In this episode of Changing Gears, host Kat Shoulders sits down with Betty Van of Switch and Click, the creator behind one of the most popular YouTube channels in the mechanical keyboard space along with W&W co-founders Blake Malin and Zach Weiss. 

The W&W team and Betty kick things off with a wrist check and keyboard check before diving into the story of how Switch and Click began, the inspiration behind the channel, and the moment Betty realized it could turn into something much bigger than a hobby. They explore what makes gear so addictive, from the sensory joy of clicks and textures to the way personal objects can become an extension of who we are.

Betty shares her favorite discoveries in the keyboard world, her tips for anyone buying their first board, and how she balances making in-depth content that’s still approachable for beginners. The conversation also covers building community, staying authentic in a niche that can sometimes feel intimidating, and Betty’s newest passion: watches.

Whether you’re a seasoned keyboard builder, a gear enthusiast, or just curious about what makes these objects so fascinating, this episode is full of insights, laughs, and inspiration.

We hope you like this new podcast format and really appreciate all the listeners! Kat has some awesome interviews in the works for those of you that love gear! To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast — now available on all major platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here.

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This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, it’s another round of listener Q&A. Zach is joined by Kat Shoulders and Garrett Jones as they field questions from our Worn & Wound+ Slack channel and YouTube audience. As always, the questions are great and a huge range of topics are covered, from the concept of luxury field watches to the brands we most associate with our colleagues. Thanks to everyone who submitted a question for this episode! If your question wasn’t answered in this episode, we’ll be back next month with a new Q&A episode and another opportunity to pose questions to members of the Worn & Wound team. 

Before we get into the Q&A, we also chat about some recent new releases from Jack Mason and Holthinrichs. It’s been a relatively slow period for new releases as we move through the summer, but there have definitely been some gems. Let us know your favorites in the comments below.

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• Review: the Holthinrichs Signature Ornament LAB Series 1.24
• The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 352: A Conversation with Michiel Holthinrichs
• Jack Mason
• The Pepsi Challenge: Seiko Continues their Summer of Licensing
• [VIDEO] Owner’s Review: the Tudor Black Bay “Burgundy”
• Project Indigo

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach is joined by Andy Green and Felix Scholz, hosts of OT: The Podcast. Over the last several years, Felix and Andy have developed OT into one of the top watch podcasts out there with a series of fantastic interviews with watch industry insiders, their own great rapport and sense of humor, and an enthusiastic community of fans (be sure to check out their Discord here). The last time Felix and Andy came on the Worn & Wound podcast, they had just released their first (and so far only) collaborative watch with anOrdain, and on this episode they spend some time reflecting on that experience and teasing what might be ahead. They also discuss the unique nature of watch enthusiasm in their native Australia, the appeal of the Apple Watch, how their attitude towards press trips has changed as the years pass, and some of their favorite releases from the year so.

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• Zach Weiss on OT: The Podcast
• Zach Pina on OT: The Podcast
• Zach Kazan on OT: The Podcast
• A Collector’s Retrospective: Two Years Wearing the Arcanaut Arc II
• anOrdain and the Guys From OT Team Up On a Pair of Limited Editions in a New Case Size
• The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 215: Felix Scholz and Andy Green from OT: The Podcast, and their New Collaboration with anOrdain
• Inside Hour Precision, the Machine Shop Determined to Revitalize American Watchmaking
• Andy on Instagram
• Felix on Instagram

On the podcast this week, Zach Kazan welcomes Devin Pennypacker to discuss a topic that comes up in the real life conversations of watch enthusiasts fairly often: how do you start a collection? When you’re the watch collector in a group of non-collectors, it’s something that’s inevitably asked from time to time by those who are curious about the hobby. Starting a collection, or entering the hobby at any level, is a very different proposition in 2025 than at any other time we can remember, so Zach and Devin provide some advice based on the current state of the watch world. They discuss everything from how to find your specific niche community within the larger watch world, how to filter out all the noise from social media, and of course they offer some suggestions for specific watches and brands to look at if you’re just getting started. 

Before all of that, Zach and Devin also run through some of the notable recent releases from the last week, including a MoonSwatch that has generated no shortage of hot takes, and a Timex pulled from the archives. And stay tuned until the end of the episode for a new round of cultural recommendations. 

We’d love to hear from you about the best ways to enter the hobby in 2025. What advice would you give to someone with a burgeoning interest in watches that Zach and Devin didn’t cover?

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• We’re Still Doing This, Apparently: the Mission to Earthphase Moonshine Gold is Revealed
• The Pepsi Challenge: Seiko Continues their Summer of Licensing
• How Central Park Holds the Answers to Big NYC Secrets

Time on Screen returns this week with an all new episode. In this episode, Zach Kazan and Kat Shoulders break down The Life of Chuck, the latest from Mike Flanagan, a favorite filmmaker among the Worn & Wound crew. The Life of Chuck is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella that is somewhat hard to describe. It follows the life of a single character through important stages of his life, with a story told in an extremely unconventional way, and is one of those movies that you’ll want to discuss and dissect as soon as you get out of the theater. It’s also a big left turn for Flanagan away from the horror genre, and feels like a much more personal statement. 

