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Ep. 136: Ask the Brands #2, featuring Autodromo, Mk II, Halios, and Farer Jun 17, 2020

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Today on the Worn & Wound podcast, we’re back with the second installment of “Ask the Brands,” our podcast series in which Zach Weiss sits down with some of our favorite brand owners to get their candid and unique perspectives on the big questions facing the watch community.

Featured on this week’s episode, we have Bradley Price from Autodromo, Bill Yao of Mk II, Jason Lim of Halios, and Farer founder Paul Sweetenham. The question posed for this episode is, “What current watch trends to you think will continue, and what trends will fade away?”

This week’s episode is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

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Ep. 135: Movie Time - Back to the Future Jun 10, 2020

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Zach Weiss, Blake Malin, Zach Kazan, and Ed Jelley sit down to discuss Back to the Future, an 80s classic that’s uniquely obsessed with time. Of course, the movie also has some great watch spotting, and who doesn’t love an excuse to talk through the time travel paradox?

This is the first in a planned series of podcasts where the Worn & Wound team pick a movie where time is an important theme, and discuss it on the air. We’d love to hear your suggestions for other films in this vein that we should discuss, so be sure to drop those titles in the comments below.

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Blake’s wrist check: Rolex Explorer II 16570
Zach K’s wrist check: Longines “Sector”
Ed’s wrist check: Sinn 856 non-UTC
Zach W’s wrist check: Ophion Velos
Back to the Future
The DeLorean
Janet Maslin’s NY Times Review
Huey Lewis and the News “Hip to be Square”
Tab
Nike MAG
Seiko A826

Ep. 134: May Recap - The End of Baselworld, Our Favorites from Watches & Wonders, and a Bunch of New Releases Jun 03, 2020

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Zach Weiss, Zach Kazan, and Ed Jelley sit down to talk about everything that happened in the watch world during the month of May, including the latest Baselworld news, and a ton of new releases. We also discuss some of the reviews we’ve published in the last month, and answer a listener question about what makes a great daily wear watch. Be sure to check out links to everything covered on the podcast in the show notes below.

This week’s episode is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

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Ep. 133: Ask the Brands #1, featuring Autodromo, Zodiac, Farer, and Halios May 27, 2020

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Today on the Worn & Wound podcast, we’re kicking off a new series that focuses on the people behind the brands we cover, and getting to the heart of the state of the watch industry today. Welcome to “Ask the Brands.”

In each of these episodes, we’ll be posing a broad question to several brands, and getting the unique perspective of each. To kick things off, Zach Weiss spoke with Bradley Price of Autodromo, TJ McKnight of Zodiac, Paul Sweetenham of Farer, and Jason Lim of Halios.

For this inaugural episode in the series, we wanted to look at the state of the watch industry at a high level. With a constantly evolving social media landscape, new ways of getting your product into the hands of customers, and the specter of a global pandemic, the watch industry is at something of an inflection point. With that in mind, the the question this week is at once straightforward, but also deeply complex:

What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing watch brands right now?

We hope you enjoy the show. And be sure to let us know what questions you would like us to ask the brands for future episodes in the series.

This week’s episode is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

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Ep. 132: 10 Great Watches between $2,500 and $3,000 May 20, 2020

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This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Weiss and Zach Kazan sit down to discuss some great watches between $2,500 and $3,000. This is part of a continuing series on the podcast where we look at some excellent watches that offer a lot of value in a given price bracket (be sure to check out the last entry, here). While these aren’t the “best” watches in the price range, they represent a variety of options, with a good mix of under the radar picks and watches from iconic brands that are household names.

What are your favorite watches in this price range? If we missed a favorite of yours, be sure to let us know in the comments.

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Ep. 131: Watches We Regret Selling May 13, 2020

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Today on the Worn & Wound podcast, the team reminisces about some of the watches they regret selling. It happens to all of us: in the course of buying and selling watches, always looking to expand our horizons and build a solid collection, we inevitably let something go that we wish we could have kept. In this episode, we talk about the watches we regret selling, why we sold them in the first place, and whether or not we might someday try to get them back. Lots of watches have passed through the watch boxes of the Worn & Wound team, so this is a wide-ranging discussion that features watches of all stripes.

Do you have any watch regrets? Be sure to post the watches you miss the most in the comments below.

This week’s episode is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

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Ep. 130: Mike France, CEO and Co-Founder of Christopher Ward May 06, 2020

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Today on the show, Zach Weiss chats with Mike France, founder of Christopher Ward, for an in-depth discussion on the origins of the brand, some of the key watches in the collection, and the importance of delivering good solid value to customers. Zach and Mike also discuss the development of the recently launched C60 Sapphire, which posed some unique manufacturing challenges. That watch is also the star of the brand’s first ever television ad, which Zach and Mike talk about on the podcast.

This week’s episode is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

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Ep. 129: April Recap - A Three Watch Collection Under $5,000, A Guide to Field Watches, and Some Great New Releases Apr 29, 2020

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On today’s Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Weiss, Zach Kazan, and Ed Jelley sit down to rehash a very busy April on the site, and in the watch industry. In addition to some great new releases, the guys discuss Zach’s recent Three for $5,000 article, Ed’s review of the Doxa Sub 200, and their thoughts on how to decide to pull the trigger on that new watch. It’s a fun conversation, and be sure to check out links to all the content discussed in the show notes below.

This week’s episode is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

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Ep. 128: A Conversation with Andrew McLean of SeL Instruments Apr 22, 2020

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Today on the podcast, Zach Kazan speaks with Andrew McLean, the founder of SëL Instruments, an independent watch brand based in Arizona. SëL specializes in rugged tool watches, that are proudly and obsessively overbuilt. The MK1 OmniDiver, the brand’s flagship product, is the end result of many years of R&D and destructive testing. The end result is a tool watch like nothing else on the market, with nearly every component built to spec in SëL’s Arizona workshop. Here, Andrew discusses the birth of SëL, what makes his brand unique in the watch industry, and a whole lot more.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our feature story on SëL Instruments right here.

This week’s episode is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

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If there’s a question you want us to answer you can hit us up at info@wornandwound.com, and we’ll put your question in the queue.

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Andrew’s wrist check: MK 1 Omnidiver
Zach’s wrist check: Damasko DS30
SeL Instruments and their Bombproof Watches
Hydrostatic testing
Kyropolous crystal
OPTx
Sel WavLock Clasp Explained
Bombproof FST strap
Bombproof bottle tool
SeL Instruments Revere

Ep. 127: A Conversation with VJ Geronimo of Oris Apr 15, 2020

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Today on the podcast, Zach Weiss and Blake Malin are joined by VJ Geronimo, CEO of Oris North America. Oris has grown substantially in recent years, going from a niche brand to a much more prominent player in the watch world in a short time, thanks to some great designs and a handful of hit watches. Here, VJ discusses the long history of Oris as an independent brand, the many meaningful partnerships Oris has forged, a very cool series of limited edition jazz inspired watches, and much more.

This week’s episode is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes.

If there’s a question you want us to answer you can hit us up at info@wornandwound.com, and we’ll put your question in the queue.