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Mark McArthur-Christie
Mark developed a passion for watches at a young age. At 9, he was gifted an Omega Time Computer manual from a local watch maker and he finagled Rolex brochures from a local dealer. Today, residing in the Oxfordshire village of Bampton, Mark brings his technical expertise and robust watch knowledge to worn&wound.
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Introducing The Bremont RFU 150 Limited Edition
Bremont have just launched their new RFU 150 limited edition watch to mark their association …
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Introducing the Nezumi X RUF Voiture
It seems like you can’t move for chronographs powered by Seiko mecaquartz engines nowadays. One tried and tested route to stand out is by giving …
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Introducing the Archimede 1950-3, A Proper Take On Simple
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” So said Thoreau. The sentiment applies equally well to watchmakers as writers. But designing and making …
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Introducing The Bremont Broadsword Bronze Collection
If you check the wrists of most serving personnel today, you’ll usually find one of two watches. Both are almost ubiquitous, whether you’re navy, army …
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Introducing The Norqain Freedom 60 Collection, With Manufacture Calibers
Although they only began making watches under the Norqain banner in 2018, the watchmaker’s team have quite the industry pedigree. Boasting links to Breitling, Roventa-Henex …
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Introducing The Christopher Ward C60 Lympstone
The Commando Training Centre at Lympstone is, even being charitable, a functional sort of place. The grey, square concrete 1960s and ‘70s buildings overlooking the …
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First Impressions: Smiths Navigator
There is often a point at which something once designed to do a job of work becomes fashionable. Wellington boots. Wax cotton coats. Leather motorcycle …
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Book Review: Eternal Springs – and a Conversation with the Author
You’re interested in watches. You want to know more about them. Where do you start? Watchworld is a landscape dotted with rabbit holes down which …
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Chronography 14: 5 Decades of the Heuer Monaco
There is perhaps no other complication as popular as the chronograph, appealing to both seasoned …