The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 339: The Importance of Watch Materials with Christopher Chew

This week, Zach welcomes Christopher Chew to the podcast. Christopher is a watch collector with a materials science background, and has experience in a variety of fields including aviation, apparel, and in the startup space, where he’s been involved in some truly cutting edge projects. Christopher has a really interesting perspective on watches and sees the materials they’re made of as a new frontier of innovation in the watch industry. In this conversation, Zach and Christopher run through some common misconceptions about the materials used in watchmaking, and discuss what might be on the horizon in the realm of watchmaking materials given where we’re at now.

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Show Notes

• Christopher’s wrist check: Halios Seaforth
• Zach’s wrist check: Tudor Black Bay 41
• The Grand Seiko Media Experience: An Enthusiast’s Observations (with Photos!)
• Damasko: A Look Inside the Manufacture – Part 2: The Movements
• IWC’s Impressive New Top Gun Chrono in Ceratanium
• Be careful with your ceramic watches
• [VIDEO] First Impressions: the James Lamb Origin Series