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Worn and Wound's virtual Wind-Up Watch Fair starts today.
We’re officially kicking off the 2020 Virtual Windup Watch Fair today. From today through November 25th, Worn & Wound will exclusively feature Virtual Fair content, including daily video interviews, product announcements, podcasts, and more. Several participating brands are releasing new products that you’ll see first here on Worn & Wound.

READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE

WEBSITE FOR THE WINDUP WATCH FAIR


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Saw that Watches and Wonders Geneva is going live tomorrow, April 7 at 7am CET

https://www.watchesandwonders.com/


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The Shenzhen and Hong Kong watch fair are upcoming. Great place to see new watch releases - including a lot from independent watch makers.

http://www.unionenergy.com.hk/en/news

Here are a few pics I snapped at the 2019 CWCF in Shenzen 8-)


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Thanks for sharing [mention]FANOS Watches[/mention].
Would be cool if they livestreamed it.
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FREE Tickets to LA MircroLUX 2021

https://www.lamicrolux.com/event-detail ... rolux-2021

Nov 6 - Nov 7, 2021

Grand Central Market - Los Angeles, 317 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA

LA MicroLUX is bringing together the watch community. Join us for a FREE two day event featuring watch brand presentations and opportunities for watch collectors to engage with brands and join the conversation.


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MicroLUX is presenting the Watch Academy by Cimier US Edition.
Based in Biel, Switzerland, the Watch Academy will soon travel to the USA in the spring of 2022.

https://watch-academy.com/usa/

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The Watch Academy by CIMIER allows you to discover the secrets of mechanical watchmaking and to assemble your own watch, step by step, under the guidance of one of our master watchmakers. Thanks to a large choice of components, you can create a watch that is uniquely yours. Case, dial, hands or leather strap - each component you pick give your timepiece a unique personality.

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1. CHOOSE YOUR MODEL
- Select the watch model you would like to build.

2. SELECT YOUR COMPONENTS
- Set your imagination free by choosing your components such as the colour of the case, dial, handset, strap and buckle.

3. ASSEMBLE YOUR OWN WATCH
- Dive into the shoes of a watchmaker for a day, from movement to component assembly.

4. WEAR YOUR OWN CREATION
- Proudly wear your very own creation.

Courses:

One Day Class - Class, personalized watch with complete movement assembly, text engraving on see-through caseback, lunch, aperitif & certificate

Half Day Class - Class, personalized watch, text engraving on see-through caseback, beverages & certificate

Watchmaking Introduction - Theory and practice – 3 hour course


Prices based on the Biel Watch Academy:

Big Matic model
One Day Class is CHF 2,500 (roughly $2,744)
Half Day Class is CHF 1,900 (roughly $2,086)

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Royal Skeleton model
One Day Class is CHF 2,300 (roughly $2,525)
Half Day Class is CHF 1,700 (roughly $1,866)

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Petite Seconde model
One Day Class is CHF 1,800 (roughly $1,976)
Half Day Class is CHF 1,200 (roughly $1,317)

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Watchmaking Introduction
Gift Card is CHF 350 (roughly $384)

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If you can't make Windup Watch Fair in San Francisco this weekend - https://www.manontime.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3197
Perhaps you can make it to MicroLUX in Chicago next weekend instead?

Chicago MicroLUX 2022

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Apr 30, 2022 + May 01, 2022
11AM - 5PM

900 N. Michigan Ave
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Bezel House will be hosting a Batavi Watches day on Sat. June 18.
No mention of the time event is taking place, so maybe call the store beforehand to confirm.

Join us this 18th in Calgary (Canada) where we organize a gathering for watch enthusiasts in Calgary’s finest watch shop! Mike will be there to answer all your questions about Batavi along with the last stock available of the Batavi Architect! The first drinks on Batavi!

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TheJohnP wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:50 am Bezel House will be hosting a Batavi Watches day on Sat. June 18.
No mention of the time event is taking place, so maybe call the store beforehand to confirm.

