The Materialist : Brynn Wallner

About this episode

Brynn Wallner discusses her journey in modern watch culture and the creation of Dimepiece, a platform focused on women and watches.

If you’ve peeked at modern watch culture in the last few years, chances are you’ve felt Brynn Wallner ’s impact—whether you realized it or not. She’s the founder of Dimepiece , the platform that reframed watches through a lens that’s stylish, pop-cultural, and—crucially—women-forward. In our conversation for The Materialist , Brynn unspooled the origin story of Dimepiece , the pandemic moment that sparked it, and why a Cartier on a wrist can carry just as much meaning as a family heirloom or a diploma on the wall. Who Brynn Is—and Why She’s Interesting Brynn came to watches through words. While working on editorial projects at Sotheby’s, she found herself immersed in the mythology of the “greats”—Patek, Audemars Piguet, Rolex—and the pop-cultural stories that made models like the Paul Newman Daytona household names. One problem: in all that coverage, women barely appeared . When the pandemic cost her job, it gave her time. She went to Florida with family, turned 30, and realized she had never once aspired to own a watch. That realization became Dimepiece: first an Instagram moodboard of women (past and present) wearing watches; quickly, a movement. From Princess Diana in a Tank…

People in this episode

Host: At Present

Guest: Brynn Wallner

Topics covered

• modern watch culture
• women in watches
• pop culture
• entrepreneurship
• Dimepiece origin story
• accessibility in collecting

Keywords

• watches
• Dimepiece
• Brynn Wallner
• women-forward
• pop culture
• accessibility
• collecting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dimepiece, Sotheby’s

Products: Cartier, Paul Newman Daytona, Nautilus

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