Kevin Rose Explains How He Got Into High-End Watches & Making The Watchville App For iOS & Android
Kevin Rose's F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu watch in hand next to the Watchville app.Now in his late 30s, internet entrepreneur, founder of Diggwatches-dealer, and Google Ventures start-up savant Kevin Rose is growing up. Meeting with him in Los Angeles in November 2014, he talks about juggling a work-life balance, looking back on his career to identify trends in technology, and his own perspective on the evolving landscape of online media consumption. What he also talks about is a growing appreciation of items that are truly timeless and an interest in goods that aren't disposable, but that are finely made and intended to last for a long time. While Kevin doesn't yet have children with his wife Darya, he smiles when discussing the topic of passing his watch collection on to his kids someday. It is the type of genuine smile that transcends status and wealth for those holding something in their hands that they are truly passionate about.Kevin Rose has become a rather serious watch guy ove

w&w Instagram Round-up 22 + Insta-Giveaway 1 !!!
This week we got something special for you… our very first Instagram giveaway! We’re giving away a selection of our very own watch accessories! The lucky winner will get 1 American made?Watch Fold of their color choice, 1 American made?Horween Model 1 of their color/size of choice, 1 ?American made?Horween NYC NATO of their color/size of choice and 1 of our trusty Spring Bar Tools (color/sizes subject to availability)!!!In order to be eligible to win you must:a. follow us on instagram (if you don’t already)b. post a watch related pic to instagram (multiple entries allowed)c. Tag @wornandwound and #wwgiveaway1 in the photoThe winner will be selected at random 05/10/14 12am EST. The winner will be contacted via Instagram and will have 24hrs to respond before a new winner is chosen at random. Once the winner has responded, shipping details and choice of products will be resolved via email. Privacy PolicySo, yeah…that’s pretty exciting and we’re really l

New Vs Old.... Choose
Pick one, and why.

111 vs 024
I have a 111 at the moment, but am toying with the idea of trading for a 024 submersible. It's looks so cool on the wrist and I like it more and more the more I see it. I'm wondering if there are any intangibles to consider, such as cost of servicing an ETA hand wind movement vs the Valjoux automatic, accuracy of the movements, ability to collect or hide the dings that show up, etc. The thought of replacing a bezel vs polishing out scratches sounds nice, too (unless I'm off on that). Thanks!

Batman
After saying I was not a fan of the Batman I saw one in the flesh and instantly fell in love. The LN is svelte and oozes class. The BLNR just has that something extra that makes it pop - I guess it must be the bezel The bezel is an amazing piece of work with its liquid colours which just flow into each other and alter depending on the strength of the light. Lovely watch and I think the nicest modern Rolex out there. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk