The Worn & Wound Podcast

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Changing Gears: Gear Updates, Blade Show, & Upcoming Trips Apr 06, 2026

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This episode of Changing Gears finds Kat and Garrett settling back into conversation after some time away, catching up through the lens of the gear that’s been shaping their daily lives. What starts with a familiar wrist and gear check quickly expands into a broader discussion on tools—watches, knives, cameras, and even keyboards—and how they intersect with both work and personal expression. There’s a thoughtful throughline on craftsmanship, particularly as Garrett shares the realities of launching a small-batch knife brand, highlighting the time, skill, and infrastructure required to bring a product to life. The conversation also touches on the practical side of creative work, from experimenting with lighter travel setups to navigating the limitations of mobile editing workflows. As always, the episode reflects the overlap between enthusiast culture and professional output, closing with a look ahead to upcoming travel, trade shows, and the shared experiences that continue to shape both perspective and process.

We hope you like this new podcast format and really appreciate all the listeners! Kat has some awesome interviews in the works for those of you that love gear! To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast — now available on all major platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here.

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Pocket/ gear check:
Garrett Wrist: Omega Speedmaster Hesalite on NMK Artemis Chrono Grip
Garrett Gear Check: ABW Slip Joint
Kat Wrist: Omega Seamaster Seaweed Green
Kat Gear Check: Freewell Real Lens Hood for Leica Q3 43
New acquisitions:

Ep 444: Assessing New Releases from Longines and Omega Apr 01, 2026

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This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan and Zach Weiss are on the mic to talk about some of their recent travels, both of which involved seeing new releases from Swatch Group brands, coincidentally debuting on the very same day. They also happen to be two of the most discussed releases of the year so far, for very different reasons. Zach Kazan was in Dallas right before Windup to see the new Longines Hydroconquest, and Zach Weiss just got back from a whirlwind trip to Switzerland to see the hotly anticipated Constellation Observatory collection. This conversation covers not just our thoughts on the watches, but a read on the various reactions across the watch community, some of which were genuinely surprising.

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Ep 443: Case Materials, New Seiko's, and More From Our Q&A Mar 25, 2026

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This week on the podcast, we are once again answering questions submitted through our Worn & Wound+ Slack channel for our monthly Q&A episode. Zach Kazan is joined by Kat Shoulders and Worn & Wound contributor Cait Bazemore to field your questions on Tudor’s big anniversary year, silver watches, and a whole lot more, including some fun non-watch related questions for good measure.

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Ep 442: Recapping British Watchmakers' Day and Windup Dallas Mar 18, 2026

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It’s watch show season! This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan and Zach Weiss are catching up right after our Windup Watch Fair in Dallas to recap that show as well as British Watchmakers’ Day, which took place the week before. It’s the start of a busy season that peaks with Watches & Wonders next month, which of course is more than just Watches & Wonders, and really more of a widespread celebration of watches across the city of Geneva.

For now, the focus is on wrapping our thoughts around British Watchmakers’ Day, now in its third year, and seemingly growing annually. Zach and Zach highlight some of their favorite watches from the day, and talk about the event we held with Arken, also quickly becoming a tradition.

If you attended British Watchmakers’ Day or Windup Dallas, be sure to let us know in the comments what you saw at each event that really stood out to you. And a special shout out to anyone who came to our event with Arken in London - we had a great time and can’t wait to do it again next year.

Ep 441: Preview of the Windup Watch Fair Dallas Mar 11, 2026

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This week’s podcast is a preview of our upcoming Windup Watch Fair in Dallas! Hosted by Blake Malin with guests Kyle Starr and Nelly Calhoun, the team talks about what to expect this weekend as Windup comes to Texas for the second year in a row.

This year’s Windup is a chance to see over 40 watch brands in person, try watches on your wrist, meet the people behind the brands, and connect with other enthusiasts. Shout out to our lead sponsors Christopher Ward, Junghans, and Oris. And best of all, it’s free and open to everyone.

