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“Watches, Stories, and Gear” is a roundup of our favorite content, watch or otherwise, from around the internet. Here, we support other creators, explore interesting content that inspires us, and put a spotlight on causes we believe in. Oh, and any gear we happen to be digging on this week. We love gear.
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Zuck’s New Watch
If you’re a watch enthusiast and have spent literally any time at all on the internet this week, you’ve no doubt already heard about Mark Zuckerberg’s latest high end watch, a nearly million dollar Greubel Forsey Handmade 1. Zuckerberg seems to have taken a relatively sudden interest in high end watches, being photographed in watches made by Patek, F.P. Journe, and others. But the Handmade 1 is something in a different league – Gruebel Forsey says each watch takes over 6,000 man hours to produce, and virtually every component is handmade in the traditional, painstaking way. While it might seem ostentatious to wear a watch like this, one has to ask: isn’t someone like Zuckerberg exactly who this watch is made for? Who exactly is supposed to wear million dollar watches if not the world’s billionaires? Frankly, it doesn’t matter much, because if you see news of this watch on a Meta platform, it can’t be factchecked anyway.
Is a Wool Sock the Best Option?
Here in the northeast it is cold and it has us thinking about the best ways to stay comfortable and at least somewhat warm as the frigid winter weather begins to set in. If you’re wondering about the best socks for the winter season, especially if you plan to spend some time outdoors in the elements, Outside Online has you covered with this helpful guide to everything you need to know about the pros and cons of wool. It might seem like a foregone conclusion that wool socks are the best for cold weather because of their ability to stay warm even when wet, but synthetic materials have their advantages as well, as writer Joe Jackson explains.
What You Need for a Winter Storm
Maybe you’re not into snowshoeing or skiing and the discussion of the best socks for outdoor winter activities isn’t entirely relevant. Well, you still might find yourself needing to hunker down in the event of a big winter storm. Are you prepared? This Wirecutter article from the New York Times has a lot of helpful information on the best items to keep around your house that could make all the difference if a blizzard hits and snows you in. Generators, ice scrapers, lanterns, and more are suggested as items to keep handy should you find yourself in a snow emergency.
What We Learned from the Golden Globes
If you’re a movie fan and tuned into the awards season, you were likely glued to the TV screen last week taking in the Golden Globe Awards. The Globes have a reputation as a somewhat unserious awards show, known more for showcasing tipsy celebrities than honoring the best in film (and TV) from the previous year. But the show is under new ownership and has a revised voting body, so its status as a pseudo-Oscar predictor might finally be warranted, at least in some circumstances. This is widely believed to be one of the most wide open Oscar races in years, with multiple movies (Wicked, Conclave, Anora, and The Brutalist) all thought, at one time or another, to be a best picture frontrunner. A strong showing for Emilia Perez at the Globes and an Anora shutout has many wondering where the awards season stands, and the Ringer has one of the most helpful and thorough explainers we’ve seen on the status of this wide open race.
A School of Rock Romance
Do you need some good news this week? If you do, head over to Vulture and read this story about the two child actors from Jack Black vehicle School of Rock who reconnected as adults, fell in love, and tied the knot recently. Warning: there’s a good chance the included photos and videos from the wedding (which was attended by a number of School of Rock cast members, but not Jack Black, who had a scheduling conflict) will make you feel old. I mean, these were literal children in the movie, which I just happened to catch on cable about a month ago and still holds up rather well. But feeling the passage of time is a small price to pay for the good vibes of this story.
