The Worn & Wound Podcast

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and we’re opening up the Q&A mailbag once again, just in time for the long holiday weekend. Today on the podcast, Ed Jelley and Kat Shoulders join Zach Kazan for a Thanksgiving themed Q&A episode covering all the important topics: cranberry sauce preference, the perfect watch for the Thanksgiving meal, the GPGH, and a whole lot more.

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• [VIDEO] Owner’s Review: the Tudor Black Bay “Burgundy”
• Review: Looking Forward (and Back) with the Vario Futurist
• Selten and Collector Community Watch Ho and Co. Team Up for a New Collaboration in Tahitian Mother of Pearl
• Awake’s Son Mai Collection Gets Three Intricate New Dials
• Time on Screen Podcast: Arrival
• Time on Screen: There Will Be Blood
• Time on Screen: Back to the Future
• Hands-On: the Dennison ALD Collection
• The Next Generation of the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean is Here
• Ed Jelley’s Accidental Small Business: How a 3D Printing Experiment Led to the Miniphone Ultra, an EDC Inspired Case for the Apple Watch Ultra

Today on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan welcomes Griffin Bartsch back to the pod to talk about the fall auction season, including the sale of a very expensive steel Patek that has the entire watch world buzzing. But that, of course, was not the only cool watch to hit the block recently, and both Zach and Griffin have identified a few additional lots that have made some news, and some that have flown well under the radar. 

As it happens, our recording lined up almost exactly with the end of the GPHG ceremony, so you’ll also hear our initial reactions to the big winners from the watch industry’s glitziest night. Let us know in the comments if you have any thoughts on the recent GPHG winners, and who you think might have been snubbed. 

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Show Notes 

• Review: the Christopher Ward C1 Jump Hour Mk V
• The Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Gets a Wild Lume Treatment with the New Lumiere Edition
• Phillips Bacs & Russo Geneva Auction

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, we turn our attention to EDC. Zach Kazan is joined by Liam O’Donnell and Garrett Jones, two of our most EDC-connected team members at Worn & Wound. This episode is a general EDC check-in of sorts. The team chats about some EDC items they’ve picked up in the last few months, trends spotted recently, the seasonality of EDC choices as we head into the colder months, and, of course, we talk travel and packing strategies. 

Let us know in the comments what kinds of EDC items you’ve been enjoying this year, and if there’s anything specific you’d like us to take a closer look at, hit us up! 

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• Zach’s review of the Kiwame Tokyo
• Pro-Tech Knives
• The Watch Industry Reacts to Tariffs on Swiss Imports to the United States
• Craighill
• The James Brand
• Collector Profile: Modern Day Patronage with @onlybuyingtime
• Five Lightweight Knives Perfect for Summer EDC
• A Report from Blade Show, the World’s Largest Knife Show
• Pluribus
• In and of Itself

Time on Screen returns this week with an all new episode on the movie this podcast was literally made for: Back to the Future. Longtime readers and listeners might recall that in the summer of 2020 we recorded an episode of the podcast on this very filmthat laid the groundwork for what would eventually become Time on Screen. If there was an ever a movie worth dipping into for a second time, it’s Back to the Future. More than that, we have good reason to. It’s back in theaters for its big 40th anniversary, and Casio even released a special watch to celebrate. 

This episode features Zach Kazan as host, and he’s joined by Blake Malin and Kyle Snarr to dig into why this film resonates so strongly across generations 40 years after its initial release. Much of the conversation is centered on personal experiences with the movie, including early memories of seeing it in childhood. And, of course, we talk about the watches (and clocks!) seen throughout.

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Today, Worn & Wound Co-Founders, Zach Weiss and Blake Malin, sit down to talk about some recent updates at Worn & Wound. They also chat about recent watch pickups. 

Check out the latest from Windup Watch Shop: https://windupwatchshop.com 

Hang out in person at Windup Watch Fair: https://windupwatchfair.com 

All our videos are produced with the Panasonic Lumix S5II and lighting equipment from www.camerawest.com #wornandwound 

Experience Enthusiasm

This week on the podcast, Zach Kazan welcomes Zach Weiss and Liam O’Donnell to the podcast to discuss a topic we’ve been thinking about privately for a while and have heard grumblings about elsewhere. Today we’re asking a big question: is the watch industry out of ideas? 

