HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 114 - Hockey Pucks, Mystery Factories & Dumb Gandalf
John's boring interest in antique clocks get furthered with the return of his restored factory clock and boy is he excited! Will you be interested in the MetaWatch project on Kickstarter? We talk about the future of Smart Watches and the Pebble.? We discuss a nice Breitling Chronomat GMT 44 that I am reviewing. John likes Graham watches. Musings over Blancpain's X-Fathoms and more!Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 114 here. Download the MP3 here.

w&w Instagram Round-Up #16
Simply great watches this week. We’ve got a few Steinharts, a Sinn, a Nomos and more below. Thanks again to all who submitted, keep up the great work! #wornandwound grows and grows by the day and is becoming a great archive of awesome watch shots. We’re also about to break 5,000 followers, so help us out and tell your friends to give us a follow! Next stop, 10k!In order for your picture to be considered it should:a. include the hashtag #wornandwound and @wornandwoundb. be a watch related photo. It doesn't have to be a watch on your wrist, but watches should be at the core of the imagec. be awesome (naturally)Be sure to follow us on?Instagram?to stay up to date on what we're up to, what watches we're looking at and to be eligible for future giveaways. We also just appreciate your support!@qvoovp and a Timefactors Speedbird III @pitiek and a Steinhart OVM in a precarious circumstance  @mieczyslaw83 and a Glycine Combat  @causeyoudeservebetter with a H

Who needs the Caribbean?
When you can dive into this blue?

Patek Philippe Global Generations Film
I just saw this film on youtube.https://.youtube/watch?v=_y0y_XeS0fMWith the five scenes in the film, I can identify China, Japan, the US and the UK. The first scene is more difficult to identify - perhaps Switzerland, Italy or France?

The want/need for the new
So with all this talk of Basel coming up (which is all new to me btw, I hadn't even heard of Basel until about Sept last year) it got me thinking about how so many of us, the watch buying public have the need to get hold of the latest item.I'm equally guilty, I get the feeling after buying a new car last year, only to find out there will be a replacement launched in a few months. Now it's an awesome car, almost faultless and really makes me feel special, and satisfied my needs - until the news of a new one came out. Where does this come from? Is it a generational thing? I'm 30yrs old.How I linked this to watches, specifically Rolex, was the thought that before access to the Internet was like it is today, did regular guys like me not get to know about the new latest Rolex, and was therefore more likely to keep it for a much longer time? Is the thought of holding onto something special because you worked hard for it dying away? I look at vintage Rolex that are simply beautiful, and altho