Form and Function

James and Ken play a game of "This or That," which involves choosing between two watches or watch types. It's more fun than it sounds... we promise. . Shownotes. Wera Tool Check Modular Hamilton khaki Zermatt edition Tudor Black Bay Chrono Tour de France edition Hanhart 415 ES  Vero Open Water 38mm . This or That. IWC Ingenieur 35mm vs Girard Perregaux Laureato 38mm Christopher Ward...

James and Ken chat. Watches, watches, other things, and more watches. You get the gist. . . Wrist Check. Ken - Presidus rec spec James - Tudor BB54 . Shownotes. Seiko SRPL91 and 93.  Seiko 6139 IWC Ingenieur 35mm Vulcain Nautique GMT Yema Yaughtgraff seconde seconde Brew Metric Lite Ruark MR1 MK3 Baltic Hermetique Summer colours Rockid AR glasses Tom Bihn Smart Alec 2.0 Below Zero Brew NEIPA Cosmi...

The WatchIt show, gear, grub, and watch related shenanigans. . . Wrist Check. Ken - RZE UTD 8000 on WofE Glomar strap James - RZE Valour 38 on Rub strap . Shownotes. RZE Nodus Eliot Brown Attic Brewing Lucid 0.5% Yorks Birmingham Isotope watches RZE UTD 8000 Nodus Trail Trekker x Raven Tudor Black Bay 54 Lagoon Blue Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 38mm Fuji X Half camera Fuji XE5 camera Fuji X100VI camera...

James and Ken have a briefer than usual chat about gear, watches, and the usual bits n bobs. . Wrist Check. . Ken - Casio Gshock DW6900 James - Seiko SNE587 Blackout . Shownotes. Nitecore NB Air 5000 powerbank SOG Knives SOG Keytron Timely Moments Tactile Turn Jens Anso Vox Anso Jadd Boots Goral Shoes Blancpain Swatch Green RZE Urbanist Wingback . Homework.   . Ken - American Manhunt Osama Bin Lad...

James and Ken chat gear, watches, cameras, watch straps and cool trainers. . . Wrist Check. Ken - Hamilton Electric on James Browning strap James - Rolex Explorer 1 . Shownotes. MK1 Store in Leeds Fujifilm XE5 Fujifilm 23mm f2.8 Fujifilm 27mm f2.8 Fujifilm 35mm f1.4 Nintendo Switch 2 IWC Ingenieur 35mm Atelier Romane strap Fratello on Air podcast Episode on Straps Veblenist Cordura Strap Breguet T...

James and Ken chat about the usual mix of gear, watches, peeves, and fun goings on. . Wrist Check. Ken - Casio Gshock DW6900 James - Ming Ghost on Delugs CWS in grey . Shownotes. Aaron Taylor Johnson for Bond Ares Diver 1 Big Head Taco Casio Gshock 50th  Ming Bluefin and Uni Worn and Wound Podcast - Zach Kazan and his Ming Uni Zulu Alpha new Polaris Strap Erikas Originals Giant Mouse Farley &...

The wonderful Vu Bui joins James to talk travel gear, with a side of camera gear. . . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. James - Zenith El Primero Original 38mm on Veblenist blue canvas strap .  Vu - Tudor FXD MN21 . Mentioned: Tudor FXD Chrono Pink Giro d’Italia  Omega Aqua Terra Railmaster 2025 Fujifilm X Half  OM Digital OM3 Victorinox SwissLite card Filson x Magnum Backpack and Messenger Goruck GR1 Po...

Ken and James chat gear, clothing, bags, breakfast, and of course, watches. . Wrist Check. Ken - RZE Fortitude GMT James - Kurono Tokyo Sensu Nos  . Shownotes. Flison Orange T Shirts IWC Ingenieur 35mm Tissot PRX Rose gold and blue dial. Czapek Antarctique Rose gold and blue dial Grand Seiko SLGA021 Lake Suwa Night Doxa Sub 250T Hide breakfast London Kurono Tokyo Jubilee edition Sensu EOL Reserve...

