The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 291: Closing the Book on Watches & Wonders 2023

This week on the podcast, Blake Buettner and Zach Kazan reflect on Watches & Wonders, now that they’ve had a bit of time to digest everything they’ve seen. The show is always hectic, and there is just so much to see that it can be hard to process everything in the moment. But after a week or so, things start to settle, and that’s where we are here. Blake and Zach talk about some of the watches that left the greatest impression on them, as well as potential trends spotted coming out of the show, and the discourse that’s developing around the week’s most talked about watches.

This episode is brought to you by the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair. Windup Watch Fair is a three-day-long shopping experience that brings watch brands and customers together in a fun, approachable, and engaging environment. Always free and open to the public, Windup Watch Fair encourages everyone from seasoned collectors to first-time watch buyers to come in, take a look, shop, and talk watches. Over 60 watch, apparel, and gear brands will be participating this year, including our lead sponsors, Accutron, Christopher Ward, Fortis, Oris, and Zodiac. 

There will even be live panels and presentations, outdoor seating areas, food trucks, and a cash bar. Experience Enthusiasm™ in person at the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair, at Terra Gallery – 511 Harrison Street, from Friday, April 28th through the Sunday, April 30th. To learn more visit www.windupwatchfair.com.

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Show Notes 

• Zach’s wrist check: IWC Pilot’s Chronograph 41 Ceratanium
• Blake’s wrist check: Brew Metric PVD Black
• Windup Watch Fair San Francisco
• Hands-On with All the New Zenith Releases at Watches & Wonders
• Review: Zenith Defy Classic
• (Hands-On)The Genta IWC Ingenieur Era Returns With New Automatic 40
• Reaction: Rolex Gets Silly With Colorful New Oyster Perpetual & Day-Date Dials
• Oris Adds Some Bling to the Aquis: Hands-On with the New Aquis Date Diamonds
• Ulysse Nardin Introduces the Freak ONE, a Mesmerizing Tribute to the Original Freak
• The British Collaboration We Never Knew We Needed: Meet The Fears Garrick
• Fears and Christopher Ward Collaborate for the First Limited Edition from the British Watch and Clock Makers Alliance
• Checking out the Sinn T50s in Geneva