?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.
This installment of ?Watches, Stories, and Gear? is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop.

Worn & Wound

The C0-Axial Escapement: An Horological Hit

This week we thought we?d take a look back at Allen Farmelo?s dive into the co-axial escapement from December 2018. The history of the co-axial escapement, from an idea in the mind of George Daniels to near ubiquity among modern Omega watches, is fascinating, and makes you appreciate just how rare it is to create genuinely new innovations in watchmaking. Also included here is a video of Daniels himself explaining his creation, which is just about worth the price of admission alone. Read it here

The Ringer

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mission to Mars

This story from the Ringer is a must if you grew up on Arnold Schwarzenegger?s action movies and miss the golden age of mega-star driven, explosive laden, spectacularly violent, and wildly creative blockbusters. While Total Recall is fondly remembered by many fans of the action and sci-fi genres, the story of just how much control Schwarzenegger himself wielded over the project isn?t as widely known. This piece makes you realize that Arnie, at one time, may have truly been the biggest Hollywood star ever.
Read it here

The Verge

Where to Start with Studio Ghibli

If you?re a new...