New Junghans National Partner for the USA and Canada
Junghans in Schramberg, Germany has announced that WatchBuys has been selected as a new and official national direct sales partner for the brand.This new relationship will provide WatchBuys with direct access to all watches in the Junghans line, as well as the ability to offer factory authorized service for Junghans watches.WatchBuys concentrates on German mechanical watches including many that we cover on a regular basis on worn&wound (Sinn, Nomos Glashutte, Hanhart, Dornblueth, Benzinger and others).We spoke to WatchBuys about this new Junghans relationship, and they were proud that one of Germany’s oldest watch companies (founded in 1861) had selected them for this direct sales partnership for both the US and Canada.We at worn&wound are also excited to hear of this news, as it means that we will now have access to Junghans watches on a regular basis to review, including the new models from BaselWorld 2016.You may see the collection of Junghans watches by visiting Watch

Bring a Loupe: Two Vintage Omega Speedmasters, A Larger Patek Calatrava, A Great Futurematic From Jaeger-LeCoultre, And More
This week, Bring A Loupe covers some of the most emblematic wristwatches ever made – watches that have become symbols of the companies that made them. We're starting with a couple of vintage Speedmasters, and you will also see a Futurematic from Jaeger-LeCoultre as well as a Cricket from Vulcain, both technically advanced watches for their time. Finally, Bidder Beware returns with two watches that you should absolutely not buy on eBay today (or ever). This is your Bring A Loupe for January 15, 2016. An Omega Speedmaster Reference 2915-3, AKA The Transitional 1 OF 12 The Reference 2915 was the first Speedmaster ever produced, over a three-year span from 1957 onwards. As it often happens with vintage watches, it is also the most coveted and valuable of the Speedmasters; think for instance of the first GMT from Rolex or the first waterproof chronograph from Patek – both enjoy greater success with collectors than later models. The Speedmaster Reference

Anyone know this AP model?
I was watching a video on ESPN today and noticed Paul Pierce wearing an AP. Does anyone know which model this is? .espn/nba/story/_/id/2...heir-grip-east

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Just back from my AD who had my Evo to give it some TLC. . . . Happy with the results!

Orange is the new strap
As per the title, I wanted to see how my 176 would look with an orange rubber strap so I bought one from zuludiver when they had a sale.