The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 320: New Materials and Record Setting Lightness from Omega and Ming

This week on the podcast, Blake welcomes Zach Weiss and Zach Kazan to talk about a pair of recent releases from Omega and Ming that cover similar ground in their use of interesting and uncommon materials, all in the name of reducing weight. The new Omega Planet Ocean diver uses a titanium movement to cut weight in a package that’s already quite chunky, and the Ming LW.01 is a literal record setter, lighter in weight than any other mechanical watch.These non-traditional watches have us thinking about the merits of lighter weight watches in general and also the use of new materials more broadly, these two new releases in particular inspired quite a bit of conversation.

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Show Notes

• Time On Screen: In The Mouth of Madness
• Zach K’s wrist check: Arcanaut Arc II Fordite 
• Zach W’s wrist check: Grand Seiko SBGW277
• Blake’s wrist check: Oris AquisPro
• Fears Brings Mother of Pearl to the Brunswick, But Not In the Way You Might Expect
• Omega Introduces a New Ceramic Compound to their Collection and Puts a Titanium Movement in the New Planet Ocean
• Ming Surprises with What Could Be the Lightest Watches Ever Made
• A Lange & Söhne Gives Zeitwerk Minute Repeater the Honeygold Treatment for New NYC Boutique