Ep 404: Collecting Neo-Vintage Sleepers from Seiko, Timex, and More with Tommy DeMauro

This week on the podcast, Zach Kazan is joined by Worn & Wound contributor Tommy DeMauro. Tommy has been writing for Worn & Wound for a little over a year, and his work occupies a very specific niche: accessible, affordable, and highly collectible vintage and neo-vintage watches. Tommy is uniquely obsessed with finding oddball references from years past and studying them deeply, and proves through his research that you don’t have to spend much money at all to have something genuinely rare and special. Many of the watches Tommy writes about are eBay finds, and most are well under $500. Some are under $100. All of them, though, have something interesting going on in terms of their history, design, or functionality. 

In this conversation, Tommy explains how he got into watches in the first place and eventually found his niche with affordable vintage watches. They also discuss some of Tommy’s articles that he’s written for the website, including guides to the Seiko Orange Monster and the truly unusual Timex Triprix. Tommy also provides some advice to listeners who might be interested in dabbling in this corner of the watch market.

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• An Under the Radar Disney Collectable: Bradley Time Division’s 1982 Ode to EPCOT
• My Year in Watches: Defining “Affordable Watch Collector”
• The Timex Skiathlom: A Bodacious Bunny Slope Companion
• “Patina” or Damage? Scrutinizing the Fine Line Between Pleasing and Pesky Imperfections
• The Seiko Orange Monster SKX781: Why the First Generation is Still an International Superstar in 2025
• The Timex Triprix: Showing Appreciation for the Forgotten “Poor Man’s Giugiaro”
• Tommy on Instagram