. The future direction of the website and podcasts are driven by the people who take part in this project, and we are also happy to welcome more enthusiasts into our pirate crew. To join our group chat please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast. Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one! We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! If you want to contribute a watch review for the FifthWrist.com website - please get in touch. We welcome all honest review. Stay On Time! Cheers from Roman @TimesRomanAU from sunny Melbourne.
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Aug 2, 2021 • 53min

TVH - Vintage summer watch

Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage watches! Host: Benoît @Petitesecondes Guests:  Jordan from @jgwatchesuk James from @kibblewatches Phil from @Pippy Jonathan from @jjhughes1969 Chris from @fadedbezel Adam from @hamblar Guillaume from @the_patina_boy Claus from @tapir_ffm Bob from @brownsvillewatchguy Tony from @rescapement Eric from @ericmwind Adam from @mechanical_time Roman from @timesromanau Paul from @vintageseiko In this closing episode of the first season of The Vintage HenHouse, Benoit asks his previous guests and cohosts what their perfect vintage summer watch is. Theme music by Jotunn @picodon_conan Special effects and music free of copyright thanks to the following websites: Zapsplat.com, fesliyanstudios.com and freesound.org. A massive THANK YOU to everyone who have come on the show and supported me for this first season of TVH. Have a great summer! Enjoy the show! Don't forget to grab an egg on your way home! SHOW NOTES: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Jordan from @jgwatchesuk 04:35 - James from @kibblewatches 07:00 – Phil from @Pippy 10:20 – Jonathan from @jjhughes1969 14:20 – Chris from @fadedbezel 16:50 – Adam from @hamblar 20:30 – Guillaume from @the_patina_boy 24:15 – Claus from @tapir_ffm 27:20 - Bob from @brownsvillewatchguy 28:10 – Tony from @rescapement 29:00 – Eric from @ericmwind 33:10 – Adam from @mechanical_time 34:05 – Roman from @timesromanau 36:00 – Paul from @vintageseiko 20:30 – Benoit’s choice and outro Instagram recommendations: follow the guests! Follow us on Instagram: @Fifthwrist Follow us on facebook: facebook.com/fifthwrist Subscribe to our youtube channel To join our group chat on Slack then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com Please take the time to leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast. Thank you for all the positive reviews and comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one! Fifth Wrist and Fifth Wrist Radio are both community run projects. Designed to serve the watch enthusiast community. We reject all forms of outside watch brand intervention and take no money, watches or goods from watch companies. The future direction of the website and podcasts are driven by the people who take part in this project. To join the action and get involved why not get started by reviewing one of your own watches at fifthwrist.com/write-review We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Thanks to everyone in the Fifth Wrist community who give their time to make this project possible. The hosts, co-hosts, writers and editors, plus everyone who takes the time to share and promote this project daily. Cheers from Benoît @petitesecondes Wherever you are, stay on time!
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Jul 22, 2021 • 2h 37min

Popcorn - Cars and the Coxswain

What's Good! It's Episode 26 of Popcorn on FifthWrist Radio. This week Charith (@charithsir) and SIdd (@sidd.pad) are joined by local legend Teesaan (@teesaankoo)! The guys get DEEEEEEEEEEP, and I mean deep! Chatting about a winners mindset in sport, Teesaan's background in rowing, cancel culture and when it is right, wrong or too much, the difference between a "car guy" and a "car enthusiast".  The listener question gets handled quite well - greatest athlete turned actor? Charith also discussed a Will Ferrell movie featuring a Timex Ironman that is quite fun. Then we have a Draft! Greatest movie cars ever, after several minutes of confusion we get under way!!! Some debate, some insults and maybe even a pick that Shooter McGavin would be proud of! Teesaan also does his Deserted Island, no cancels! Recommendations from this episode:     Charith: @jp_melbs (Shoutout for being a legend) SIdd: @18eastofficial Teesaan: @Type7 Movie Recommendations: "Christine", "The Italian Job" (1969) & "The Spy Who Loved Me"          Follow Teesaan on Instagram @teesaankoo  Intro by @cathy_whittaker       Hype music by SLPSTRM     Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist        Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one!  To join our crew group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast.  Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one!  We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Stay Poppin'
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Jul 18, 2021 • 1h 33min

Independent Thinking - Gary Shteyngart (@shteyngart); "Khrushchev meets Liberace” and all that ticks

Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts: Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Adam (@mediumwatch) chat with best-selling novelist and watch enthusiast Gary Shteyngart (@shteyngart). Join us as for a conversation about Gary’s writing and his headlong dive into watches, Bauhaus, Nomos, Seiko, Rolex and Patek. Find out which Rolex model shall henceforth be dubbed “The Shteyngart” forever and why Gary is not a chronograph guy! Erudite, thoughtful and hilariously funny (just like his books), we guarantee you will enjoy our conversation with Gary. Shout-outs in this episode to friends of FWR podcast: @anordain, @Habring2, Eric Wind, @colibrica Design, Theo Diehl, William Massena, Kathleen McGivney & Ming Watches. Special mentions to Jack Forster, Allen Farmelo, and Stephen Pulvirent. Recommendations from this episode Gary - @mrzaratsu; @waitlisted; Book - “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson  Adam:  Gary’s Book “Lake Success”; Shipping service DeJapan.com Roman: Gary’s New Yorker Article: “Confessions of a Watch Geek"; William Gibson’s WIRED Article “My Obsession”  Follow Gary on Instagram @shteyngart and check out his books, including his latest Our Country Friends released in November 2021. New Theme Music for 2021: Circle Round by Spinning Clocks (via YouTube Free Music Channel) Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist To join our group chat please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review. SHOW NOTES 8:20 - Gary’s collecting philosophy 16:10 - An ode to Nomos, William Massena, Ming and Habring watches 23:05 - A brief detour to Ukraine, Chernobyl and Soviet design (Khrushchev meets Liberace) 25:30 - Gary’s ancestral watch (Raketa) 36:10 - Revenge of the nerds 42:40 - Watches as key plot devices in Gary’s novel “Lake Success” 47:45 - Obscurity vs mass recognition 53:40 - Tips for writing about watches 1:06:20 Unavoidable discussion of Gary’s Talking Watches appearance on Hodinkee 1:19:00 Tips for aspiring writers everywhere 1:26:00 Recommendations Cheers from sunny Melbourne and Stay On Time!
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Jul 15, 2021 • 3h 42min

R&R - Saving The Breguet For Last

Welcome to the horology world's ultimate watchmaking podcast network. In this episode of the Rob & The Regulator, Alex and Rob talk about new watch releases from brands like Breguet, Grand Seiko, Omega and the Rob favorite Hermes. Plus we cover a few cool watches from smaller brands in the Milton Rum Independents Corner. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this podcast is provided by Milton Rum Distillery. Make sure to support our podcast by supporting Alex and the gang over at Milton Rum. The more of their rum that you drink, the better our podcasts can be. SHOW NOTES Milton Rum Independents Corner https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/anton-suhanov-racer-jumping-hour-gmt.html https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-tutima-m2-seven-seas-now-in-yellow-and-orange https://perenwatches.com/ All the other shit https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/seiko-presage-studio-ghibli-castle-in-the-sky.html https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-omega-seamaster-aqua-terra-gets-a-small-seconds-subdial-live-pics https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/seikos-new-collab-with-rowing-blazers-is-a-stroke-of-genius https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-breguet-type-xxi-3815-is-a-lean-clean-take-on-a-classic-live-pics-pricing https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/grand-seikos-next-micro-artist-studio-masterpiece-is-a-fully-engraved-platinum-showstopper-live-pics https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/whoa-the-tudor-black-bay-fifty-eight-is-now-fully-bronze-live-pics-and-pricing https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-soothing-simplicity-of-the-slim-dhermes-squelette-lune Instagram Recommendations from the community: Rob - https://www.instagram.com/clockrotation/ & https://www.instagram.com/wamadajewellery1985/ Alex - https://www.instagram.com/agavewrist/ Go check out their profiles and give them a follow. Connect with us Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/fifthwrist Subscribe to our YouTube channel To join our group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com Please take the time to leave us a review wherever you listen to our watchmaking podcast. Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one!
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Jul 9, 2021 • 1h 15min

DTS - German watches with Mike

Welcome to The Defining Time Show on Fifth Wrist Radio. This week Anthony (@defining_time) is joined by our favourite and only German co host Claus (@tapir_ffm) as we get a lesson on German watches with all-round legend and German watch expert Mike (@mikestuffler). Mike has a massive passion for German watches and really just watches in general. Like many, Rolex will always weasel its way in somehow, but we take a look at some of Mike's favourites and hear a story about how his whole collection was stolen. Truly very sad but Mike is a trooper and just got on with rebuilding. Mike was a moderator for the watch forum WatchUSeek for many years as well as a host of other forums so we really mean expert and it was interested to hear about how forums do their best to keep the scammers away. We discuss the history of Flieger watches and how they were and still are such an important watch as well as chatting about a weird connection between Japan's fascination with USA well build military clothing and what the modern day Flieger stands for. Claus and Anthony certainly learnt a thing or two about German watches as we're sure you will too. We'd like to thank Mike for coming to speak with us for his first ever podcast and we can't wait to have him back to do a German watch battle!!!!!  Be sure to follow @mikestuffler on IG to keep up with all things German watches and his fine collection. Grab a whiskey if that's your thing, put on a tuxedo, sit in your most comfortable chair and journey with us to a conversation with absolute watch nuts talking watches! Recommendations from this episode: Mike: @tempusx Claus: @watchmaxe Anthony: @mecanicuschronometrie - This guy is a legend!  Music by @salil808   Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one! To join our crew group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Cheers from Claus and Anthony!
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Jul 8, 2021 • 2h 29min

Popcorn - The Sci-Fi Special

What's Good! It's Episode 25 of Popcorn on FifthWrist Radio. This week Charith (@charithsir) is joined by FifthWrist legends Michael (@woodswatchmaking) and Benoit (@petitesecondes).  The guys talk through some hard hitting news across a multitude of topics. They start by answering a listener question better than ever before - When does a watch worn by a film character look completely wrong? MGM gets bought by Amazon, Vacheron Constantin release a heritage for the ages and Michael's back problems seem to be alleviated. This is all just an appetizer for a main course of a Draft! Epic Epic Epic! The guys debate their favourite Sci-Fi Films with passion and some personal anecdotes that only comes after a generation of preparation. This one is epic, stipulations are added and rules are set. All three come with their biggest guns and no one survives.   Recommendations from this episode:    Charith: @zkazan Michael: @watchlyrical Benoit: The Books/Comics of Isaac Asimov, "Ghost in the Shell", "The Incal", "Y: The Last Man" Movie Recommendations: "Ex Machina", "Avalon" & "Gravity"         Follow Benoit on Instagram @petitesecondes and listen to his show "The Vintage Henhouse" only on FifthWrist Radio Intro by @cathy_whittaker      Hype music by SLPSTRM     Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist       Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one!  To join our crew group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast.  Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one!  We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Stay Poppin'
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Jul 6, 2021 • 4h 2min

2.5 Watchmakers - The Wrath of Rob

Welcome to the horology world's ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of the Two & A Half Watchmakers, Alex, Rob and Michael talk about new watch releases from brands like Oris, Grand Seiko, Longines and the perpetually dull Patek Philippe. Plus Rob calls Charith from the Popcorn podcast and then goes on a rant about stem thickness in modern watches. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this podcast is provided by Milton Rum Distillery. Make sure to support our podcast by supporting Alex and the gang over at Milton Rum. The more of their rum that you drink, the better our podcasts can be. SHOW NOTES Milton Rum Independents Corner https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/jacques-bianchi-jb200.html All the other stuff... https://wornandwound.com/introducing-the-oris-holstein-edition-2021/ https://wornandwound.com/introducing-the-longines-heritage-classic-with-black-sector-dial/ https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-sbgw-60th-anniversary-in-brilliant-titanium-needs-a-name-as-beautiful-as-the-watch https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/breguet-marine-rose-gold-grey-titanium-blue.html https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/corum-10-years-golden-bridge-automatic.html https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-patek-philippe-sky-moon-tourbillon-at-rare-handcrafts-geneva https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/patek-philippe-minute-repeater-perpetual-calendar-5374g.html https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/patek-philippe-ladies-minute-repeater-7040-250g.html Instagram Recommendations from the community: Michael - https://www.instagram.com/j.t._winnerl/ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/gotvintagewatches/ Alex - https://www.instagram.com/just.my.wristy/ Go check out their profiles and give them a follow. Connect with us Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/fifthwrist Subscribe to our YouTube channel To join our group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com Please take the time to leave us a review wherever you listen to our watchmaking podcast. Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one!
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Jun 30, 2021 • 3h 17min

R&R - Daniel Wellington Mid Year Performance Review

Welcome to the horology world's ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of the Rob & The Regulator Show, Alex and Rob talk about new watch releases from brands like Seiko, De Bethune and Bell & Ross. Then Alex gets some help from Rob to complete his mid year evaluation at Daniel Wellington. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this podcast is provided by Milton Rum Distillery. Make sure to support our podcast by supporting Alex and the gang over at Milton Rum. The more of their rum that you drink, the better our podcasts can be. SHOW NOTES Milton Rum Independents Corner https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/andersen-geneve-jumping-hours-platinum.html https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/louis-erard-alain-silberstein-le-chrono-monopoussoir-review.html https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/de-bethune-db25gmt-starry-varius.html https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/red-army-watches-kef-elements-time-space.html https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/jacques-bianchi-jb200.html All the other stuff... https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/bell-ross-br03-92-red-radar-ceramic.html https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/grand-seiko-spring-drive-sbgy007 https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/06/citizen-promaster-mechanical-diver-200m-nb6004-08e.html Instagram Recommendations from the community: Rob: https://www.instagram.com/watchgirltokyo/ Alex: https://www.instagram.com/watchoutdoc/ Go check out their profiles and give them a follow. Connect with us Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/fifthwrist Subscribe to our YouTube channel To join our group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com Please take the time to leave us a review wherever you listen to our watchmaking podcast. Thank you for all the positive reviews & comments on our episodes. We read and appreciate each one!
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Jun 22, 2021 • 1h 47min

R&R - Rick from Scottish Watches

Rick:  https://www.instagram.com/prophetsnwatches/ Rob: https://www.instagram.com/close.up.watches/ Alex: https://www.instagram.com/horology_capture/

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