Join us this 18th in Calgary (Canada) where we organize a gathering for watch enthusiasts in Calgary’s finest watch shop! Mike will be there to answer all your questions about Batavi along with the last stock available of the Batavi Architect! The first drinks on Batavi!

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UPDATE: Batavi will be at the store from noon to 4pm.
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Upcoming Watch Fair at the three Hyde Park locations.

https://www.hydeparkjewelers.com/index.php/watch-fair

Two Days Only!
- Preview new collections and limited editions from the world's finest watchmakers -
- 30% - 70% Off Select Watches -
- Watch Trade-Ins -
- Gift with watch purchase -
- Exclusive vintage watch collections

September 30th and October 1st, 2022
Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Denver, CO

October 14th and 15th, 2022
Fashion Island
Newport Beach, CA

October 28th and October 29th, 2022
Scottsdale Fashion Square
Scottsdale, AZ
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District Time Watch Show in DC is coming up
Presented by Tsao Baltimore
Organized by @The Time Bum and McDowell Time

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Free to the Public

Saturday, March 4 | 11 am to 4 pm
Sunday, March 5 | 11 am to 4 pm

Architecture Center
421 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C.

At District Time, visitors can discover a wide variety of watches from both emerging watchmakers and established brands. Most of these are only available online, so it is a rare opportunity for watch fans to get their hands on the real thing before they buy.

Giveaway prize list includes:

- Three Stella strap packages, including one cowhide strap and one denim watch pouch (ARV $105 ea.)
- A Vario Versa reversible duo-face watch ($428)
- A Farr+Swit Solar Chrono watch ($489)
- Two RZE Valour 38 field watches ($299 ea.)
- A McDowell Time watch (to be determined)
- Davosa Ternos Sixties U.S. Edition dive watch ($919)

Participants include:

- Axia Time
- Bremoir
- Circula
- Delma
- E. Stohlman
- Etien
- Farr+Swit
- Formex
- Foster Watch Co.
- Hager
- Haim
- Havana Tuvali
- Lesablier
- Little Treasury Jewelers
- Mark Carson Watches
- Maryland Watch Works
- McDowell Time
- Nodus
- Ocean Crawler
- Origin Watch
- Richard-Harvey
- Stella
- Swiss Watch Company
- The League of Microbrands (Media Partner)
- The Sacred Crafts
- Timeless
- Towson Watch Company
- Trafford
- Traska
- Troubadour
- Tsao Baltimore
- Typsim
- Visitor
- Watchisthis – Media Partner
- Winfield
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I was able to attend District Time this past Sunday, and the following are my admittedly-scattered thoughts on the experience. For context, I met up with a few fellow members of the DMV Watch Club - if you live in the DC area, and want to connect with a non-pretentious crowd of nice watch enthusiasts, let me know and I'm happy to connect you. [Not meaning this to be an advert, just want to be inclusive with the group, knowing how many great folks there are in this forum.]

My primary enduring sentiment following the show is that it makes a huge difference to see watches, and meet the brand owners and reps, in person, particularly for microbrands that exist largely online. From pictures alone, something like E. Stohlman's The Earl (https://estohlman.com/products/copy-of-product-title-1) would not appeal to me, but in the metal, I could better see the deep artistry of the case design, MoP dial, and applied silver numerals. It doesn't hurt that Eugene Stohlman, the owner of the eponymous brand and Maryland Watch Works, is a great human being to speak with. The same held true for Lorier, a brand I knew much more about going into the show, but had yet to experience watches from in the metal. In this case, the delicacy of the watches' designs, especially when worn on my wrist, didn't click for me - nonetheless, the beauty of the show's experience is that I could figure that out without incurring any cost. Following a theme here, Lauren and Lorenzo (Lorier''s owners) are incredibly sweet people whose passion for their designs is readily evident when conversing with them.

