Perri Dash on How Taste And Craft Turn Objects Into Culture

Perri Dash on How Taste And Craft Turn Objects Into Culture

June 9, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 1 · Episode 74

About this episode

Perry Dash discusses the deeper meanings behind modern watch culture and how aesthetics transform objects into personal stories.

A watch can be a flex, a tool, or a tiny machine that marks time, but that’s not why it stays with us. Perry Dash joins me to get under the surface of modern watch culture and enthusiast life, where a piece of steel can turn into a memory, a personal ritual, and a signal of who you are. We talk about the path that starts with aesthetics and quickly becomes storytelling: who made the thing, what it meant in its era, and why that meaning still lands today. We also challenge the lazy definition...

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