Hands-On: Kent Wang Bauhaus v3
Kent Wang is no stranger to Worn & Wound. Last year we reviewed the Art Deco watch, Wang's second timepiece and ode to Art Deco design philosophy. That watch had a sculpted geometric case and a beautiful guilloche dial featuring an ornate sunburst designed by Louise Fili. This time around we got our hands on the latest iteration of Kent Wang's first-ever watch, the Bauhaus.As the name suggests, the Bauhaus watch pulls its influence from the Bauhaus school of design. The dial bears no logo. Simple hash markers represent the hours and smaller hash markers fill in the minutes. There's also a bordered date window, as well as a set of faceted baton hands. All watches feature a flat sapphire crystal up top and a display back. And that's pretty much it. The only sign of branding or text is an etched "Kent Wang" along the perimeter of the case back.The Bauhaus watch has seen a number of small changes since its inception. The first version (v1) came with a BWAF (Beijing Watch Factory) movem

Hands-On With The Smiths NATO PRS-40
"Hello. Mad Max props department here. May we have our watch back please?"It seems they've put something in the water up in Sheffield. ?Timefactors have been happily selling their splendid PRS series of fliegers for a few years. ?Things have ticked along nicely. ?Then, in the space of the last few months, ?we've had a GMT version of the Speedbird, a PVD Smiths Seafire (review to follow – we hope), the new-old-stock Peseux 7040 movement PRS-36 (reviewed here) the PRS-35 and now the PRS-40. ?Of all the new releases, the PRS-40 is certainly the most visually striking.If the PRS-36 is Mad Men, the PRS-40 is pure Mad Max. ?This is the sort of watch that will – without doubt – survive pretty much whatever you throw at it, throw it into or even if you just plain throw it. ?This seems to have been Eddie Platts' (Timefactors' founder and owner) thinking too. ?He's applied to the UK Ministry of Defence and got a NATO stock number for the watch. ?So, presumably, the Ministry can

Audemars Strategy
As many others, I have been recently on a fruitless search for a 15202. Local ADs are not getting any, boutiques are not adding names to waitlists and all while trying to push gold models to kickstart the relationship, etc. You know the drill. Recently, I came across this interview to Audemars' CEO in SIHH 2018 which outlays the Company's mid-term strategy, it is very interesting (you might have seen it already):- Tighter control of the distribution channel: no Ads, boutique only sales. - E-commerce selectively starting by the end of 2018.- New line of watches in 2019, to be produced at the expense of Royal Oaks.- Fixed production volume of 40,000 watches both in 2018 and 2019.- 2020, new growth phase, slight increase of production.- Plans to enter the certified preowned market.So, obviously, the situation with the classic jumbo is not expected to change at all neither this year, or next. But, would you foresee that finally in 2020 you will be able to walk into a Boutique and place you

Incoming Speedy Pro!
Had one a few years back and always regretted letting it go. I don't flip watches anymore, I just try to buy the right watch. I wanted to repurchase this iconic Speedy for at least a year and finally pulled the trigger after coming into some extra funds. I picked this up a few days ago thanks to a great transaction with our own DavidSW.I love the looks of this watch and its perfect for my casual style, yet also goes with anything except maybe a tux. I am looking for strap choices now. I do have an Omega black, perforated racing strap around here that I can't find, but I want to know what other strap choices I can go with. I prefer Omega, but am open to other strap makers. What is the millimeter for the strap? Is it 22mm or 20mm? I also have an Omega deployment buckle I can use too.

Does the caliber 23-300 has overwind protection?
The 23-300 is obviously a manual wind caliber and on my 2593 the crown is so small and also a bit recessed in the case that is is quite hard to wind. Hence I usually only wind it a few turns just to keep it running. A few times I have tried to wind it fully though but I always have to stop as my fingers get numb (it also takes quite a force to wind). I have wound it as much as it should be fully wound comparing to other calibers but the spring does not tighten. Does the 23-300 have an overwind protection that makes the mainspring slip in the barrel like automatic movements have?