James and Ken shoot the watch and gear related breeze. Lots of new watches, gear, and form and functioney silliness. . Episode 84.  . Wrist Check. Ken - Abinger prototype watch on a Zulu Alpha black multicam Nato style strap James - Doxa sub 200T on an Erikas Original strap . Shownotes. Nivada Grenchen F77 Mk II Zenith Triple Calendar in Rose Gold Raymond Weil Milliseime Grey dial 35mm Alpina Trop...

Ken gives us a trip report from his recent trip to Vancouver and the first Vancouver timepiece show. Good people, great watches, a bit of bromance, and lots of good coffee. . . Wrist Check. . Ken - RZE Fortitude GMT James - Ming Ghost . Shownotes. RZE Delugs CTS with Ti Clasp Straum Jan Mayan Halios Full Lume dialled Seafourth 4 Christopher Ward Loco Ares Watches Elliot Brown VC Overseas   Filson...

James is joined by creator, photographer, and all-around great guy, Sam, aka Raven_the_pirate on Instagram. EDC gear, cameras, and the most insanely awesome gear storage set up you've ever seen all come up. . Show Notes  . Mentioned: Benchmade Bugout Ripp City Garage Titanium scales 74mm Executive SAK from Daviz Black Tactile Turn Side Click x Burnley Burnley gear Okluma DC0 CWF Flashlights Co...

James and Ken are joined by Vu Bui to chat about his impressions of this years Watches and Wonders. . . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. James - Omega Seamaster 300 Neo-vintage Ken - Hamilton Electric   Vu - Tudor Ceramic with blue dial . Mentioned: Ming Ghost Unwind & Time Teenage Engineering TP7 Hajime Asaoka new Watch Average Watches Misfits Grand Seiko UFA Christopher Ward new consort bracelet I...

James and Ken pick a few favourites from Watches and Wonders, both for themselves and their imaginary selves. Plus, they welcome a couple of NWA's into their collections. And of course, James waffles too much. . Apologies for the slight audio volume fluctuations. . . Shownotes. . Wrist Check. Ken - 1965 Hamilton Electric in gold on House of straps Singapore James - Chopard LUC 16/1860 on Colle...

Ken takes us on an inside look at his recent trip to Watches and Wonders. All the awesome people he met, the cool watches he saw, and a bit of industry gossip for good measure. . Wrist Check. Ken - Clemence Monroe British Watchmakers Day 2024 limited edition.  James - Tag Heuer 00’s Reissue. CS3111 . Shownotes. Baltic Chrono Atelier Wen   Nacho from Fratello Morgan Saignes from Fratello Zachary Pi...

James and Ken are seemingly giddy with excitement. The usual mix of watches, gear, and content discussed, with an extra chaotic spin... Sorry! Show Notes.  Wrist check: James - Grand Seiko 37mm Titanium 9F quartz on RSM strap Ken - Clemence Munro 2024 British Watchmakers Day edition . 1 of 2.  . Mentioned: Rolex Land dweller Doxa Sub 250T Brietling Top Time 2025 Chopard LUC 36mm White Gold Fears A...

James is joined by Mark Wilkinson aka marks.watches on Instagram. What makes a watch a dress watch, can they be GADA watches.? . Mentioned: Raymond Weil MOP Omega Seamaster 30 Delugs Zic Zac straps Molequin straps Bark and Jacks Turnograph IWC Eternal Calender Cartier Pantere   30mm Grand Seiko 62GS Grand Seiko Seasons Spring Shari from Francis & Gaye Kurono Tokyo Brown dial Omega Aqua Terra b...

