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Worn & Wound

The Coolest (and Strangest) Omega Speedmasters From Japan

On Thursday we ran a story about an unusual space watch so we thought we?d take the opportunity this week to highlight a piece from the archives about some unusual versions of the watch most of us think of when it comes to exploring the final frontier. Some of these Speedmasters from Japan have become more widely known since this story ran in 2017 (that racing dial is highly sought after) but some are still very much under the radar and worth exploring.  Read it here

Vox

The Spring Equinox is Thursday: 8 Things to Know About the First Day of Spring

Spring, at long last, is finally here. Thursday marked the official start of the season, and the end of a long cold winter. This fun article from Vox goes through some of the science behind the equinox and the changing of the seasons. It includes an incredibly cool photo from a pinhole camera that highlights the change of seasons visually in a way you?ve likely never seen before, and also answers a question as old as time: can you really only balance an egg on its tip during the equinox"
Read it here

The New Yorker

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