The Worn & Wound Podcast

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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Show Notes 

Hands-On: IWC Turns on Dark Mode with the Portugieser Chronograph Ceratanium

IWC’s Impressive New Top Gun Chrono in Ceratanium

Benrus Debuts a New Version of the Classic Sky Chief Chronograph

The Sinn 903 Returns in Titanium, Updating an Iconic Design

Introducing the Ming 57.04 Phoenix

We Finally Got Our Hands on the Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Multimeter, and Here’s a Video to Prove It

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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Show Notes 

AI and Watchmaking: The Future of Design, Creativity, and Authenticity

Typsim Makes Watches for the True Watch Nerd

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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Show Notes
Fears
Introducing the Ming 37.02 Minimalist with new “Polar White” Lume
The Incredible New Polymesh Bracelet from Ming
The Omega Seamaster 300M Goes Green
Fears Unveils a Very Limited Version of the Brunswick Jump Hour for British Watchmakers’ Day
Zach’s new Fears Jump Hour
[VIDEO] First Impressions: the James Lamb Origin Series
Hamnet
John Michael Godier

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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Show Notes 
Ed Jelley’s Accidental Small Business: How a 3D Printing Experiment Led to the Miniphone Ultra, an EDC Inspired Case for the Apple Watch Ultra
Nomos and Ace Jewelers Team Up for a Rare Metro Limited Edition
A Hands-On Comparison of the Omega Speedmaster Black and White, White Dial, and Classic Moonwatch
Precious, Not Pretentious: Introducing the Niton Prima

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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Show Notes 
Toledano & Chan Introduces the b/1.3r, with a Solid Gold “Ripple” Dial
Phillip Toledano
Omega Introduces the New Speedmaster Professional “Black and White”
[VIDEO] The Omega Speedmaster Thunderdome!
Omega’s White Dialed Speedmaster Professional is Here