In this conversation, Zach and Kat break down the movie’s structure and its key themes and scenes, and also rank their top three Mike Flanagan projects. They also talk about the importance of time as its portrayed in this movie, both in the way the story is told, and through a perfectly delivered Flanagan monologue that repurposes Carl Sagan’s famous “Cosmic Calendar” principle.

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This week on the podcast, Kat Shoulders is chatting with Worn & Wound contributor and photographer Liam O’Donnell. Liam and Kat go way back, and this is a really fun conversation about Liam’s start in the hobby, how he broke into working in the industry through the NYC watch community, and his own collection. There’s also, of course, plenty of photography talk, as Liam fields questions from the Worn & Community. Liam and Kat also discuss some of Liam’s recent work for Worn & Wound, including last week’s piece on Christopher Ward’s partnership with the Everton Football Club and his experience taking in an F1 weekend in Miami with IWC.

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• The Seiko SKX173: An Owner’s Retrospective
• Between Speed And Precision: A Weekend With IWC At The Miami Grand Prix
• A New Perspective: Hands-On with the Leica ZM12
• Hands-On: The Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925
• Time and Precision: Christopher Ward and Everton FC’s New York Moment

This week on the podcast, we’re returning to a favorite topic: hot takes! We asked our communities on Instagram, YouTube, and our Worn & Wound+ Slack channel to send us their spiciest takes on the watch world so we could react to them and they absolutely did not disappoint. And, of course, Zach Kazan and Kat Shoulders have some takes of their own. Topics covered include the Royal Oak, the very premise of the “GADA” watch, micro-adjustable clasps, Rolex wait lists, and a whole lot more. 

We had so many submissions there was no way to get through them all, so let us know in the comments what your hottest watch related take is, and we’ll add it to the list and react to it in a future episode.

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• [VIDEO] Owner’s Review: the Fears Brunswick Aurora
• Opinion: The Culture of the Royal Oak Has Overshadowed the Watch Itself
• From Elvis to “Men In Black,” the Story of the Hamilton Ventura
• Tudor: Splashdown
• A broken ceramic Speedmaster case

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Zach Kazan is joined by Devin Pennypacker to take a deeper dive into some recent content on the blog. Namely, they’re taking a closer look at Devin’s recent review of the Breitling Top Time B31, which was an enormous and very pleasant surprise for both, as well as a closer examination of our favorite watches of the year so far. Both Zach and Devin defend their top choices, while also offering some additional favorites that did not make the final list. They also take stock of the year in general to this point, which has had a number of great releases, but doesn’t seem to have a consensus favorite to this point (which might be a good thing). 

Let us know in the comments if there’s a watch we missed in our discussion of the year’s best, and be sure to tell us your own top picks. 

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• The Best of 2025 (So Far)
• Breitling Top Time B31
• The Cornell Watch Company Introduces the Lozier, with a Case, Crown, Dial and Hands Made in the United States
• Hands-On: the Farer Lissom “Lindley”
• A New Perspective: Hands-On with the Leica ZM12
• Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso: Ari Aster

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, we’re bringing you back to Chicago and this year’s Windup Watch Fair in the Windy City. Zach Kazan and Kat Shoulders jump on the mic mere hours after returning home from one of the busiest Windups we can remember, and quickly discuss some of their impressions of this year’s event and what made it special. 

The bulk of this episode though is all about the Citizen Aqualand, one of the truly iconic dive watches of the 1980s. The Aqualand celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and was a big focus for Citizen at this year’s Windup in Chicago. On the last day of the fair, Zach hosted a live recording of the podcast with Neall Brick, Director of Merchandising at Citizen, Ben Lowry of The Submersible Wrist & W.O.E., and artist Justin Sowders. As a panel, they cover the Citizen Aqualand from the company’s point of view, from the diver’s position, and from a creative perspective as well. Ben, Neall, and Justin also give a recap of this year’s “Windup in a Lake” dive trip, which once again brought a bit of the Windup spirit to Lake Michigan.

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• Neall Brick on IG
• Submersible Wrist on IG
• Submersible Wrist Substack
• Justin Sowders on IG
• Citizen Celebrates 40 Years of the Aqualand, One of the Most Unique Dive Watches Ever Made

This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, we’re previewing the upcoming Windup Watch Fair in Chicago. Blake Malin hosts and is joined by Kyle Snarr and Nelly Calhoun to discuss all things Windup as we get ready to continue the Fair’s ten year anniversary celebration with our biggest and best shows yet. 

This year’s show features over 40 exhibiting brands, including old favorites and some brands making their Windup debut. Doxa, Celeste, Watch Craft, and Tudor are among the brands you’ll see at Windup for the first time in Chicago when the show opens on Friday, and the team highlights what you can expect from them along with our lead sponsors: Casio, Atelier Wen, Oris, Citizen, and Christopher Ward. 

Also covered in this episode are some of the brands and members of the local Chicago watch community that will be at the show, including Oak & Oscar and Hampden. And as always, there’s a ton of additional programming at Windup – there will be panels and live podcasts throughout the weekend. Of course, all of this programming (and show itself) is free and open to the public. 

The Windup Watch Fair begins on Friday July 11 and runs through Sunday July 13. We’ll be at Venue West in Chicago, located at 221 N Paulina Street.