In this month\'s round-up, we have new watches from Panerai, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Orient, and Grand Seiko; and interviews featuring Rolex collector and dealer Eric Ku, and the one and only master watchmaker, Roger Smith.
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Although Breitling may appear to be a relatively simple brand, with its dedication to the exceedingly niche segment of big pilot watches, those of us who like it do so for a surprisingly wide variety of reasons. There have been some groundbreaking... -
Last week we attended the launch of Frederique Constant?s newest creation, the Hybrid Manufacture 3.0 smartwatch. It was an elegant event with various watches and movements on display for us media to ogle. There were also banners placed around... -
After the whirlwind that was SIHH 2018, it’s sometimes hard to get your specific thoughts on a collection in order. It’s especially hard when one of the world’s biggest brands drops a mammoth collection of new novelties during the show. So... -
After leading the way at several micro brands over the last 10 years, the creators of the recently debuted Bornova watch brand have set out to create an elegant, hand-wound watch that\'s easy to wear and easy to love. While it can be tricky... -
On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya chats with Michael DiMartini and Justin Kraudel about their watch brand, Monta. This week?s episode is brought to you by the Worn & Wound Shop.
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Porsche Design unveiled its first in-house movement, Caliber Werk 01.200, in 2017, installing it as the engine of the limited-edition Chronograph 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series. At Baselworld 2018 next month, the manufacturer will launch the first... -
At Baselworld 2018 Swiss Hublot will debut the first red ceramic-cased watch in the reference 411.CF.8513.RX Hublot Big Bang UNICO Red Magic as a limited edition of 500 pieces.
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If you?re a regular reader of Worn & Wound, Jon Gaffney (@JonGaffney) is no stranger. Jon is a long-standing contributor to the site, often field testing and covering watches that can take a knock or two. Jon?s written for numerous other... -
Earlier this week, at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, IWC launched its 12th special-edition timepiece in support of, and in cooperation with, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The watch, from the Schaffhausen-based brand’s... -
Starting in 2017, Bremont began skipping Baselworld to introduce its annual novelties on its own turf. After another successful year for the independent British brand, Bremont founders Nick and Giles English plus the rest of the team met in the... -
For me, the Electricianz Cable Z Watch represents something that\'s a good bit of visual fun.
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At SIHH 2018 Parmigiani Fleurier debuted two new Kalpa collection watches, with a $50,000 price gap, separated by the level of luxury and exclusivity one might be interested in. The more accessible of the two is the Parmigiani Kalpagraphe... -
A watch?s design is the sum of its so-called ?appearance parts:? hands, dial, crown, bracelet, et cetera. In the second chapter in our series on the distinctive parts of watches, we focus on dials. The dial is the face of the timepiece and reveals... -
British watchmaker Bremont are particularly known for aviation-themed timepieces, and in conjunction with the RAF\'s 100 Squadron centenary they have released the Bremont U-2/51-JET watch. The 100 Squadron was formed as a night bombing unit in... -
Back in 2014, English explorer Ben Saunders set out to complete the longest human-powered polar journey in history, with a Bremont prototype Terra Nova GMT on his wrist. After Saunders completed the expedition from Ross Island to the South Pole... -
To mark the 100th year of British aviation, the Bremont ALT1-I/BL and the Bremont ALT1-C/WH-BK take a more modern approach to a watch that\'s heavily inspired by the British Royal Air Force both in color and style.
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Last week, we wrote about the preliminary steps you need to take if you’re thinking of buying a vintage watch on eBay, from doing some basic research to making sure you read all the fine print. Today, Christoph McNeill (Instagram’s... -
Bremont?s latest watch definitely lives up to the brand?s Tested Beyond Endurance strapline, having accompanied polar explorer Ben Saunders on an expedition that tested him to his limits.
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The watch that Saunders wore on his... -