The Worn & Wound Podcast

This week on the podcast, Zach Kazan and Kat Shoulders are joined by Georgia Benjamin, who by day works in design at Adobe, but by night (and probably all around the clock, frankly) has become quite a force in the watch world. By the numbers, she is among the most followed female watch personalities on social media, and has become a fixture in the broader enthusiast and collecting community. Georgia talks to us about what drew her to watches, how her career at Adobe informs her interest in watches, the growing influence of women in the watch enthusiast space, and why degendering watches is so important in the watch space. 

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Show Notes 

Georgia on Instagram

Georgia Benjamin and Courtney Bachrach on the Collectability podcast

Georgia’s article on WatchPro

Introducing the Anoma A1 Prehistoric

Toledano & Chan Introduces the b/1.3r, with a Solid Gold “Ripple” Dial

Yves Saint Laurent exhibit at the International Center of Photography

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, it’s time to preview the Windup Watch Fair in Chicago. Partnerships Director Nelly Calhoun takes over hosting duties this week, and is joined by Worn & Wound CEO Blake Malin to talk all things Chicago. Together they discuss all the ins and outs of the upcoming show, including a brand new venue, our fantastic sponsors, and all of the exciting activities happening over the course of the weekend. 

Just as a reminder, the Windup Watch Fair in Chicago will be happening this weekend, July 10-12 at Morgan MFG at 401 N Morgan Street. As always, it’s free and open to the public!

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This week on Time on Screen, Zach Kazan and Kat Shoulders explore High Fidelity, the cult hit starring John Cusack as a lovelorn record store owner from 2000. Why High Fidelity? Two reasons. First, it’s set in Chicago, and ahead of our Windup Watch Fair in the Windy City, we wanted to check out a Chicago set film. Second, this movie is truly about an entire enthusiast culture. There are more than a few similarities between the music obsessives in this film and watch enthusiasts we all experience on a daily basis. It’s impossible to watch High Fidelity as a watch person and not think about the person in your collecting circle who most reminds you of Jack Black’s character. 

We hope to see you in Chicago in just a matter of days for Windup! Let us know in the comments what other Chicago set movies we could have considered, and if you can think of other films about niche enthusiast communities.

 

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This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan is joined by Zach Weiss to take a look back at the year so far. We’re about halfway through 2026, so it feels like a good time to think about some of our favorite watches of the year so far, as well as some of the biggest watch stories. This has actually been a very eventful year to this point, with too many great releases to name, and some major changes to the trade show scene which will have a major impact on 2027. We discuss it all in this episode, plus a shared cultural recommendation at the end that might just be a trailer for the greatest movie ever made. We’ll find out on Christmas Day. 

 

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If you’d like to learn more about our presenting sponsor Hamilton and their America 250 Roadshow, please visit their website by clicking here.

Show Notes 

Omega’s New Constellation Observatory Collection Debuts, with a First for a Certified Chronometer

Formex Introduces the Aria, an Integrated Bracelet Sports Watch with a Manufacture Movement

Breitling, Universal Genève, and Gallet Join Watches & Wonders 2027

The Escapement

Clapton

Watch Pro on the Escapement

Baltic and SpaceOne Collaborate on the All New Seconde Majeure

Precious, Not Pretentious: Introducing the Niton Prima

Watches & Wonders: A Few Thoughts on Nostalgia, the 1990s, and Moser’s Streamliner Pump

Otsuka Lotec Introduces the No. 8, a New Design Inspired by Abbey Road Mixing Consoles Featuring Jumping Hour and Retrograde Minute Displays

Ōtsuka Lōtec Debuts the New No. 9, an Experiment in Haute Horology

Review: The Trafford Crossroads S 36 & 40

This week on the podcast, Zach Kazan welcomes Kat Shoulders to the show to explore a topic first covered here: watch writing cliches. Zach and Kat run through some of the cliches mentioned in Zach’s original article and discuss whether these ideas hold up and why they happen in the first place. It’s actually an interesting conversation, and gets to the heart of how watches are covered in the media, and what approach should be taken. We’d love to know your thoughts, so let us know what cliches need to be permanently retired in the comments below. 

Before that, Zach and Kat also cover a handful of big new releases, including new watches from Fears, Doxa, and J.N. Shapiro.

 

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Show Notes 

J.N. Shapiro Introduces the Radiant, a Monopusher Chronograph and an Expansion of their Infinity Series

Doxa Introduces the Long Awaited Sub 200 T.Graph II

Ming, Fleming, and J.N. Shapiro Form the Alternative Horological Alliance

Introducing the Doxa SUB 200 T.Graph

Five Watch Writing Cliches that We Need to Retire

Cape Fear

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso