Today on the podcast, the Worn & Wound editorial team is on the ground in Geneva, taking in the first full day of Watches & Wonders. Trade Shows are officially back, and it’s an exciting thing for the watch community. We saw a lot of watches on day one, but the highlight was probably our very first meeting of the day: Tudor. We’ve got our first impressions of our favorite watches from their new lineup, as well as our takes on some of the watches that are already among the most talked about at the show, including new releases from Rolex, Grand Seiko, and more. 

Stay tuned to Worn & Wound for more reporting live from Watches & Wonders for the next week, and be sure to follow along on Instagram as well for all the behind the scenes updates.

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• Zach K’s wrist check: Grand Seiko SBGH271
• Zach W’s wrist check: anOrdain Model 1
• Blake Buettner: Rolex Daytona
• Is the Tudor Black Bay Pro the 39mm GMT of Your Dreams?
• Tudor Expands their Chronograph and GMT Collections with New Two-Tone References
• Rolex Goes Destro With New GMT-Master II 126720VTNR

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast: we’re going to Switzerland! Blake and Zach welcome Patrick Marlett, Worn & Wound’s Media Producer, to the podcast for the very first time to talk about (and speculate) about what’s to come in Geneva for Watches & Wonders. Excitement is really brewing for what is, for most of us, the first major in-person Swiss trade show since the onset of the pandemic back in 2020. Will brands be pulling out all the stops for the occasion? We expect they will, and we’ve got thoughts on what we’d like to see from Rolex, Tudor, Grand Seiko, and more on this week’s episode.

What are you hoping to see come out of Watches & Wonders this year? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll be on the ground in Switzerland to bring it all to you next week.

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• Zach’s wrist check: Grand Seiko SBGA469
• Patrick’s wrist check: Grand Seiko SBGR017
• Blake’s wrist check: Rolex Explorer
• Then & Now: The Rolex ‘Pepsi’ GMT-Master
• Bulova Enters The Metaverse With D-CAVE Computron
• Hamilton Goes Gaming With New Khaki Field Watch For Far Cry 6
• The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 226: A Conversation with Grand Seiko’s Joe Kirk
• Review: the Zenith Defy Skyline

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Blake and Zach take the mic to talk about, well, a little bit of everything. There’s a rundown of some of the biggest new releases of the last week or so, and then a deep dive into the latest drop from Omega (see the show notes for links to our coverage on those). And when we say “dive,” we mean it, because the big news was a new flagship dive watch line with a water resistance rating of a stunning 6,000 meters. That’s 20,000 feet! Almost four miles of water! Practical? That’s debatable. But it’s certainly a technological and engineering feat, and something definitely worth discussing. 

Then we turn to Zach’s recent opinion piece on why he likes his watches a little bit “extra,” which itself was a response to Blake’s piece on “basic” watches. What did we discover? Unsurprisingly, there’s a lot more overlap here than we thought, and room enough for everything. How does this all relate to Nirvana’s “Something in the Way” and The Batman? Tune in to find out, and let us know your thoughts on the basic vs. extra debate, your favorite Batman, or anything else you’d like us to know in the comments below. 

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• Zach’s wrist check: Grand Seiko SBGH271
• Blake’s wrist check: Sinn EZM 13.1
• Watches, Stories, & Gear: A Watch Auction Benefiting The World Central Kitchen’s Efforts In and Around Ukraine
• Loupe This
• World Central Kitchen
• Maurice Lacroix is Ready for Summer with the Blinged Out Eliros Sunshine
• Ming Returns To The GMT In New 22.01
• Introducing The Serica 4512 California TXD With Enamel Dial
• Omega Refreshes the Speedmaster ’57 with a New Movement and Dial Colors, Plus Two New Moonshine Gold Speedies
• Introducing the Omega Speedmaster Calibre 321 in Canopus Gold
• Omega Goes Ultra Deep With New Planet Ocean Collection
• Introducing the Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional, the Record-Breaking Omega at the Bottom of the Ocean
• A Basic Watch Counterpoint: Why I Like My Watches a Little Extra
• Opinion: In Defense of the ‘Basic’ Watch
• Nirvana – Something In The Way (Live On MTV Unplugged)

This week on the podcast, Blake Buettner and Thomas Calara are joined by Wesley Smith, founder of apparel brand Standard H. Smith has been running Standard H since 2015, and describes it as “elevated casual for the discerning car and watch lover.” In this episode, you’ll hear about the beginnings of the Standard H brand, a sneak peak at what’s in store for the future, and how the watch and automotive worlds inevitably collide. Fair warning, there’s a lot of car talk in this one, including Wesley’s modding strategy on his own GTI (and how it relates to watches), and even a little F1 preview. 

