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 and ADPT Straps. The product of the week is the Model 2 Premium Watch Strap produced right here in New York City from some of the finest American leathers around.
Watches
Watchmaker?s Bench: What Makes It Tick" (Part 1) ? The Wheel Train
Our resident watchmaker breaks down what makes a mechanical watch tick, focusing on the wheel train in the first installment of this three-part series.Click here to read more.
Timing The Beautiful Game?A Look Back at Some Cool, Vintage Soccer Timers
With the World Cup well underway, we took a look at some cool vintage soccer timers from the likes of Breitling, Omega, and Seiko. Image via Matthew Bain.
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Stories
The treasure hunters on a deadly quest for an eccentric’s $2m bounty
A millionaire claims to have hidden a treasure in the Rockies and has only offered a riddle as a guide. Four have already died searching for it, and hundreds more are on its trail.
Gabriela Campos for the Guardian.
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We Timed Every Game. World Cup Stoppage Time Is Wildly Inaccurate
If you’re a fan of soccer (we know, we know?it’s football), then surely you know that stoppage time can be a bit arbitrary to say the least. So the team behind...