Dialed In

Amr Samaha, architect, developer, tech entrepreneur and exotic watch collector, joins the Fog City Family to discuss how he transformed his difficult upbringing in Egypt into the American dream and how one way relationships are with watch brands such as Patek Philippe.

Matt Farah, editor-at-large for Road & Track Magazine and 'The Smoking Tire' YT & Podcast, joins the Fog City family to discuss how his fascination for cars as a child turned him into one the biggest names in the automotive space. His passion for collecting cars translated to collecting watches, where he recently found himself with not one but two 116660 DeepSea Royal Navy Clearance Divers.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of our guests. They do not necessarily reflect the position of Tim Bender, Fog City or Dialed In.

Luke Rottman, a 23 year old watch dealer, joins the Dialed In family to discuss his unethical upbringings, watch deals that have gone bad and the man who tried to defraud Fog City of seventy thousand dollars. 

Matt Draper, one of the world's leading marine photographers, joins the Fog City family this week. In this episode, he discusses his unique style, marine conservation, love for watches and his recent trip where he sailed from Seattle to Hawaii for two weeks with his two friends. 

Every Monday morning on our instagram (@fogcityvintage), Tim hosts an AMA, "Tim Talks", where he answers all watch related questions completely unfiltered. Windy Watch joins the family this week as the host to our first live AMA where we dive deep into the philosophy of Fog City.

The worlds of design/architecture and watches aren't all that different. This week Zachary Scott joins the family as he discusses the importance of the new standard of buying, all dealers are under a fiduciary duty to act in the interests of the consumers.

Happy 2023 everybody. We are joined for our first episode of the year with Jose Pereztroika, a forensic watch analyst. Throughout this episode we shine light on the dirty underground watch industry and get an inside look on the behind the scenes of fraud. 

Happy Holidays everybody. This week we reconnect with our good friend George Watchington just in time for the new year. This is a reality check. We discuss where the market is at, where it's going and what your best buying and selling strategy might be going into 2023.

Our first threesome. In this week's episode we bring back Ricky Panelo from @crown_in_oyster_case and Ryan Castillo to talk bout how we can restructure the industry and where we see a lot of opportunity moving forward.

Looking for your next best investment piece? In this episode, creative director Carlos Rangel joins the conversation to talk about all things that get better with age and how the Rolex 16570 Chicchi Di Mais Explorer II may be your next smart purchase.