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• Thomas’s wrist check: Rolex Explorer
• Wesley’s wrist check: IWC Tribute to 3705
• Blake’s wrist check: Rolex GMT Master
• Standard H
• F1: Drive to Survive
• A Week On The Wrist: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition ‘Tribute To 3705’
• The Standard H Podcast
• Kudoke
• Autodromo
• 10 Years of Autodromo: A Video Conversation with Bradley Price
• A Winter Surf Session With The Seiko SNE573 Solar Diver
• Porsche Design Celebrates 50 Years With New Chronograph 1–1972 Limited Edition

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, we’re talking about how our tastes have changed, and the watches that we’ve warmed up to over time. You know how it goes: you see a watch, have a neutral or even negative reaction, but over time it worms its way into your brain, and you begin to actually, against all odds, kind of like it. Why does this happen? We all have an example of a watch, a brand, or a style that we’ve grown to like over time. Whether it’s a diver with a strange shape, a blinged out Rolex, or a watch that on paper you’d have sworn was too thick, sometimes a watch is a slow burn, taking months or even years to reveal itself in the right light. 

We want to know all about the watches that you’ve grown to like over time, so leave a note in the comments or on Instagram to tell us what watches you’ve warmed up to. 

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• Thomas’s wrist check: Seiko SNE573
• Zach’s wrist check: Oris Rectangular
• Blake’s wrist check: Porsche Design Chronograph 1
• The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 227: A Conversation with Max from WatchCrunch
• Out Of Office: Two Peaks And A Quest For Coffee With The Sinn 104 St Sa I
• Hublot and The Hour Glass Release a Set of Limited Edition Stone Dial Classic Fusions
• Baselworld 2018 Teaser: Introducing The Doxa SUB 300T Divingstar “Poseidon Edition”
• Wrist Game Or Crying Shame: Rolex Daytona Leopard
• The Rolex Submariner SABR
• Rolex Looks Back With The New Explorer 124270
• Owner’s Review: The Bell & Ross BR0392-AVIA-CA
• Owners Review: Seiko SNJ029 “SafArnie” Urban Street Series

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, we’re joined by Max of Watch Crunch, a new and exciting social platform for watch lovers. Watch Crunch was launched only about three months ago, but it’s been in the works for much longer, and has made quite a splash in a relatively short period of time (it grew out of what was already a pretty successful YouTube channel). The idea is simple: provide a platform for watch lovers to connect over their shared interests in a new way. Sounds like a forum, you might say. But this one was created from the ground up with watch enthusiasts in mind, making it easy to share photos, reviews, ask questions, and more, all with a personalized feed tailored to your interests. Max has a lot planned for Watch Crunch going forward, and he talks about some of that, as well as how this all came about, in this conversation with Blake Buettner.

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• Max’s wrist check: Junghans Meister Driver
• Blake’s wrist check: Seiko 5 Sports x Worn & Wound Limited Edition
• Seiko 5 Sports x Worn & Wound 10th Anniversary LE Launch Party Recap (with Video and Watch Spotting)
• Why I Love It: The Romain Gauthier Continuum
• WatchCrunch
• Jenni Elle on YouTube
• WatchCrunch with Max
• Hands-On with the Baltic MR01 Micro-Rotor Dress Watch

Today, Worn & Wound is happy to present a special podcast in partnership with Grand Seiko. We recently had Grand Seiko’s Joe Kirk in the office to talk about the brand, and answer some of your questions about recent Grand Seiko releases and what’s in store for the future with Worn & Wound’s Zach Weiss. Grand Seiko has been on a hot streak lately, releasing a lineup of new watches with their next generation Spring Drive and Hi-Beat movements, so there’s a lot to talk about. In addition to new watches, Zach and Joe get into what transpired at the recent GS9 Club event in New York City, the intricacies of Grand Seiko movement finishing, and a whole lot more.

As Grand Seiko’s Brand Curator, there’s no better person to talk to about the brand, and we think new and old Grand Seiko fans will really enjoy this one.

