Watches, Stories, and Gear is a weekly roundup of some our favorite watch content from Worn & Wound, great stories from around the web, and cool gear that we?ve got our eye on. This week?s installment is brought to you by The Worn & Wound Shop... -

WatchTime New York, America’s luxury watch show, returns to the Big Apple in October! As we countdown to the big event, taking place at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 26-27, we’ll be previewing many of the new timepieces that guests will... -

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Provenance accounts for much in the auction world. A good, verifiable origin story can turn a solid lot into something that will spark a bidding war in the sales room, whether that?s Paul Newman?s own Rolex Daytona Paul Newman or Elvis Presley?s... -

When brands introduce new watches at Baselworld, it’s usually at a 5:1 ratio of men’s to ladies’ pieces. At the Chanel booth, the exact opposite happens�and that’s one of the reasons why we love them. At Baselworld 2018, Chanel added brand... -

The microbrand world of watches is ever-expanding. In this crowded space of watches that are usually sold exclusively online, popping up from companies all over the world, it can often be difficult to determine which brands are worth your... -

TAG Heuer\'s latest Gulf Special Edition makes its way into the popular Formula 1 collection. The post TAG Heuer Formula 1 Gulf Special Edition Watch appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. -

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Yema may not be a household name, but it does have a cult following in vintage collector circles. The brand was started in 1948 by French watchmaker Louis Belmont, and in the time since Yema has existed in one form or another, even being owned... -

In the latest episode of the Spending Time Podcast Ariel Adams, Zach Piña, and myself sit down and discuss a topic inspired by my recent article on the history of the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean. The post Modern Icons In Watchmaking & A Poll On... -

Bonhams, London, December 16 2015 Sold for: £120,100 Considering how few Rolex Submariners were commissioned by the Ministry of Defence during the early 1970s, it?s surprising how (relatively) regularly they turn up for sale – and how many... -

Sotheby?s Hong Kong, 6 October 2016 Sold for HK$ 7,280,000 (US$933,333) Evidence of the growing interest in vintage pieces among Asian collectors could certainly be seen in the sale of this Patek Philippe World Time wrist watch from 1968,... -

Cartier built upon its long tradition of elegantly shaped watches in 2016 with the introduction of an entirely new men’s collection, called Drive de Cartier. This year the watch-and-jewelry maison expands the series with new variations whose... -

Here’s some food for thought: when was the last time a luxury watch offered by one of the big-big brands looked genuinely more expensive than it actually was" While running high into the 20-thousands is certainly not cheap by any stretch of the... -

Bonhams, New York, December 8 2015 Sold for: $20,000 Despite its fame both as a landmark driver?s chronograph and the watch now inextricably linked with space travel, Omega?s Speedmaster continues to offer an affordable entry into... -

Watches of Knightsbridge, March 19 2016 Sold for: £1,888 There are some seriously interesting, attractive and remarkably affordable vintage watches on the market if you?re willing to veer away from the more obvious dial names. How about this... -

Italian watchmaker Bulgari has added to new models to its celebrated Octo collection. Opting for an elegant and powerful monochromatic tone of black, the two new watches launched by the watch brand are the Octo Finissimo Skeleton Black Edition and... -

According to a five-year study carried out by research teams at the University of Northampton and Kingston University, and funded by UNESCO, the International Union of Geological Sciences, and the International Geoscience Programme, antique... -

Antiquorum, New York, December 15 2015 Sold for: $700 It says something for the future collectability of early quartz watches that this Pulsar ? plus another example in the form of the later calculator watch ? should be among the lots in a... -