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Hi, how’s everyone doing? We hope your 2026 is off to a great start. It’s already been an incredibly busy year for the Worn & Wound team and the watch industry as a whole. Between new releases on the blog, hosting the Dallas Windup Watch Fair, and all the new releases dropping in our shop, we’ve hit the ground running. Like many of you, we are currently gearing up for an exciting Watches & Wonders, and with a packed calendar of events and some big projects in the works, the rest of the year is shaping up to be one of our most active yet. However, alongside the excitement of the watch community, the first part of this year has also been a period of significant turmoil globally. In the professional world, there is often a desire to “avoid politics” and stay focused strictly on business. But when our news feeds are filled with instability, uncertainty, and, sadly, tragedy, the conversation shifts. Over the past several months, our team has found itself caught in these discussions. In times like these, we find ourselves relying more than ever on the strength of our community. We’ve realized that as Worn & Wound grows, we have both a responsibility and a desire to be a genuine source for good. While we began as a place to celebrate the technical and the aesthetic, we have grown into a global community, and we believe that community should stand for more than just the products we collect. So, the Worn & Wound team has gotten together and solidified how we want to act...

In the first episode of our brand new podcast, Author Pierre-Yves Donzé unpacks the business history of Rolex and why the brand's success isn't just about its watches.

The man and designer behind Berneron tells us why he's turned down millions in investor funding and why he's making so few watches, even as demand soars.

Industry veteran Georges Kern reveals how Breitling has won market share and what new brands Universal Geneve and Gallet will add to the portfolio.

Industry veteran Antoine Pin says he doesn't regret being cautious about production with the relaunched Formula 1 collection.

The Dutch-born CEO of Swiss brand Frederique Constant talks value, pricing, volumes, success with women's watches, and the challenging U.S. market.

Veteran vintage watch dealer James Lamdin goes in depth on where the market for vintage and pre-owned watches is and where it's going.

The CEO of Dubai Watch Week reveals how she's grown the event to record levels in just a decade and how she intends to keep it intimate and accessible in 2027.

How AP managed to grow sales amid an industry downturn and how its Chief Executive is positioning the brand for the next century.

Why a bracelet might be the most significant and important new product from the brand, and how Ming plans to capitalize on success.

Plus, what's going on in the executive suite at TAG Heuer and what it means for Omega to launch a steel Speedmaster priced above $10,000.

Plus Malaika Crawford talks Louis Vuitton's guilloché skills and how Rolex is keeping the mystery with its Hollywood testimonees.

Plus TanTan Wang joins to talk about Oris's new Bullseye Big Crown Pointer Date, the sale of Baume & Mercier by Richemont, and Omega's 300M diver for Milano Cortina.

Plus, Adrian Barker of Bark & Jack stops by to talk business news and his first-ever watch collab with Christopher Ward.

Mitchell Wein discusses the family business that sells 80% of its watches to governments and militaries.

Federico Ziviani on why Gerald Charles is producing pricey Swiss-made watches based on designs from the latter end of the master designer's career.

How the key Morgan Stanley report gets made, plus Ben Clymer drops in to talk watch industry news and trends.

Zenith's CEO on keeping production at the El Primero maker in line with retail sell-out, and how supplying movements to other LVMH brands will be a growth driver for the 160-year-old manufacturer.

The CEO of Greubel Forsey discusses what's next for the ultra-high-end watchmaker after the departure of one of its founders from the board.

The head of the storied Swiss dive watch brand prioritizes affordability even as much of the industry goes premium. Plus, Tim Jeffreys drops by to talk about Grand Seiko's new brand ambassador, Shohei Ohtani.

The head of the Swiss movement maker explains the economics of producing the engines that drive timepieces.

Chronopolis will be another venue for brands to exhibit during Geneva Watch Week, and its founders tell us why there's a need for one more fair.

Since its acquisition by the Richemont Group in 2006, historic and highly revered brand Minerva has lived under the control of Montblanc, its watches bearing double-signed dials. 20 years later, under the direction of Laurent Lecamp, Global Managing Director for both Montblanc and Minerva, the venerable hidden gem of haute horology emancipates again and now becomes […]

Today, two of Straum’s core concepts come alive in a new twist on the Jan Mayen Arctic collection, now in titanium for the first time in addition to stainless steel. The four original colors, in both titanium and stainless steel, now become part of the brand’s permanent catalog. Plus, there’s the debut of an entirely new dial colorway. Last year, we saw the expansion of the brand’s offerings with the classic Jan Mayen design rendered in lightweight titanium as well as the unveiling of four thoughtful and stunning Arctic dials. By now, you probably well know I’m a sucker for a mesmerizing dial design, especially one with a story and deeper meaning behind it. The brand’s limited edition capsules of Arctic dials tick all those boxes. The inspiration draws from Straum’s Norwegian roots with a subtle and abstract interpretation of the country’s natural beauty through intentional use of texture and color to elicit the feeling of the landscape rather than something too literal. We’ve previously seen four editions, each handsome in their own right: one reflecting the bold hues of the Aurora sky; one called Alpine Glow, fading from the crisp blue frost of the mountains fading to a light pink sunset; Meltwater Teal, which quite literally mimics a waterfall cascading down the dial thanks to the perfect execution of ombre white to teal; and lastly, the most understated among the bunch called Tundra Brown with a bronze tone. In addition to a new metal – swapping tit...

Raymond Weil introduces “The Fifty,” a 37mm chronograph using restored Valjoux 23-6 movements to mark its 50th anniversary.

Over 500 guests attended the black-tie gala held at the Plaza Hotel.

Today, I present two new models that caught my attention: the automatic Lab Series 1.S, which offers the rare combination of automatic winding and small seconds, and the Lab Series 1.GMT, featuring a straightforward second time zone function with a central 24-hour GMT hand. The post New Release: Lab Series 1 by Holthinrichs Watches skilfully transports us into a retrofuturistic reality appeared first on Quill & Pad.