The show takes place at Hickory Street Annex on Friday and Saturday, March 13th & 14th from 12 PM to 6 PM, and on Sunday, March 15th from 12 PM to 5 PM.

We’ll have a packed show floor with brands from across the industry, plus a bar & lounge, multiple activations, and even a Block Party & BBQ presented by Bulova on Saturday evening.

So if you’re in the Dallas area this weekend, come by and say hi. You can find the full schedule and sponsor list at windupwatchfair.com. Hope to see you there!

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Ep 440 : The New IWC Portugieser Chronograph Ceratanium, and Our Thoughts on Blacked Out Watches Mar 04, 2026

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This week on the podcast, Kat Shoulders is back to chat with Zach Kazan about her recent experience with IWC in Los Angeles. Most of what Kat saw she can’t discuss until Watches & Wonders embargoes lift, but the brand did drop a brand new version of their Portugieser chronograph in Ceratanium, and it has inspired a wide range of commentary across the watch community. Kat talks about her impressions of the watch itself, what makes Ceratanium special, and what its use in the Portugieser collection might mean for the future.

They also chat about three recent pilot chronographs that have all been released in the last week or so from Sinn, Benrus, and Hanhart, three very different flavors of chronograph that still sit within a very specific niche. Be sure to let us know in the comments which of these chronographs you prefer, or if you’re more interested in the “murdered out” look of the new Portugieser.

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February Q&A: Worn & Wound in Ten Years, Preventing Watch Burnout, and What We Put on Our Hotdogs Feb 25, 2026

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Today on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan is joined by Zach Weiss and Blake Malin for our monthly Q&A podcast. This is a really fun episode with a great variety of questions covering a huge range of topics, watch related and otherwise. Zach, Blake, and Zach chat about how they use AI, what we do when a watch comes in for review that underwhelms, and what Worn & Wound might look like ten years from now. There’s also a spirited conversation about what we all like to put on our hot dogs. We’re covering the really important stuff this month.

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Ep 438: Collection Updates Feb 18, 2026

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This week on the podcast, Zach welcomes Kat Shoulders to the podcast for a long overdue collection update. Both Zach and Kat have picked up some new watches in the last few months, and in this conversation they dig into what they picked up and why, and the stories behind the purchases themselves. There’s some fun overlap here, but still plenty of variety. We’ll think you’ll enjoy the conversation.

We want to know what you’ve picked up recently as well, so please let us know in the show notes if you’ve added a new watch to your collection recently, or purged some rarely worn pieces to make room for a future addition.

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Ep 437: Our First Luxury Watch Purchases Feb 11, 2026

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This week on the podcast, Zach Kazan welcomes Ed Jelley for a conversation about their first luxury watch purchases. Entering the “luxury” world as a watch enthusiast is a strange phenomenon and Zach and Ed unpack what it means both practically and emotionally as collectors. They also spend some time trying to define what luxury really means in the watch world, how it differs in our community compared to others, and how much weight to really put in it anyway.

They also catch up on some new releases (including Ed’s take on those new Speedmasters), the Super Bowl, and offer up a few cultural recommendations at the end of the show.

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Ep 436: Our Watch Regrets Feb 04, 2026

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This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, we’re talking about regrets. Yes, we’ve had a few. Zach Kazan welcomes Kat Shoulders and Zach Weiss to the pod this week to talk about the watches they’ve bought and sold that they wish they hadn’t, and even some takes and loosely held opinions that have fallen out of favor. This one is a real stroll down memory lane and as you’d expect touches on a great deal of our participant’s collecting history.

Before the team gets into their watch regrets, there’s a brief discussion of a few recent releases that simply because of their release dates feel paired in our minds. The new watch from Toledano & Chan and the latest Speedmaster represent two sides of the enthusiast spectrum in really interesting ways (and happen to be priced very similarly).

Let us know what you think of the Speedies as well as the latest from Toledano & Chan in the comments below. We’d also love to hear about your watch regrets, so feel free to share – this is a safe space.

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