Traska, a brand that I own a watch from, was a real standout of the show for me. Jon is a cool guy, and indulged the half hour or longer discussion I politely hooked him into. He spoke to how he feels that the current Traska lineup is, in his view, settled. While he may iterate through colorways, he noted that the designs and execution of each model Traksa offers is where he envisioned they'd be when he started the company. In comparing the new Freediver to my V2 iteration, that maturation is stark - where the V2 is visually and physically heavy, the newest version is slim through the case and bracelet, with refined curved shaping to the case flanks that evokes late 50's to early 60's car design, all gracefully flowing arcs and smooth finishing. Going into the show, I appreciated the Venturer (Traska's only GMT), but didn''t love it. I've completely changed my tune now, having worn it and marveled at the fine detailing of the printing, polishing on the hands, and the depth and sheen of the lacquered dials. While 'only' 38.5mm, the wide dial opening relative to the case size makes the watch appear larger on wrist, which I loved. I had the same experience with the Summiteer, which will soon be available in one of the best shades of yellow I've ever seen grace a watch dial.

Other highlights include Formex, whose green and gilt Reef GM, mounted to their incredibly designed and built mesh bracelet, is possibly my favorite overall single watch from the show. Everything they had on display, including the Leggera-case Essence models, are shockingly well made; how they manage to offer their watches at the prices they do is mystifying. Bremoir's Lexington is beautiful, and has one of the more interesting cases I've seen in a while - Pat, the brand's founder, is also the best dressed human I've met in some time, and showed some designs he is playing with for their second watch. Tsao Baltimore offers excellently produced watches with designs that are not heavily referential. In their new pilot lineup, you can see influenced from IWC (dial) and Bremont (case profile), but Alan Tsao adds enough of his own tweaks to make the overall design unique to his brand. The final standout that I can recall at the moment is Circula. From Instagram and blog reviews, I've found their watches to be nice, if a bit anodyne. The in-person experience was vastly different for me, as their field watch, in particular, has a very dynamic case design that I would place in a category with Boldr's Expedition 2 for its balanced mixture of soft angled surfaces interspersed with a few hard lines. My favorite of the watches they had on hand was the black-cased version of their field watch, which the brand's owner informed me is not PVD coated, but has the color applied through a carbon-bonding process done by an automotive manufacturer in Pforzheim, where Ciircula is based. As the color is bonded into the steel mixture for the cases, if the watch scratches, it won't reveal a stainless steel underlayer as PVD or DLC would - the color is cast through the case's metal.

As for the vibe of the show, while it got a bit crowded toward the end of the show on Sunday, it never felt packed to the point that I wasn't able to access the brands' displays. A few brand owners mentioned that Saturday was busier, which might've made for a less engaging experience. This was my first watch show, so I don't have personal experience to compare it to, but I felt very welcomed in the space. Given how many brands were in attendance, it is a show worth travelling to, at least in a local relative context. I'm sure it doesn't compete with the scale of WindUp, but for anyone in the Mid-Atlantic, or someone looking to visit DC and see watches, I highly suggest checking out District Tiime next year.
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Chicago MicroLUX 2023

Free tickets - https://www.lamicrolux.com/event-details/

Saturday, April 22 - 11:00 am - 5 pm
Sunday, April 23 - 11:00 am - 5 pm

Chicago MicroLUX returns to 900 North Michigan Avenue on The Magnificent Mile. MicroLUX features over 35 watch brands with a range of prices for everyone. Whether you are an experienced collector or a newcomer to the watch world, MicroLUX offers an immersive and informative experience for our visitors. You can even build your own watch with The Watch Academy by Cimier.


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Calling all Atlanta/Southeast folks!

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Intersect is coming to Atlanta in March.

FREE RSVP - https://www.intersectwatchshow.com/atlanta

Saturday March 23, 12PM-5PM
2060 Airport Ind Park Dr SE, Marietta, GA 30060

This year, Intersect will be making its Atlanta debut. Atlanta is a major hub and hotspot for watch enthusiasts, and we are thrilled to bring Intersect to the Big Peach for the first time. Whether you’re just getting into watches or you’ve been collecting for years, this is a great opportunity to try on watches, discover new brands, and meet fellow enthusiasts.

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