The Worn & Wound Podcast

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan and Zach Weiss are previewing Watches & Wonders 2026, which at this point is just days away from opening. They discuss some of the fairly large changes that are in store for this year’s show, including the addition of Audemars Piguet and Sinn, a big change in location for Moser, and a host of satellite events happening at the same time throughout Geneva. There are also, of course, a few of our famously bad Tudor predictions. It’s going to be a big year for the Black Bay P01, we just know it. There’s also a pretty big launch today, at the moment this podcast drops. We’re finally seeing the new-look Universal Geneve, revived by Breitling CEO Georges Kern. This episode features a fairly deep dive on the Polerouter, as well as some speculation about where UG might be headed, and we also try to anticipate the enthusiast community’s reaction. But before all that: Zach Weiss launched a watch brand! OraOrea, Zach’s new independent brand, launched on Friday with the Coriolis Pointer Date, and in this episode he shares some of his thoughts on the rollout and reception of the new collection. 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. And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review. 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. Show Notes Introducing the Coriolis Pointer Date by OraOrea Introducing The OraOrea Corliolis Pointer Date From Worn & Wound’s Zach Starr Weiss Omega’s New Constellation Observatory Collection Debuts, with a First for a Certified Chronometer Audemars Piguet Introduces the Neo Frame Jumping Hour A Case for the Royal Oak and Other Hot Takes on Audemars Piguet’s First Semester Novelties Ressence Debuts the Type 11, with the All New In-House RW-01 Movement

This episode of Changing Gears finds Kat and Garrett settling back into conversation after some time away, catching up through the lens of the gear that’s been shaping their daily lives. What starts with a familiar wrist and gear check quickly expands into a broader discussion on tools—watches, knives, cameras, and even keyboards—and how they intersect with both work and personal expression. There’s a thoughtful throughline on craftsmanship, particularly as Garrett shares the realities of launching a small-batch knife brand, highlighting the time, skill, and infrastructure required to bring a product to life. The conversation also touches on the practical side of creative work, from experimenting with lighter travel setups to navigating the limitations of mobile editing workflows. As always, the episode reflects the overlap between enthusiast culture and professional output, closing with a look ahead to upcoming travel, trade shows, and the shared experiences that continue to shape both perspective and process. We hope you like this new podcast format and really appreciate all the listeners! Kat has some awesome interviews in the works for those of you that love gear! To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast — now available on all major platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here. 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. Show Notes: Pocket/ gear check: Garrett Wrist: Omega Speedmaster Hesalite on NMK Artemis Chrono Grip Garrett Gear Check: ABW Slip Joint Kat Wrist: Omega Seamaster Seaweed Green Kat Gear Check: Freewell Real Lens Hood for Leica Q3 43 New acquisitions: Damascus Malibu Saturn IV custom Snake60 Fossil Edition Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M5): Ultra Retina XDR Display Mission Workshop Drift Tote Blade Show Texas Windup Watch Fair San Fransisco

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan and Zach Weiss are on the mic to talk about some of their recent travels, both of which involved seeing new releases from Swatch Group brands, coincidentally debuting on the very same day. They also happen to be two of the most discussed releases of the year so far, for very different reasons. Zach Kazan was in Dallas right before Windup to see the new Longines Hydroconquest, and Zach Weiss just got back from a whirlwind trip to Switzerland to see the hotly anticipated Constellation Observatory collection. This conversation covers not just our thoughts on the watches, but a read on the various reactions across the watch community, some of which were genuinely surprising. 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. And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review. 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. Show Notes Omega’s New Constellation Observatory Collection Debuts, with a First for a Certified Chronometer Hands-On Impressions of the Updated Longines HydroConquest

This week on the podcast, we are once again answering questions submitted through our Worn & Wound+ Slack channel for our monthly Q&A episode. Zach Kazan is joined by Kat Shoulders and Worn & Wound contributor Cait Bazemore to field your questions on Tudor’s big anniversary year, silver watches, and a whole lot more, including some fun non-watch related questions for good measure. 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. And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review. 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. Show Notes The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 398: Inside Biwi with Cait Bazemore Collection Updates WIS @notdnl on Instagram Hands-On With The Tudor Black Bay 58 925 In Silver Cait’s Interview with Mark Braun Seiko Launches a Pair of Updated Marinemasters with their Higher End 8L45 Movement

It’s watch show season! This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan and Zach Weiss are catching up right after our Windup Watch Fair in Dallas to recap that show as well as British Watchmakers’ Day, which took place the week before. It’s the start of a busy season that peaks with Watches & Wonders next month, which of course is more than just Watches & Wonders, and really more of a widespread celebration of watches across the city of Geneva. For now, the focus is on wrapping our thoughts around British Watchmakers’ Day, now in its third year, and seemingly growing annually. Zach and Zach highlight some of their favorite watches from the day, and talk about the event we held with Arken, also quickly becoming a tradition. If you attended British Watchmakers’ Day or Windup Dallas, be sure to let us know in the comments what you saw at each event that really stood out to you. And a special shout out to anyone who came to our event with Arken in London - we had a great time and can’t wait to do it again next year.

