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Ruediger Bucher / WatchTime Where Collecting Meets the Metaverse
Beyer Watches & Jewellery in Zurich, Switzerland, is the oldest jeweler in the world, at 262 years and counting. But this doesn’t prevent it from expressing youthfulness in other ways. Beyer introduced the Time Warp Collection in April 2022, a seri…
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Zach Kazan / Worn & Wound WatchCheck Seeks to Redefine What it Means to Service a Watch
It probably goes without saying that here at Worn & Wound we think watch collecting is a rewarding hobby that if approached in the right way can bring you a lot of happiness over the course of many years. And unlike, say, tennis, there’s very littl…
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Roger Ruegger / WatchTime Drum Roll: The Louis Vuitton Tambour Twenty
In just two decades, French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has managed to make quite a name for itself within the watch industry. In 2002, the maison had unveiled the Tambour for the first time, recognizable at a glance with its unusual shape a…
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Daan de Groot / Fratello Watches Breaking: Swatch Now Offers Official Rubber MoonSwatch Straps Online
Featuring perfectly matching two-tone colorways and a Velcro closure Which strap do you wear your MoonSwatch on? Are you still using the original strap, or have you ordered some third-party options? Well, listen up because, in a surprise move, Swat…
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Denis Peshkov / Monochrome Watches Introducing – The Steel MB&F LM Perpetual Longhorn & LM Sequential Flyback Longhorn For the Brand’s 20 Years
In our recent mention of the significant anniversaries watch brands will celebrate in 2025, we couldn’t cover every single milestone – our apologies! However, as MB&F kicks off its 20th year of activity, we are excited to spotlight the brand’s late…
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Ian Skellern / Quill & Pad New Releases: MB&F Celebrates its 20th Anniversary starting with LM Perpetual Longhorn and LM Sequential Flyback Longhorn
2025 is MB&F’s 20th Anniversary and their celebrations kick off with two 20-piece Limited Edition “Longhorns” in stainless steel with rhodium-plated base plates, glossy black lacquer dials, and blued hands.MB&F LM Sequential Flyback Longhorn (left)…
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Brandon Moore / SJX Watches MB&F Marks 20 Years with Legacy Machine Longhorn Editions
As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, MB&F has unveiled the Legacy Machine Perpetual Longhorn and Legacy Machine Sequential Flyback Longhorn. These new models retain the groundbreaking movements developed by Stephen McDonnell but add a fres…
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Sabine Zwettler / WatchTime Oris Unveils ProPilot X “Year of the Snake” Limited Edition
As Oris concludes its 120th anniversary celebrations in 2024, the Swiss independent watch brand already looks ahead to the Chinese New Year, which begins on January 29, 2025. With the introduction of the ProPilot X “Year of the Snake” Limited Editi…
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Russell Sheldrake / Time+Tide Omega releases two new Speedmasters with meteorite dials
Omega introduces two new Speedmaster Moonphases featuring meteorite dials and dual hemisphere moonphase displays. These new models also introduce a new movement to the catalogue, the manually wound calibre 9914. Priced at US$17,100 they are cased…
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Sean Lorentzen / aBlogToWatch Hands-On: Brellum Pandial Bicompax Black DLC Ti Chronometer Watch
One of the great tradeoffs involved with smaller independent watch brands is movement choice. Either these brands select something reliable and off-the-shelf but ultimately pedestrian, or their small-run proprietary power plants end up far beyond t…
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Michael Stockton / Fratello Watches Fratello On Air: Finding Your Place In The Watch Community
There's something for everyone, everywhere, even if you start it yourself Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we discuss the watch community and how to find a group of like-minded (or differently minded) people within it.…
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Brice Goulard / Monochrome Watches Introducing – The new Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Diver Green
During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, there were dozens of editions of the Antarctic watch by tool-watch brand Nivada Grenchen, some of them already back to life such as the Spider of the Super-Antarctic. In 2023, the brand revived one of the collecti…
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Russell Sheldrake / Time+Tide Toledano & Chan host one night in our London Discovery Studio
They might be one of the most exciting duos in the watch industry right now. Following on from the recent release of the B/1.2, Phil Toledano and Alfred Chan will be hosting a live event from our London Discovery Studio this Thursday evening. This…
