Everything You Need To Know About Stone Dials | Hodinkee Radio

Over the past few years, stone dials have seemingly popped up everywhere. More modern brands are making them. At the same time, vintage examples have become more collectible and jumped in price considerably. But stone dials are still a relatively undiscovered corner of watch collecting. They're not well understood on the vintage or modern side. We hope you will enjoy this special three-part episode that will give you a better understanding of stone dials. Check out the full article here: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-stone-dials/ Chapters: 00:00 Brief intro to the topic and guests 01:03 Part I: Intro to Pierre Biver and Biver Watches 05:21 Part I: Combining heritage inspiration with modern techniques in Biver Watches 07:14 Part I: Why use stone dials in Biver Watches? 09:23 Part I: The process of choosing a stone for a dial 11:41 Part I: Different stone properties and why they are chosen for watches 15:38 Part I: The challenges of collaborating with suppliers and materials for stone dials 20:52 Part I: The failure rate of stone dials versus regular dials 23:19 Part I: Understanding the differences in cost of stone dial watches 27:50 Part I: Final words of wisdom for acquiring stone dial watches 31:49 Part II: Intro to Jasper Lijfering of Amsterdam Vintage Watches 32:21 Part II: Defining what a stone dial is/is not 33:06 Part II: Some of Jasper's favorite brands who produce stone dials 33:51 Part II: The typical manufacturing process on