This time next week we will be recovering from another exciting Chicago Windup Watch Fair full of great memories from our third annual trip to the Windy City. With over 60 brands showcasing the latest and greatest in watch releases from around the globe, we’d understand if you have already put together your plan of brands to visit during your time at Venue West. Update those plans because the Windup Lineup of Panels and events just dropped! As a reminder for those unfamiliar with Windup Chicago 2024, here are the key details for this free and open to the public event.
Venue West – 221 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612
Friday, July 12: 12PM – 6PM
Saturday, July 13: 12PM – 6PM
Sunday, July 14: 12PM – 5PM
Free and open to the public
Free parking available across the street from the venue
As always, we work closely with our editorial team and our Lead Sponsors to craft engaging panels for audiences to get even deeper looks into the wonderful world of watches. We always make sure to include a bit of time for Q&A as well. Beyond panels, be sure to stay around the venue for meetups, happy hours, and extra surprises to come throughout the weekend. Take a look below at the schedule and be sure to join Worn & Wound+, our free Slack community to get the latest and greatest Windup news over the weekend.
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Chicago Windup Watch Fair Opening Reception
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
*MUST RSVP TO ATTEND*
To celebrate Windup’s return to the Windy City, we’ve teamed up with CD Peacock, Illinois’ first business since 1837. The team at CD Peacock has offered to host us at their brand new 20,000-square-foot flagship store, the CD Peacock Mansion. Enjoy drinks, snacks, and a live conversation with members of the Worn & Wound team and Steven Holtzman of CD Peacock about the influence of independent watchmaking on the modern watch market. Join us from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm CT to officially kick off the Windup Watch Fair. Space is limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis. Click here to RSVP.
Friday, July 12, 2024
3:00 PM in the Worn & Wound Editorial Lounge
Rewriting the Design Language of Watches
There are several tried-and-true watch designs that companies—new and old—draw from. This classic design language relies on very small alterations and nuances over time. The belief often is, do what sells. This panel will discuss the risks and rewards of rewriting the design language that we know so well. Moderated by our own Zach Kazan hear from Jonathan Ferrer, Designer & Founder at Brew, Bradley Price, Owner at Autodromo, and Zach Weiss, Co-founder at Worn & Wound.
4:30 PM in the Worn & Wound Editorial Lounge
Intriguing On-Ramps into the World of Watches
Abingdon Mullin, CEO at Abingdon, and Marc Frankel, Owner at Islander, are entrepreneurs who have each carved unique businesses within the watch industry. In their own ways, their companies have opened the world of watches to nontraditional consumers and enthusiasts. We unpack their personal on-ramps into the world of watches and how each of them in their own way are creating original on-ramps for more and more budding collectors. Zach Kazan will moderate the conversation with opportunities for questions from the audience at the end.
5:30 PM at The Watch Gang Bar
Watch Gang x Bruichladdich Happy Hour
Join our official Bar Sponsor, Watch Gang, with our official Scotch Sponsor, Bruichladdich, around the Bar at 5:30 pm CT to close out the first day. Come for the specialty cocktail crafted in a partnership between these two enthusiast brands, stay and meet other enthusiasts who share your belief that the first day is always the best day at Windup.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
1:00 PM in the Worn & Wound Editorial Lounge
The Future of the Sports Watch with Alpina
We’ll dig into the history of Alpina in general, the history of the sport watches generally, Alpina’s most successful sport watches to date… and most importantly, what kinds of technology, materials, and innovations, blended with heritage, is Alpina leveraging to create the future of the sport watch. Our own Kyle Snarr will host an intimate conversation with Oliver van Lanschot Hubrect, Brand Director at Alpina.