HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 85
We discuss my trip to Blancpain as well as John's trip to China - and boy did we have different times. Was it a good idea for Hublot to partner with Ferrari? You also get some homework.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 85 here.Download the MP3 here.

2LMX Watch
Just announced is the new watch brand 2LMX with their first watchthe 2LMX. I think a model name will come later. The super cool mechanical timepiece is one of those things that helps me explain to people what I do when they ask "how is it that you write at least once a day on watches?" Because cool stuff like this keeps coming out. The watch is the brainchild of Arnaud Tellier. He is the former head of the Geneva Patek Philippe museum.Interesting that he and his pals went futuristic after he resided over classic and vintage pieces for so long. The 2LMX watch reminds me of the Cabestan Winch Tourbillon Vertical watch (a lot). These watches share concepts including the overall design. They both have vertically mounted tourbillons, they both have split dials, and they both have highly exposed cases and movements. More than a little bit of credit goes to Jean-Francois Ruchonnet for this design.The 2LMX movement uses four drums (two of them have drums within the drums) to indicate time digi

Crowdfunding Follow-Up
Over the past few months we here at worn&wound have featured a number of watch brand hopefuls who were using some form of crowdfunding in an effort to get themselves off the ground. This format for funding a project has exploded in the past couple of years and it is a great fit for watches projects. They target the audience that wants the product and if there is enough response, it gets made. Hopefully. Time to look back and see how the projects we have featured here have faired.Rossling & Co. – KickstarterThe idea behind Rossling & Co. was that of a simple, slim dress watch with an affordable price and a versatile design. The project was looking for a reasonable pledge range from $119 to $139 which would provide the contributor with one watch and strap. The company’s funding goal was $19,200 and they were able to successfully blow that number out of the water with an ending total of $170,002 from 1,280 backers. Definitely a job well done. The last update from J

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Panerai 380
TRF friends, Im looking into purchasing my first panerai and since i dont know too much of the brand i figure i start with the PAM 380. Any thoughts on this watch or should i get a PAM 631/632 instead? Let me know! Currently in my collection i have a Rolex Batman, Hulk, SS Blue Skydweller, SD43, and an AP Diver. Let me know if it fits the collections, thanks!