This week’s podcast is a preview of our upcoming Windup Watch Fair in Dallas! Hosted by Blake Malin with guests Kyle Starr and Nelly Calhoun, the team talks about what to expect this weekend as Windup comes to Texas for the second year in a row. This year’s Windup is a chance to see over 40 watch brands in person, try watches on your wrist, meet the people behind the brands, and connect with other enthusiasts. Shout out to our lead sponsors Christopher Ward, Junghans, and Oris. And best of all, it’s free and open to everyone. The show takes place at Hickory Street Annex on Friday and Saturday, March 13th & 14th from 12 PM to 6 PM, and on Sunday, March 15th from 12 PM to 5 PM. We’ll have a packed show floor with brands from across the industry, plus a bar & lounge, multiple activations, and even a Block Party & BBQ presented by Bulova on Saturday evening. So if you’re in the Dallas area this weekend, come by and say hi. You can find the full schedule and sponsor list at windupwatchfair.com. Hope to see you there! 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. And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review. 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.

This week on the podcast, Kat Shoulders is back to chat with Zach Kazan about her recent experience with IWC in Los Angeles. Most of what Kat saw she can’t discuss until Watches & Wonders embargoes lift, but the brand did drop a brand new version of their Portugieser chronograph in Ceratanium, and it has inspired a wide range of commentary across the watch community. Kat talks about her impressions of the watch itself, what makes Ceratanium special, and what its use in the Portugieser collection might mean for the future. They also chat about three recent pilot chronographs that have all been released in the last week or so from Sinn, Benrus, and Hanhart, three very different flavors of chronograph that still sit within a very specific niche. Be sure to let us know in the comments which of these chronographs you prefer, or if you’re more interested in the “murdered out” look of the new Portugieser. 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. And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review. 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. Show Notes Hands-On: IWC Turns on Dark Mode with the Portugieser Chronograph Ceratanium IWC’s Impressive New Top Gun Chrono in Ceratanium Benrus Debuts a New Version of the Classic Sky Chief Chronograph The Sinn 903 Returns in Titanium, Updating an Iconic Design Introducing the Ming 57.04 Phoenix We Finally Got Our Hands on the Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Multimeter, and Here’s a Video to Prove It

Today on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan is joined by Zach Weiss and Blake Malin for our monthly Q&A podcast. This is a really fun episode with a great variety of questions covering a huge range of topics, watch related and otherwise. Zach, Blake, and Zach chat about how they use AI, what we do when a watch comes in for review that underwhelms, and what Worn & Wound might look like ten years from now. There’s also a spirited conversation about what we all like to put on our hot dogs. We’re covering the really important stuff this month. 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. And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review. 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. Show Notes AI and Watchmaking: The Future of Design, Creativity, and Authenticity Typsim Makes Watches for the True Watch Nerd

This week on the podcast, Zach welcomes Kat Shoulders to the podcast for a long overdue collection update. Both Zach and Kat have picked up some new watches in the last few months, and in this conversation they dig into what they picked up and why, and the stories behind the purchases themselves. There’s some fun overlap here, but still plenty of variety. We’ll think you’ll enjoy the conversation. We want to know what you’ve picked up recently as well, so please let us know in the show notes if you’ve added a new watch to your collection recently, or purged some rarely worn pieces to make room for a future addition.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.And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review.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. Show NotesFearsIntroducing the Ming 37.02 Minimalist with new “Polar White” LumeThe Incredible New Polymesh Bracelet from MingThe Omega Seamaster 300M Goes GreenFears Unveils a Very Limited Version of the Brunswick Jump Hour for British Watchmakers’ DayZach’s new Fears Jump Hour[VIDEO] First Impressions: the James Lamb Origin SeriesHamnetJohn Michael Godier

This week on the podcast, Zach Kazan welcomes Ed Jelley for a conversation about their first luxury watch purchases. Entering the “luxury” world as a watch enthusiast is a strange phenomenon and Zach and Ed unpack what it means both practically and emotionally as collectors. They also spend some time trying to define what luxury really means in the watch world, how it differs in our community compared to others, and how much weight to really put in it anyway. They also catch up on some new releases (including Ed’s take on those new Speedmasters), the Super Bowl, and offer up a few cultural recommendations at the end of the show.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.And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review.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. Show Notes Ed Jelley’s Accidental Small Business: How a 3D Printing Experiment Led to the Miniphone Ultra, an EDC Inspired Case for the Apple Watch UltraNomos and Ace Jewelers Team Up for a Rare Metro Limited EditionA Hands-On Comparison of the Omega Speedmaster Black and White, White Dial, and Classic MoonwatchPrecious, Not Pretentious: Introducing the Niton Prima

