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Mark McArthur-Christie

Mark developed a passion for watches at a young age. At 9, he was gifted an Omega Time Computer manual from a local watch maker and he finagled Rolex brochures from a local dealer. Today, residing in the Oxfordshire village of Bampton, Mark brings his technical expertise and robust watch knowledge to worn&wound.
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Vertex Launches All-New M-60 Aqualion Dive Watch Collection

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Bringing old watch brands back from the dead is quite the thing at the moment. …
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Farer Reveals Trio Of Three Hand Automatics In Full Farer Style

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Some watch firms punch way above their weight. The UK independent, Farer, is definitely one of them. You won’t see Farer in the posh boutiques; …
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Alpina Revives The Bumper Movement For New Startimer Pilot Heritage Manufacture

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Now here’s something you don’t see too often unless you’re a vintage Omega fan or know a bit about late eighteenth century watchmaking; a watch …
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Ochs & Junior Dial It Back With Pure Settimana Raw

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Designing a simple watch is a great deal more difficult than designing a complicated one. Give it a try – sketch out a basic three-hander …
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G-Shock Goes META With New Virtual World Collection

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On the top of a remote mountain in Tibet, amongst the clouds, sits a guru.  For years he has pored over the sacred texts from …
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Formex REEF Gets Slick New Bezel Exchange System

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Pocket-knife – check.  Tape – check. Steady hand – check. Large slice of courage – check. If you’ve ever tried to change a conventional rotating …
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NOMOS Gets Sporty With New Club Neomatic 42 Date Blue

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Nomos have come a long way since their first lineup of just four watches; Ludwig, Orion, Tangente and Tetra, all powered by the hand wound …
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Bremont Continues The Move In-House (Kinda) With New Longitude LE Collection

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Yesterday, in Henley, UK-based Bremont launch their latest limited edition. In the past we’ve had watches with copper from HMS Victory, alloy from a Spitfire, …
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Oris Shines With New Big Crown ProPilot Big Date Bronze

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One of the very first ‘good’ watches I bought new back in the late 1990s …