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Ep. 96: Answering Your Grand Seiko Questions with Joe Kirk May 28, 2019

Show notes

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Grand Seiko here, so this week’s episode was a real treat for us. Ilya sits down with Joe Kirk, the National Training Manager for Grand Seiko Corporation of America, to talk about everything Grand Seiko, and to answer all your burning Grand Seiko questions submitted on Instagram.

This week’s episode of the Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by Hamilton and their Intra-Matic Automatic Chronograph, a recreation of an iconic timepiece first released in 1968. Hamilton has reimagined that watch with a piece that retains the vintage styling of the original while adding modern function and wearability. Powering the Intra-Matic Automatic Chronograph is an H-31 automatic chronograph movement with an extended 60-hour power reserve. The case of the Intra-Matic has also been scaled to 40mm for modern tastes, and the panda dial colorway is available in both blue and black variants. To learn more about Hamilton’s new Intra-Matic Automatic Chronograph, head to shop.hamiltonwatch.com.

Show Notes

Grand Seiko USA

Grand Seiko USA Instagram

Joe's Instagram

Joe's Grand Seiko Ref. SBGC203

Joe's Grand Seiko Ref. SBGJ203

Ilya's Junghans Max Bill

Grand Seiko hands getting heat-blued

Worn & Wound review of the Ref. SBGM221

9S Mechanical

9F Quartz

9R Spring Drive

Shizuku-Ishi Watch Studio

Zaratsu polishing

Hands-On with the Grand Seiko Elegance Collection (Refs. SBGK002, SBGK004, SBGK005, and SBGK006)

Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8-Day Power Reserve

Grand Seiko Elegance Collection with the new 9R02 caliber

RSVP for Joe's lecture at the HSNY

Ep. 95: Jimmy Collins of Collins Watch Company May 15, 2019

Show notes

In this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya sits down with Jimmy Collins of LA-based Collins Watch Company to discuss his brand, how he got started in watches, the challenges of running a one-man shop, and his plans for the future.

This week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

SHOW NOTES

Jimmy’s wrist check – Collins Hyperion with meteorite dial

Ilya’s wrist check – MK II Key West

Collins Watch Company

Nodus Watches

Hyperion via Kickstarter

Ep. 94: Timex American Documents, FTS Ameriquartz, and the State of American Watchmaking May 01, 2019

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In this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Zach, Blake, and Ilya discuss Timex's recent American Documents series and the state of American watchmaking. Zach also talks about his recent trip to Arizona, where he met with the team behind FTS Ameriquartz, who are working towards their goal of producing movements in the America.

This week’s episode of the Worn & Wound podcast is brought to you by Alpina and their AlpinerX Smart Outdoors watch. With the AlpinerX, Alpina brings over 135 years of watchmaking experience to a modern connected sport watch.

Alpina has drawn on this rich history of watchmaking to develop the AlpinerX Smart Outdoors watch. A robust and highly-functional outdoor companion, the AlpinerX is water-resistant up to 100M and features altitude, barometer, and temperature display, a compass, connected GPS functionality, a UV indicator, and world timer. The AlpinerX also seamlessly connects to your smartphone via the AlpinerX app to track activity, receive notifications, and adjust watch settings.

To learn more about the AlpinerX Smart Outdoors watch, or to learn more about their work with the National Park Foundation, please go to alpinawatchesusa.com.

SHOW NOTES

Blake’s wrist check - Mercer Madison

Zach’s wrist check - VERO 36 Automatic LE

Ilya’s wrist check - Grand Seiko Elegance GMT Ref. SBGM221 Review

Timex American Documents Collection

RT Custer of Vortic on The Worn & Wound Podcast

Hodinkee: FTC Takes Action Against Shinola, Suggests 'Where American Is Made' Slogan Be Dropped

Hodinkee: The Federal Trade Commission Takes Action Against Deceptive Marketing Practices In The American Watchmaking Industry

ADPT Straps

Fine Timepiece Solutions Brings Movements Back to America

Ep. 93: Windup Watch Fair San Francisco / Talking Tissot with President François Thiébaud Apr 16, 2019

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In the first half of this week’s episode, Ilya, Zach, and Blake talk about the upcoming Windup Watch Fair taking place in San Francisco on April 26th through the 29th (click here for the full event details). In the second half of the episode, Ilya sits down with Tissot President François Thiébaud to talk about Tissot’s growth in recent years, Swatch Group’s pullout from Baselworld, and what that means for the brand going forward.

This week’s episode of The Worn & Wound podcast is brought to you by Citizen and their iconic line of Eco-Drive watches. For over 40 years, Citizen has been producing watches with Eco-Drive technology. Highly efficient and versatile, Citizen Eco-Drive watches are powered by any light — artificial, natural, and even dim light. Eco-Drive watches never need a battery replacement and once fully charged, many models will operate for 6 months with no light source. Some of the newest Eco-Drive models worth checking out include the the Promaster Tsuno Chrono Racer and the Satellite Wave GPS Freedom.

To learn more and discover Citizen’s full line of Eco-Drive watches, head to citizenwatch.com/podcast.

Show Notes

Autodromo Group B Windup Edition

Tudor Pelagos

Siduna M3440 Professional Fly-BackChronograph review

Visit the Windup Watch Fair website for the full vendor list

How Watches Are Made: Vero

How Watches Are Made: Vortic

A Look Inside the Manufacture: Damasko

The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 92: Baselworld 2019 Debrief / Talking the “Murph” Watch with Hamilton CEO Sylvain Dolla

Tissot President François Thiébaud

Ep. 92: Baselworld 2019 Debrief /Discussing the "Murph" Watch with Hamilton CEO Sylvain Dolla Apr 02, 2019

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On the first half of this week’s episode, we debrief on Baselworld 2019, and on the second half I sit down with Hamilton CEO Sylvain Dolla to discuss the recently released "Murph" watch.

This week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

Show Notes

Wrist Check

Baselworld 2019 Coverage

Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11th 50th Anniversary

Tudor P01

Hamilton Khaki "Murph"

Men in Black: International trailer

Hamilton and Jack Ryan

Ep. 91: Baselworld 2019 - Day 3 With Nomos, Rolex, Bell & Ross, and More Mar 25, 2019

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On the third day of our Baselworld 2019 coverage, we discuss hits and misses from Nomos, Rolex, Bell & Ross, Bulova, and more.

To learn more about the watches discussed in this episode, check out our ongoing Baselworld coverage here.

This episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by Timeless Luxury Watches and their new collaboration with Nomos and the National Breast Cancer Foundation. In partnership, they have created two custom Nomos Club Campus models — one in 36mm and another measuring 38.5mm — with a portion of each sale going to fund the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The price for the National Breast Cancer Foundation models is the same as the original 36mm and 38.5mm Nomos Club Campuses, $1,500 and $1,650 respectively. To learn more or to purchase one of these special pieces, head to timelessluxwatches.com.

Ep. 90: Baselworld 2019 - Day 2 with Sinn, Junghans, Orient, and More Mar 23, 2019

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On the second day of our Baselworld 2019 coverage, we discuss the hits and misses of Sinn, Junghans, Orient, and more.

To learn more about the watches discussed in this episode, check out our ongoing Baselworld coverage here.

Ep. 89: Baselworld 2019 - Day 1 With Tudor, Oris, Seiko, and More Mar 22, 2019

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Day one is done and, as always, it was a total whirlwind! We met up with Zodiac, Tudor, Oris, Ming, Seiko and Grand Seiko, Tag Heuer, and Monta. and despite it being a sort of sleepy year, we saw some great watches. On this episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we chat about the highlights and lowlights of day one.

To learn more about the watches discussed in this episode, check out our ongoing Baselworld coverage here.

Ep. 88: Baselworld 2019 — Leaks, Tudor, and First Impressions Mar 20, 2019

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Baselworld officially shifts into full gear on Thursday, but we got in on Press Day and went straight to the halls to get a quick look at some of this year's novelties. We especially wanted to get a look at Tudor's latest watch, which might just be — for better or for worse — the watch of Baselworld 2019. On this episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Zach, Ilya, and Blake talk leaks, Tudor, and first impressions.

Ep. 87: Evan Perrone of Specialized Bicycles Mar 12, 2019

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On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya and James chat with Evan Perrone of Specialized, a California-based company that designs, manufactures, and markets tech-focused bicycles, clothes, and accessories. Evan’s an avid cyclist and a longtime reader of Worn & Wound (as he mentions on the podcast he’s gone through many of the tentpole watches we’ve reviewed over the years), and, as we learned from Evan, he’s not alone. There’s a huge cross-section of watch-heads who love to hit the trail, many of them working alongside Evan at Specialized. Ilya, James and Evan chat about that cross-section of interests, Evan’s collecting journey, and the parallels between the bike and watch industries.

Show Notes

Evan's wrist check: 1984 two-tone Rolex Datejust

James' wrist check: Damasko DC 80

Ilya's wrist check: Siduna Flyback Chronograph

Specialized Bikes

Maratac Mid-Size Pilot

FOIS Speedmaster

Tudor Black Bay 58

Tudor teasing Baselworld 2019 releases on IG

Omega 1957 Trilogy