Ahhh looking between the walkthrough video and the developer's comments, I think I understand the trick of the dials lock (and also I think there was a flaw in the design that might've tripped people up).
You split the whole puzzle along the major quadrants of the inner circle, which will split each of the outer circles in half. Within one major quadrant space, turn the outer dials so that their small quadrants which are closest to the inner circle combine designs to match the inner circle major quadrant. (image below)
The only place this doesnt match is the top right, which i believe is an accidental error breaking the pattern.