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This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, the editorial team sits down to dive deep into a handful of fairly interesting new releases that have dropped recently. New options from Grand Seiko, Sinn, and Zenith (some of our favorite brands) caught our attention, and in this episode Zach Weiss, Blake Buettner, Zach Kazan, and Thomas Calara talk through what we like and don’t like about each of them. 

Then, using Zach Kazan’s recent piece as a jumping off point, we examine the connections between the Beanie Baby bubble of the 1990s and the current state of the watch market. There are some striking similarities, to be sure, including their limited nature and the stratospheric rise in value. We all know what happened with the Beanie Baby market eventually, and it’s worth examining if something similar could happen in watches.

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• Zach K’s wrist check: Anordain Model 1
• Thomas’s wrist check: Sinn 104
• Zach W’s wrist check: Grand Seiko SBGA375
• Blake’s wrist check: Sinn U50
• Sinn Brings Back a Favorite With New EZM 13.1
• Sinn EZM 13 Review
• Zenith, Revolution & The Rake Revisit the A3818 With New Airweight Cover Girl
• Swinging From Birches: the New Grand Seiko SLGH011 Barely Needs an Introduction (And that’s Fine)
• Owner’s Review: The Grand Seiko SBGH271
• Beanie Mania

This week on the podcast, Blake Buettner and Thomas Calara welcome Hodinkee’s Danny Milton to the show. Danny joined the team at Hodinkee in 2020 (literally the week NYC shut down thanks to the pandemic) and has quickly established himself on the site with his unique, down to earth voice, writing about everything from the watches of Space Jam, to his own relationship with two-tone Rolex, to even more watches of Space Jam. In this episode, Danny talks about how he came to join the team at Hodinkee, his watch journey, and his thoughts on the watch landscape as it stands today. We also touch on some microbrands to watch out for, the prospect of a solid gold Explorer, and of course there’s plenty of vintage Rolex chat.

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• Thomas’s wrist check: Rolex Explorer 14270
• Danny’s wrist check: Rolex GMT Master II “Batman”
• Blake’s wrist check: Rolex Daytona 116519LN
• Cutting Through The Noise, and Finding Your Lane
• Everything You Need to Know About the Rolex Explorer Ref. 14270
• Missed Reviews: The 3706 “Fliegerchronograph” is a Reminder of What IWC Used to Be
• Owner’s Review: Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Classique
• We Asked Our Editors To Tell Us About Their Ideal Watch
• Baltic Introduces Their First Contribution to the Only Watch Auction, a Unique Chronograph with a Vintage Movement
• Review: the Serica 5303 Dive Watch
• The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 207: Chatting with Gabe Reilly from Collective
• The Tiffany-Blue Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 Sells For Over $6.5 Million At Phillips New York 

This week on the podcast, Blake, Zach, and Thomas talk about some of the big new releases over the last few weeks. In case you haven’t been keeping up with the site, the last few weeks of January saw a flurry of new releases from brands like Zenith, Hublot, Oris, and more. Today, we’re focusing mainly on the standouts from the LVMH stable of brands, including a compelling new affordable diver from TAG Heuer, and an extremely wearable entry from Hublot, with a name that doesn’t necessarily make a lot of sense to us (let us know in the comments if you agree). Outside of LVMH, there’s also the matter of a brand new Royal Oak Jumbo (and a whole bunch of other Royal Oaks) from Audemars Piguet, an early candidate for the biggest release of the year. 

Be sure to let us know here or on Instagram which watches from the LVMH brands you’re most looking forward to seeing this year, and which flavor of Royal Oak you’d have if you could get an allocation. 

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• Thomas’s wrist check: JLC Reverso
• Zach’s wrist check: Grand Seiko SBGA469
• Blake’s wrist check: IWC C03 Pilot’s Chronograph
• Grand Seiko Adds their Next Gen Calibers to the 44GS Case with these New Limited Editions
• Hands-On With The New (Shockingly Wearable) Hublot Integral Time Only
• TAG Heuer Releases A Refined Take On An Everyday Diver With The Aquaracer Professional 200
• Zenith’s Latest Defy is a Star Studded Sports Watch with an Unlikely El Primero Movement
• Zenith Goes Old School With Defy Revival A3642 ‘Bank Vault’
• Review: Zenith Defy Classic
• The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Reference 16202 Jumbo