The Worn & Wound Podcast

If you’re a lover of watches, "The Wristwatch Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Mechanical Watches" is a must-have for your coffee table. On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we talk to the book's author, Ryan Schmidt.

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.

On today's episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya is joined by Patrick and Amy Ayoub of Detroit Watch Company. 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, 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.

On this week's episode, we talk to Bradley Price of Autodromo about his latest—the Ford GT Endurance Chronograph—and what it was like to work with the legendary automaker. For the full show notes for this episode, head over to Worn & Wound after January 24th, 10 am Eastern Standard Time.

On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we discuss our recent trip to the National Watch and Clock Museum, Moser’s Swiss Icons watch, and the newly minted Clifton Baumatic 5-Day Automatic from Baume and Mercier. For the full show notes for this episode, head over to Worn & Wound after January 17th, 10 am Eastern Standard Time. This week’s episode is brought to you by StockX.

On today’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Zach and Ilya talk to Jason Lim of Halios watches. Halios is one of the older micro-brands we’ve covered here on Worn & Wound, and it’s also one of the most beloved. In large part, that’s due to Jason’s keen design sensibilities—Halios has yet to produce a dud. Today, we talk to Jason about his brand, how he got started, and what the future holds in store. In the latter half of the episode, Jason answers some of the questions you submitted on Insta

For the first episode of 2018, we’re looking at alternatives to iconic watches. Want an Omega Speedmaster? Pining for a Rolex Submariner? How about a Cartier Tank? Today, we’ll be discussing lower-priced, non-homage alternatives. This week’s episode is brought to you by StockX.

2017 was an exciting year for watch lovers. On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we’re taking a look back at 2017 and discussing our biggest surprises, the year’s most interesting industry news, our favorite reviews, and our favorite watches of the year.

On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we talk to Michael Happé, the proprietor of Gavox. Founded in 2011, Gavox is a micro-brand that goes back to the early days of Worn & Wound. We’ve reviewed a number of watches from the brand, among them the Avidiver, Legacy Navy, and the incredibly unique Aurora. Today, we talk to Michael about how he got into watches, the challenges he faced getting the unique Aurora project off the ground, and what’s in store for Gavox in the future.

On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we talk to Matthew Hranek, author of the book, “A Man and his Watch.” Matt’s a bit of a media jack-of-all-trades; he’s a writer, editor, photographer, blogger, director, and a one-time television show host. He’s also a total watch guy. Today, we discuss his hit book, how it came to be, and what drew him to the stories of other watch collectors.

Thanks for listening to The Worn & Wound Podcast. On today’s episode, we’re talking about Seiko’s Mini-Turtles, wildcard watches, and what Zach and Ilya truly think of ultra high-end watches. Big shout out to Kyle and Michael for the great questions!

Thanks for tuning into The Worn & Wound Podcast. This week, we chat with VP of NOMOS Glashuette USA, Merlin Schwertner.

With the upcoming holiday weekend and our minds on stuffing, we're taking a small break this week (don't worry, we'll be back next week with a good one). But with Thanksgiving being one of the most traveled holidays of the year, we've rounded up some of our favorite past episodes to make those hours on the road a little less miserable.

Thanks for tuning in to The Worn & Wound Podcast. In the first half of today's episode, we're breaking down our collaboration with Stowa, and in the second half, we're discussing some intertesing bit of industry news—Baselword 2018 will be 50% smaller (as reported by Quill & Pad).