We’ve all felt it in one way or another. There’s a sense among certain enthusiasts that brands are repeating themselves, churning out conservative products that are proven sellers at the expense of innovating. But is that an insidery point of view? Maybe “innovation” isn’t exactly what this centuries old industry is really about? We chat about how some brands play it safe, constantly trying to recapture the past (and why that’s appealing to a lot of us) and how others are a little more daring, and how that impacts the entire industry.

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• Selten and Collector Community Watch Ho and Co. Team Up for a New Collaboration in Tahitian Mother of Pearl
• Fears Brings Mother of Pearl to the Brunswick, But Not In the Way You Might Expect
• @misterenthusiast on Instagram
• Review: Lorier Neptune Collection
• A Vintage Collector’s Perspective on the Longines Legend Diver Reissue
• The Longines Legend Diver is Now Available in a Smaller, 39mm Case
• Baselworld 2019: My Hands-On Opinion of the New Tudor Black Bay P01
• Urwerk Introduces the UR-10 SpaceMeter
• Arken Introduces their Second Act with the Dual-Time Equipped Alterum
• [VIDEO] Grand Seiko Redefines Accuracy – Again: Introducing the 9RB2 U.F.A. Spring Drive Caliber

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach welcomes Griffin Bartsch back to the Worn & Wound podcast for a new entry in our Collection Update series. Griffin picked up an IWC Mark XX earlier this year, and in this conversation he explains why that was the right watch for him at this particular moment and how he’s been living with it over the past several months as a daily driver. And Zach picked up a new watch from Typsim, the Seattle based indie known for their unique lume compound and true gilt dials. The Guide XLH, the watch Zach couldn’t resist at Windup, has a funky look to it that’s just a little strange, which kind of fits in exactly with what he’s been interested in lately. 

Before Griffin and Zach chat about their new watches, they spend a bit of time recapping the Windup Watch Fair in New York City, the watches they enjoyed from the show, and, yes, the lines to get in the door. Be sure to check back here soon for more from the New York City edition of Windup, including videos of all the panels from Windup weekend.

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• Timex Launches “Timex Atelier” with the New Marine M1a
• Bremont’s New Direction: Davide Cerrato on Challenges, Vision, and British Watchmaking
• [VIDEO] Christopher Ward Goes Ultra-Thin with The Twelve 660
• Lorier and Grand Central Watch Debut the Roosevelt, a Limited Edition in Bronze
• Hands-On: Get a Little Fancy with the Lorier Zephyr
• IWC Introduces the New Mark XX with an Updated Dial and New Movement
• Typsim Guide XLH
• Typsim Makes Watches for the True Watch Nerd
• Substation Straps
• Safe, Sensible, and Sane
• The Chair Company
• Jim Downey on Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
• Downey Wrote That

This week on the podcast, it’s our monthly Q&A episode. We have once again fielded a bunch of great questions from our listeners across Instagram, Worn & Wound+, and YouTube. Zach Kazan welcomes Devin Pennypacker, Garrett Jones, and Zach Weiss to the pod today to chat about a variety of topics, including our favorite modern Tudors, footwear choices for Windup and beyond, TV shows you should be watching, and more. 

Thanks as always to everyone who submitted questions for this episode and every episode! We record Q&A podcasts monthly, so be sure to check out our Instagram, YouTube channel, and Worn & Wound+ to be notified of when we put the call out for new questions. 

To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast on all major platforms including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here.

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If there’s a question you want us to answer you can hit us up at [email protected], and we’ll put your question in the queue.

• The Tudor Black Bay and the Myth of the One Watch Collection
• [VIDEO] Review: The Black Bay 54 – A Black Bay to Rule them All?
• [VIDEO] Hands-On: the Tudor Pelagos Ultra
• Business News Used Watch Prices Post First Quarterly Gains In Three Years As Rolex And Patek Shine
• Our Favorite Seiko Watches of All Time
• Bremont’s New Direction: Davide Cerrato on Challenges, Vision, and British Watchmaking
• The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 419: We Pick Alternatives to the Rolex Submariner and Cartier Tank
• Review: the Traska Venturer GMT
• Ridge Magnetic Power Banks
• Field Mag
• Wild Roads of Iceland

This week on the Worn & Wound Podcast, we’re previewing the upcoming Windup Watch Fair in New York City.