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, we’re talking about regrets. Yes, we’ve had a few. Zach Kazan welcomes Kat Shoulders and Zach Weiss to the pod this week to talk about the watches they’ve bought and sold that they wish they hadn’t, and even some takes and loosely held opinions that have fallen out of favor. This one is a real stroll down memory lane and as you’d expect touches on a great deal of our participant’s collecting history. Before the team gets into their watch regrets, there’s a brief discussion of a few recent releases that simply because of their release dates feel paired in our minds. The new watch from Toledano & Chan and the latest Speedmaster represent two sides of the enthusiast spectrum in really interesting ways (and happen to be priced very similarly). Let us know what you think of the Speedies as well as the latest from Toledano & Chan in the comments below. We’d also love to hear about your watch regrets, so feel free to share – this is a safe space. 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.And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review.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. Show Notes Toledano & Chan Introduces the b/1.3r, with a Solid Gold “Ripple” DialPhillip ToledanoOmega Introduces the New Speedmaster Professional “Black and White”[VIDEO] The Omega Speedmaster Thunderdome!Omega’s White Dialed Speedmaster Professional is Here

Worn & Wound co-founders, Blake Malin and Zach Weiss, return for another episode of the Worn Out podcast. At the end of last year, Blake and Zach sat down with Mark Cho, co-founder of the menswear retailer The Armoury, to discuss his new watch brand, Temporal Works. Described by Mark as “the navy blazer” of watches, they get into the goals of the new brand, the design of the first watch, as well as general topics around men’s style. For more information on Temporal Works, check out our article from the launch here. 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.And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review.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.

This week on the podcast we’re talking all things LVMH Watch Week. Last week’s launches from the LVMH brands served as the unofficial start to a new year of watch releases, with novelties on display from TAG Heuer, Zenith, Hublot, and other brands. In this episode, Zach Kazan chats with Zach Weiss, Garrett Jones, and Liam O’Donnell about their thoughts on the new watches, what they may or may not predict for the rest of the year, and of course what worked and what didn’t when they saw the new pieces in person. Let us know in the comments what you think of the new LVMH Watch Week releases, we’d love to hear your thoughts on specific novelties or what you might glean about brand strategy from what was unveiled last week. 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.And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review.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. Show Notes TAG Heuer Upsizes the “Glassbox” CarreraA Quick Look at the TAG Heuer Carrera SeafarerHodinkee Introduces their Third Limited Edition Collaboration with TAG Heuer, an Updated Seafarer Built on the Glassbox PlatformTAG Heuer Heritage Director Nicholas Biebuyck on the New Carreras, Formula One, and the Future of the BrandZenith Introduces the Defy Revival A3643 for LVMH Watch WeekZenith Updates References Across the Defy Skyline CollectionHublot Introduces the Big Bang Original UnicoMaurice de Mauriac Introduces the Rallymaster IV for the Australian OpenLouis Vuitton Flexes their Watchmaking Skills with a Flurry of LVMH Watch Week NoveltiesA Look at the Novelties from Tiffany & Co., Gerald Genta, and Daniel Roth for LVMH Watch Week

This week on the podcast, Zach Kazan is joined by Kat Shoulders and Liam O’Donnell to peel back the curtain on watch press trips. Zach just got back from Colorado with Oris, so the topic is front of mind. We reached out to members of our Worn & Wound+ Slack channel to solicit questions on press trips, how they work, and how they influence (or don’t influence) our coverage of brands and their watches. Let us know if you have any additional questions about press trips – this is a fun topic to discuss and this proved to be a great discussion. Hit us up in the comments with your thoughts.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.And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review.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. Show Notes Oris Introduces the New Big Crown Pointer Date “Bullseye”Out of Office: Exploring the Canadian Rockies with Citizen’s Team PromasterJean-Claude Biver, the Matterhorn, and Carbon Fiber with Some Color: A Few Days in Zermatt with Norqain and the New Wild One

In this episode of the Worn & Wound Podcast, Kat Shoulders is our surprise host while Zach Kazan is away and she is joined by Garrett Jones and Liam O’Donnell for a deep conversation about field watches that deserve a little more love. Each host brings a personal shortlist of some of their favorites they think are underrated. The episode wraps with a fun lightning round on which watches might make it into their own collections, plus a few off-the-beaten-path personal suggestions for listeners to check out. 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.And if you like what you hear, then don’t forget to leave us a review.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. Show Notes Wrist Check Kat Brooklynite Liam Seiko SKXGarrett Elliot Brown Doodle dial Kat’s Picks: Clemence MunroeHuckberry x Citizen Field WatchWeiss Standard Issue Field WatchLiam’s Picks: Baltic Hermétique TourerFarer Pembroke IIFormex Field Garrett’s PIcks: Timex Expedition field metalPrevail Onward Future – Shadow GrayDryden Heartlander SolarRecommendations from the team? Kat: Peg & Awl The Sendak Liam: Companion Movie Garrett: Fuji Instax Mini41