Stowa Takes to the Sea and Sky at Baselworld 2016
Regular readers of worn&wound know that we have a lot of love for Stowa. The popular German brand just gets it; clean design, superb construction and finishing, and a palatable price point make for a wholly appealing package. It's by no means a complex formula, but it's one that seems to elude some of the bigger firms. At Baselworld, we took the opportunity to meet with the man behind the brand, Mr. J?rg Schauer, to check out Stowa's novelties. If what we saw was any indication, 2016 will be a strong year for this German favorite.Flieger ProfessionalFirst up is the Flieger Professional. Designed by Hartmut Esslinger��who previously collaborated with Stowa on the Rana and the b2b series��the Flieger Professional is Stowa's latest pilot's watch and addition to its family of robust technical timepieces.Building on the the TO1 platform, Esslinger took a "retro-future" approach to the design to develop a unique visual take on a classic style. He pulled much of his inspiration from natural

Deciding on next acquisition....
We ALL know how much FUN the hunt is for the next piece to add to the collection...here is my predicament, if you will. I think I have pretty much decided that I REALLY want a ROC to go along with my DIVER...Now...here's the thing. After researching, looking around I'm thinking I want to wait for AP to release the in house chrono movement. Only thing about that is...who knows when that'll be...Face it...I think we all know that when on the hunt for the new watch...you can only hold out so long!Just thought I'd see what everyone's thoughts were.Cheers all

Ultimate luxury sports watch?
I didn't really know in what section to post this, so decided to post here, what are the ultimate sport watch brands?There's Rolex of course but for me it's not a luxury brand, it's a middle high end brand, then there's Richard Mille, they could be considered the ultimate sport pieces but only one thing bothers me with them is the low WR, for me a sports watch should have at least 100m WR, apart their diver models the WR is 30m as I understand, at the same time even if the WR was 200m would you really go for a swim with a 100K or more watch? I think I would not.Then there's the ROO line, multiple choice of metals, sizes, 42 and 44mm, for me the best are clearly the ones with ceramic or cermet bezel, the unscratchable factor is for me very, very important, I got the full ceramic diver because I find it hot looking and the AP ceramic seems to be up to taking a beating and resisting it, I wouldn't have any problem swimming or doing sports with it, something I wouldn't do with my PP 5712,

Navy, Safari or Black Panda
Had a chance to view the new offshores 42mm live at the Singapore boutique and must say generally they are all really nice and its so hard to pick one. Was very keen on the all Grey but seeing this one live was a bit underwhelming very flat monotone even dull. The rose gold piece was gorgeous but it screams look at me! And heavy to wear. Narrowed down to the safari, navy and panda black and red .. Any advise out there? What are your thoughts as a second AP after the 40th anniversary jumbo?

New shoes on my THREE SEVEN TWO
Khaki canvas x tan stitching. I can't wait for it to get distressed I think it'll add quiet a character for this reference. Thoughts?