James and Ken shoot the weekly breeze with some Fractal Vice, MAD 2 and mall watch chat. Anongst other things... . . Show Notes.  . Wrist Check. James - Doxa Sub 200t on Erikas Original Strap Ken - Abinger Nimrod green dial . Mentioned: VP Creations Ti scales Worn and Wound Podcast, Wind up watch fair Dallas Omega World Timer/ Planet Ocean 40 and 20 Podcast , Citizen watch. Citizen Atessa (Hodinke...

James and Ken chat about British Watchmakers Day, The Arken x Worn and Wound meet up, the incredible people we met, the cool brands we loved, and a few other bits n bobs . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. James - Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Ken - Clemence Munro BWMD 2024 . Mentioned: Bowmore 15 Whiskey Clemence Munro Abinger watches IG Henry Catchpole Youtube Bark & Jack Coffee Fears x Studio Under...

James and Ken chat about the usual mix of new watch releases, new gear and bits n bobs. . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. . James - Omega Seamaster 300 Pro from 1999 Ken - Casio G shock 6900 . Mentioned: Laurent Ferrier Classic Collection Moonswatch white dial Moonswatch Trilogy origin of the Speedie Hamilton Khaki Quartz new khaki colour Leica ZM12 Nodus Obscura Hodinkee article from James Stacey on t...

Ken and James chat watch releases, pens, cameras, and silicon. . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. James - Abinger Nimrod Prototype Ken - Seiko 6139 Speedtimer . Mentioned: Omega bronze gold Seamaster Sinn 613 UTC.   Sinn U15, U16, U18 Sinn U50 Bronze Farer Palmer 36mm white dial GMT Fears x Studio Underdog Gimlet Nivada Grenchen F77 Christopher Ward 12 38mm Tactile Turn Ti Switch pen Magnus Industries S...

Ken is joined by Lydia Winters and Vu Bui. They come up with alternative options to some of the Watch World's most iconic watches. . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. Lydia - Tudor Black Bay 54. Vu - Otseka Lotec No.6.   Ken - Arken Instrumentum. . Mentioned: Rolex Submariner. Lydia - Tudor BlackBay 54. Vu - Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique 42mm Ti Ken - Tornek Rayville TR660 Omega Speedmaster. Ly...

James and Ken chat about flashlights, EDC gear, and of course watches, including; Omega, Zenith, Citizen, and Baltic. . . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. James - Omega Railmaster 36mm Ken - Casio G Shock 6900 . Mentioned: Finisterre Nitecore EDC23 Vero Engineering Everydaycarry.com Omega Milan/ Cortina Olympics watch Citizen Promaster 37mm Minute Meg on IG  Hodinkee article by Danny Milton on Citizen P...

James and Ken chat about some of the limited watches released in preparation for British Watchmakers Day 2025 in London. Plus the usual chit-chat about watches, life, pinkness, and things we can't or won't afford. . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. James - Hamilton Khaki Aviation Pilot Pioneer Ken - IWC 3706 . Mentioned: Bath Rugby Greg Davies x Taylor Lautner clip Ricky Gervais x Daniel Radclif...

Vu Bui joins James and Ken. They talk about their favourite clothing brands and why they matter to them. Plus a bit of the usual watch and TV chat. . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. James - Timor Modern Field watch .  Ken - Arken Instrumentum . Vu - Grand Seiko SBGW321 . . Mentioned: Grand Seiko Night Birch . Grand Seiko Yellow Snow. SJX Article on Fine Watchmaking market Map 2022 Shift fashion group Y...

James and Ken discuss a wide range of subjects, including coffee shops, denim, leather, flashlights, and of course, watches. . . Show Notes  . Wrist Check. James - Kurono Tokyo Reiwa Ken - Universal Geneve Polerouter . Mentioned: Saly Luns Buns The Ivy Bath Levis Blue Tab Duer trousers Oberwerth leather camera bags. Carbon Tactics Epoch belt Unimatic x Searce Otsuka Lotec No.5. Photo from Vu Bui’s...