The Worn & Wound Podcast

On today’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya and Allen tackle a category of watches they’ve dubbed Dressy Tool Watches, or DTWs. This episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by The Worn & Wound Shop. Show Notes: Cartier Santos Rolex Oyster Perpetual Rolex Explorer Sinn 556 I Sinn Frankfurt Financial District Collection Sinn 1736/1746 Tudor 1926 Tudor Style Tudor Black Bay 36 Nomos Ahoi Bremont Airco Mach 2 Oris Artix Rado DiaMaster Grande Seconde Automatic XL For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

On today's episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we have two great back-to-back interviews. In the first half of the episode, we sit down with Franz Linder, the CEO of Mido watches, in Mexico City to discuss the 100-year history of the brand (you'll never guess how Mido used to water seal their watches, but you'll find out how from Mr. Linder). In the second half of the episode, we talk to RT Custer of Vortic Watch Company in his second appearance on the podcast (click here for his first outing). This time around, we discuss Vortic's latest exciting venture, the Railroad Edition project. This episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by The Worn & Wound Shop. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoo

On this week's episode, Worn & Wound Managing Editor Ilya Ryvin and Contributor Allen Farmelo discuss how they pair their watches to the occasion. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

If you read Worn & Wound daily, then you're well aware that we're our Wind^Up Watch Fair to San Francisco in our first-ever West Coast show. On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we’re previewing the show and what you can expect. For the full show details, click here. Also, a quick note about the podcast. Starting this week, The Worn & Wound Podcast will be published every two weeks rather than every week. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

We've all had them—those lucky or not so lucky moments as collectors. That too good to be true pickup that was in fact too good to be true, or conversely, that too good to be true purchase that turned out to be an incredible once in a lifetime buy. Maybe it was something you found on eBay, the forums, or an estate sale. Maybe it was something you shouldn't have sold. On today's episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Worn & Wound Managing Editor Ilya Ryvin and Worn & Wound Contributor Allen Farmelo discuss the unique role that luck plays in the lives of collectors.

This episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by Hamilton Watch. We asked for your questions, and you came through big time. Today, we’re talking “expertise” in the watch world, entry-level watches, the future of micro-brands, watches that hold their value, and so much more. Special thanks to @ashtonyoung, @rigzz, @alvarez_brian, @theadultkid, @bradleyslavin, and @time_4_adventures for the great questions. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

About a month back, we ran an article titled Field Test: SCUBA Diving in Belize With Four Popular Dive Watches from Seiko, Oris, and Rado. Today, Allen joins us on the Podcast to take a deeper dive (pun intended) into the story. We discuss the certification process, the watches, what happened when Allen's breathing apparatus failed underwater, and so much more. This week's episode is brought to you by the Worn & Wound Shop. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

  On this week's episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya and Worn & Wound contributor Allen Farmelo discuss Baselworld 2018, Allen's trip to New Zealand with the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer, and a whole lot more. This episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by Hamilton Watch. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!    

On this week's episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we continue our series where we look at 10 great watches within a certain pricing category, this time focusing on $1,500 to $2,000. This week's episode is brought to you by the Worn & Wound Shop. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

On today's episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we decided to do something a little different. We turned to Instagram and Instagram Live for questions about Baselworld from you all, and we recorded our answers for today's show. We cover a wide range of topics, from the show's hottest releases to our favorite booth designs of the fair. Today's episode is brought to you by the Worn & Wound Shop.  

We've seen a lot of watches these past few days. A lot. But today, we wanted to talk about some of the cool stuff coming out of three brands we're huge fans of at Worn & Wound: MeisterSinger, Omega, and Nomos. For continued coverage of some of Baselworld's best releases, stay tuned to www.wornandwound.com.

After a night of much-needed sleep, we finally hit the ground running on our first full day of Baselworld. We hit up Sinn, Tudor, Seiko, Itay Noy, Oris, Junghans, and Brellum, and I am happy to say they did not disappoint. Despite all the hubbub about Baselworld shrinking and forecasts of doom for this iconic industry mainstay, this feels like one of the more exciting Baselworlds of recent memory. If our first day is any indication, we’re in for a great couple of days. On this special Baselworld edition of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we talk about some of the highlights of day one. Spoiler warning: there’s a lot to love.

It's March 21, 2018, and we've just arrived in Basel, Switzerland. Naturally, the first thing we did (well, not the first—we did have to drop off our luggage) was beeline straight to Baselworld to get a quick look at some of this year's hottest releases from Tudor, Seiko, and Nomos. So sit back, pour yourself a glass of your favorite drink, and learn why we've nicknamed this year's Baselworld, "Tudorworld." This episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by Hamilton Watch.

A few weeks back, we published the second installment of our video series, My Watch. The focus of that installment was Jon Gaffney. Jon is a long-standing contributor to the site, often field testing and covering watches that can take a knock or two. Jon’s also written for numerous other publications, among them Gear Patrol, Valet Mag, Huckberry, ITS Tactical, and he’s currently the Director of Marketing and Sales for Iron & Air magazine. But due to the limitations of a 10-minute video, I wanted to get Jon to come on the Podcast to flesh out the story of his collection and to follow up on how his watch obsession has grown since we shot the segment. This week’s episode is brought to you by Hamilton Watch. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes.

On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Zach and Ilya talk to Hamilton Watch Company CEO, Sylvain Dolla. We discuss movement development, collection management, limited editions, pulling from their military archives, and so much more. This week’s episode is brought to you by the Worn & Wound Shop. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

On this week's episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya talks to Michael DiMartini and Justin Kraudel about their brand, Monta. This week’s episode is brought to you by the Worn & Wound Shop. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

If you’re a lover of watches, The Wristwatch Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Mechanical Watches is a must-have for your coffee table. Earlier this month, our very own Allen Farmelo reviewed the book, writing: “The Wristwatch Handbook is in equal parts a technical textbook, a beautiful art book, and a playful meditation on watch collecting. By combining these attributes, this book serves as an intelligent, plush, and often fun exposition on a topic that tends toward the tedious. Schmidt is a natural writer, his voice refreshingly casual and to the point as he moves through technical explanations with an easy grace. Part of his strategy is to anthropomorphize the movements, which is both endearing and helpful.” On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we talk to the book's author, Ryan Schmidt. This week’s episode is brought to you by the Worn & Wound Shop. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Fo

On this week's show, Ilya, Zach, and newcomer and Worn & Wound contributor Allen Farmelo discuss patina, fauxtina, and why factory-aged watches may be a possibility in the near future. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

On today's episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya is joined by Patrick and Amy Ayoub of Detroit Watch Company. For the full show notes for this episode, head over to Worn & Wound after February 7th, 2 pm Eastern Standard Time. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!

  On this week's episode, we talk to Adam Cranioties, founder of Red Bar Group, about SIHH and what Red Bar is all about. For the full show notes for this episode, head over to Worn & Wound after January 31st, 10 am Eastern Standard Time. For more coverage of your favorite watches, check us out on www.wornandwound.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. For a great assortment of American-made watch straps and other accessories, head on over to shop.wornandwound.com. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review on iTunes. Also, don't forget to shoot us an email at info@wornandwound.com or message us on any of our social media accounts to ask us a question or suggest a topic for future discussion. Enjoy the show!