?Watches, Stories, and Gear? is a roundup of some of our favorite watch content on Worn & Wound, great stories from around the web, and cool gear that we?ve got our eye on.
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Worn & Wound

10 Great COSC-Certified Watches Under $2,500 

There?s something incredibly satisfying about a really accurate watch. As mechanical watch lovers, we might sometimes say that we can easily accept a certain amount of drift in day to day timekeeping, and often we genuinely mean it. But that doesn?t mean that there isn?t a distinct pleasure in knowing that your mechanical timepiece is certified to be accurate to a meaningful standard. In this guide from late 2918, Allen Farmelo looks at 10 COSC certified watches that will keep you on time without breaking the bank. Read it here

Stereogum

Save Stereogum Crowdfunding Campaign

If you?ve been engaged in the indie music scene at all in the last two decades or so, chances are you?ve landed on the pages of Stereogum at some point in time. The indie music blog has had a complicated ownership history in recent years, being bought and sold by media groups, as so many once niche websites have. But in 2019, Scott Lapatine, the site?s original owner and founder, bought it back, and has been in the process of transforming it ever since. The worldwide pandemic has slowed his efforts, so Stereogum has launched a crowdfunding campaign to keep the...