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... -

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... -

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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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... -

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... -

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... -

Christie?s, New York, December 16 2015 Sold for: $21,250 With the values of all vintage Longines military watches on the rise, those with extra-interesting provenance are beginning to attract some serious prices ? as in the case of this... -

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,... -

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... -

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... -

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... -

Sotheby?s London, 15 December 2016 Sold for £296,750 We?ve been waiting for a modern-day Frodsham wristwatch for around 12 years now ? but word on the street is that it might, finally, come to fruition relatively soon. Until then, we at QP... -

Antiquorum, New York, April 20 2016 Sold for: $22,500 The market for Elvis Presley memorabilia is nothing if not buoyant ? so much so, that there?s now an annual Elvis auction at Graceland, the King?s former home. Last year?s auction saw a... -