Worn & Wound Co-founder and CEO Blake Malin hosts, along with Nelly Calhoun and Kyle Snarr from the Partnerships team, to break down what’s in store as we celebrate ten years of the Windup Watch Fair with our biggest and most ambitious event yet.

Held at Center415 on Fifth Avenue from Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19, this 10th Anniversary Edition brings together more than 140 brands, makers, and partners for a weekend of hands-on discovery, conversation, and community.

The team highlights what to expect from lead sponsors Bremont, Bulova, Christopher Ward, Oris, and Shinola, plus newcomers like M.A.D. Editions and Bamford. Plus Topo Designs takes the reins as the presenting partner for this year’s EDC Expo. They also touch on special activations including the Brew Coffee Bar, Bruichladdich whisky tastings, and Miyota’s first-ever Official Movement Sponsor showcase.

Programming is packed with can’t-miss panels, including “Bremont: Behind the Rebrand,” “Exploring Timex Atelier,” and the 10th Anniversary Panel hosted by Blake Malin with leaders from Oris, Christopher Ward, Oak & Oscar, and more. Plus, Mr. Kikuo Ibe, creator of the G-SHOCK, joins to share the story behind one of watchmaking’s greatest innovations.

Expect giveaways, product launches, and immersive installations from G-SHOCK and Aether Apparel, along with special Windup Edition releases from Bulova and Oak & Oscar. Whether you’re a longtime collector or a first-time attendee, this episode will help you make the most of an unforgettable weekend in New York.

The Windup Watch Fair NYC 2025 runs October 17–19 at Center415, 415 Fifth Avenue. As always, the fair and all programming are free and open to everyone—no registration required.

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This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan welcomes Garrett Jones and Ricardo Sime to the show to talk about potential alternatives to some of the most popular luxury watches. This idea, over the years, has proven to be one of the central questions and debates among watch enthusiasts. If you started your watch journey on the forums before Instagram was the central hub of the watch community, you no doubt came across countless threads asking for advice on alternatives to the most iconic (and often expensive) luxury watches. We look at two watches, the Rolex Submariner and the Cartier Tank, and come up with a handful of alternatives for each. We also discuss the merits of thinking about collecting in this way, and if an alternative can ever really scratch the itch for the “real” thing. 

We’d love to know your thoughts. Have you ever picked up one watch as an alternative to another? What do you think of our picks as substitutes for the Tank and Submariner? Let us know in the comments or find us on Instagram and let us know. 

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• Out Of Office: A New England Road Trip with the Rolex Submariner
• Exploring Shipwrecks, Diving with Sharks and Getting SCUBA Certified with the Citizen Promaster ‘Fujitsubo’ in Black Super Titanium
• Out of Office: Exploring the Canadian Rockies with Citizen’s Team Promaster
• [VIDEO] Hands-On with the Citizen Promaster Dive Automatic aka Fujistubo aka Barnacle
• Review: the Caravelle by Bulova Sea Hunter – Finally A Potential Seiko SKX Successor
• Devin on the “A Tale of Two Wristies” podcast
• Review: Lorier Neptune Collection
• Review: The DOXA Sub 300, A Return To Form
• [VIDEO] Owner’s Review: the Tudor Black Bay “Burgundy”
• [VIDEO] Review: the echo/neutra Rivanera
• Hands-On: Get a Little Fancy with the Lorier Zephyr
• Seiko Still Makes a Cartier Tank Lookalike, and they Just Introduced Three New References
• Introducing Cartier’s New, and Affordable, Quartz Tanks
• [VIDEO] Living the Life Exotic: A Year and a Half with the Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto
• Owner’s Review: The Arcanaut Arc II Fordite
• SpaceOne Launches the All New WorldTimer
• Watch Inside | Netflix Official Site
• Time on Screen: There Will Be Blood