Yachting Timers & Watches
At worn&wound we've long been fascinated by watches that were designed specifically for individual sporting events. This is part of a series on these unique timepieces.Yacht timers �C also referred to as regatta timers, yachting chronographs, or sailing watches �C are watches specially designed and made for the countdown to the start of a sailing race. As you can imagine, starting a race on water, with entrants powered by the wind, is not as easy as lining up on a grid, Formula 1 style, or lined up like sprinters at a track meet, waiting for the starting gun. As we just saw in the recent America's Cup races in San Francisco, the yachts (we use the term loosely in the case of the America's Cup boats) are already at speed as they approach the starting line. The trick for the skipper is to NOT cross the starting line before the starting gun goes off. If they do, they're penalized quite heavily (how and how much depends on the rules in effect for the specific race).photo by Daniel HallSo

Is this too big for me?
Advice pls! Does the ROO look too big for me? My wrist is small like 6 and 1/3 so want to get some honest opinion before i spend too much time researching the line!Thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Screws/pin on new Omega Bracelets
What is the deal with the hybrid screw/pin on the new Omega bracelets? Does this combination serve a specific purpose? The screws are so tiny and are difficult to manipulate. I'm not sure why omega didn't use one solid screw (like Rolex) to connect the links. Anyone have any ideas?Sorry if this has been discussed before, I did a cursory search and didn't find anything on par at least via the thread title. Thanks friendsSteve

Watching the Saints and the Panthers with My Sub C
Enjoying the game with a classic!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Finally joined the club!!
What a strange afternoon that was!!Took the wife to Have a look at the Rolex ive been banging on about for the past few months. We went to a local AD and when we walked in we were treated by a band playing German music, a hotdog stand cooking bratwurst sausages!!I was offered a German beer and the wife had a large glass of Champaign! They were celebrating a 50th anniversary of the shop being open.I said I wasn't going to buy new and look for a good second hand one. But trying to find one in the right colour combination was difficult. I tried the black SS datejust 41 on and fell in love straight away!!So I got the wife drunk on Champaign and persuaded her into letting me buy it!!What a great day and experience the whole day was.The girl that served me was lovely and made the whole experience fantastic. Happy New year to everyone