Unwound

Join watchsmith Seth Roberts and collector Dan Benjamin as they unwind watch culture and discuss the history, allure, community, and study of watches through the lens of their shared obsession, from inspecting movements to spotting fakes, from vintage Seiko to modern Rolex, asking questions, offering advice, and sharing their stories. Hosted by Seth Roberts & Dan Benjamin.

34: Not Enough Basel

Seth and Dan talk about Swatch pulling out of Basel, the morals and ethics of counterfeit watches, and more.

07-31
01:12:50

33: The Pressures of the Deep

Seth and Dan discuss the love and hate of summer, tasty Seiko rumors, super compressors, and the motives behind a questionable subreddit.

07-07
01:08:59

32: Jeff the Egyptian God

Seth and Dan discuss names, a fateful jinx, presentation watches, the hybrid market, and the most important watch brand you’ve never heard of.

06-06
01:09:45

31: A Matter of Time

Dan and Seth talk about too many vacation days, a senator’s poor choice, leather top hats, the other TRF, and some interesting missing watches.

04-17
01:06:15

30: Half-Past Monkey

Dan and Seth talk about Main Street, St. Patrick's Day, temporal hours, and give away a watch!

03-19
01:04:38

29: Finger Flying

Seth and Dan talk about mob debts, Helmut Sinn, why blue is best, missing case backs, the fate of Baselworld, and yet another giveaway.

03-01
01:09:34

28: Lip, Dip, Paint

Seth and Dan talk about visiting ADs with great courage, high beats, and lume.

02-20
01:19:00

27: The Toolest of Tool Watches

Seth and Dan share details of some special listener gifts, the story of a soldiers watch, Seiko pro divers, and leaked photos of a new mystery watch.

01-08
01:00:42

26: A Creek Named Oris

Seth and Dan talk about Raketa, bellmatics, good detective work, bracelets vs. straps, Oris watches, and harrowing repair stories.

12-19
01:10:44

25: A Small Clock

Dan and Seth talk about the history and styles of watch straps, when watches yield special treatment, and more.

12-04
01:13:52

24: So Many Paperclips

Dan and Seth talk about the superior vs. superlative chronometers, watch winders (good or bad?), manually wound watches, and the best value proposition in new, modern automatic watches.

11-27
01:32:38

23: A Conversation Piece

Seth and Dan talk about watch branding and slogans, Mad Men, the Rolex Explorer as "the perfect watch", Seiko's "five attributes", the Milsub, and new vintage.

11-14
01:11:27

22: Watches in Space!

Dan and Seth talk about the Paul Newman Rolex Daytona auction, Dan's new Rolex Datejust, Seth's amazing Gene Kranz Seiko, and the best watches to go into space.

11-01
01:11:50

21: The Back of a Napkin

Dan and Seth talk about the history of Audemars Piguet, Gerald Genta, and how Dan managed to get a Rolex without spending any money. They also announce the winner of the vintage watch giveaway.

10-24
01:02:32

20: Frickin' Laser Beams

Seth and Dan discuss the newly announced sub-$500 Tissot, the new atomic clock, affordable automatics, and tuning fork movements.

10-11
54:09

19: A Rather Stubborn Oyster

Seth and Dan talk about Rolex, Hamilton, and the history and validity of water resistance.

09-30
01:17:01

18: From Historians to Hoarders

Seth and Dan talk about watch collecting, entry-point watches, and categorize the different types of collectors.

09-15
01:10:13

17: The 7 Place Sweep

Seth and Dan talk about Dan's latest watch purchase and Seth's latest find (a Seiko 6216), and then travel back in time to review the history of chronometers.

09-06
01:05:54

16: For Whom the Bell-Matic Tolls

Seth and Dan talk about alarm watches, watch forums, and (unfortunately) hurricanes.

08-30
59:57

15: Doing Math on Your Watch

This week, Seth and Dan talk about bezels, doing math on your watch, magnetism, and more.

08-22
01:01:17

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