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Zach Kazan / Worn & Wound Vacheron Constantin Has Released a 222 in Stainless Steel for the Brand’s 270th Anniversary
Vacheron Constantin is the world’s oldest watch brand in continuous operation, and they celebrate a big anniversary this year: 270 years. That’s an incredibly long time for a company to exist, and simply by virtue of its age, Vacheron has survived…
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Zach Weiss / Worn & Wound Review: The Ressence Type 9
Last year, when Ressence announced the Type 8, it was met with great excitement and surprise by their fans, including yours truly. A simpler and less expensive Ressence wasn’t something that seemed on the horizon. The watch was a stripped-down take…
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Zach Kazan / Worn & Wound TAG Heuer Becomes the Official Timekeeper of Formula 1
Highlighting the various sponsorships that watch brands engage in is not something we normally cover as news here on Worn & Wound. That’s partly because these kinds of commercial ventures rarely have much to do with what we think of watch enthusias…
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Tom Austin / Time+Tide A daring resurrection for the Electra Dare-Devil Diver
Who doesn’t love a comeback story? Well, Electra is a great one to kick off 2025 with. During the late 1960s and 70s, shifts in the watch market due to the so-called quartz crisis meant that numerous brands would sadly fade away despite enjoying r…
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Sabine Zwettler / WatchTime Hightech Meets Handcraft in Chronoswiss’s Delphis Firestarter
With the Delphis Firestarter, Chronoswiss presents its classic with a retrograde minute and jumping hour in an expressive red colorway. The limited edition of just 50 pieces features a newly developed case made from “Titanium Core Nano Shell.” It c…
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Martin Green / WatchTime Hands-On with the Raymond Weil Freelancer Caliber RW1212 Skeleton
The Freelancer is Raymond Weil’s collection of robust sports watches with an elegant touch. Those familiar with the brand will know that this means that they offer not only ‘golden design oldies,’ but that they also like to experiment a bit. The cu…
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Roberta Naas / ATimelyPerspective A Closer Look: Oris Miss Piggy ProPilot X And Miss Piggy Herself
Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy watchLast week, Oris unveiled its latest collaboration with the Muppets: the ProPilot X Miss Piggy watch. This vibrant new release is the second time the independent Swiss watch brand has partnered with the Muppets for a…
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Mark Kauzlarich / HODINKEE Introducing: The Vacheron Constantin 222 Returns In Steel (Live Pics)
For the 270th anniversary of the brand, Vacheron is giving fans exactly what they've been asking for. Alright, I'll cut to the chase. Vacheron Constantin now has a Historiques 222 in steel. It has the same great dimensions (37mm by 7.95mm), the sam…
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JX Su / SJX Watches Review: Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 in Steel
First launched in 18k yellow gold a little over two years ago, the Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 finally debuts in stainless steel. Sticking to the familiar vintage-remake template established by the gold model, the 222 retains the familiar “…
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Borna Bošnjak / Time+Tide Vacheron Constantin celebrates 270 years with a blue steel 222
We’re barely two weeks into the first month of the year, and Vacheron Constantin has already graced us with what could very well be the watch of the year. Following the release of the rich, yellow gold model, the historic brand is celebrating its…
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Worn & Wound The History And Guide To Marathon Watches
Windup Watch ShopJan 12, 2024Marathon Watch traces its origins back to 1904, initially established as the Weinsturm Watch Company, later evolving into the Wein Brothers. In 1939, under the visionary leadership of Morris Wein, Marathon Watch was fo…
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Buffy Acacia / Time+Tide 9 of the best digital watches from $20 to $5,000
Most watch lovers romanticise analogue clocks wherever possible, as they tie our relationship with time all the way back to the ancient use of sundials. However, as soon as digital displays and jump-hour complications popped up, people recognised…
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Stanley Leung / Deployant The Collecting Journey: Six picks for your First Luxury Watch
Let’s get back to the basics! Complimenting our third episode of the deployant show on youtube, here is our shortlist of luxury watch for first timers with a budget of SGD 10,000.We recently published a video answering the age old question on what…
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