I Senz Drier Rainy Days Ahead With This Umbrella
About two years ago I embarked on an intellectual conquest regarding the state of umbrella technology. Based upon the conclusion I had come to regarding the antiquity of most umbrella designs, I figured it was high time for something better. What I realized is that a simple thing like having a covering from the rain, is a dilemma that our brightest engineers seem to put little effort into. Honestly, the basic umbrella design has to be 250 years old. Other then new materials and some fancy springs, little has changed for 95% of the umbrellas available.In some countries were it rains often, umbrellas are basically disposable goods. Take Japan for instance. While there I noticed that you can get umbrellas just about everywhere you go. They cost about $4.00 each, clearly a price for a disposable good considering everything else there is so expensive. But for someone like myselfI would be willing to pay a bit for an awesome umbrella, which is one of the reasons I got really excited when I l

Pairs Well With: Seiko x Giugiaro SCED035 "Ripley"
Boots? Check. Jacket? Check. M41A Pulse Rifle? Check. Now all that's needed is a suitable watch to aid in our alien-hunting endeavor. Fortunately enough, our review of the Seiko X Giugiaro SCED035 (worn by Sigourney Weaver in James Cameron's Aliens) can be found here and offers an in-depth look at the curious and iconic timepiece.The eye-catching SCED035, or "Ripley", is not only a rare and unique piece, but an excellent conversation starter as well. Interesting enough, the futuristic timekeeper was designed by automotive designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, who also appropriately designed the DeLorean. With a limited production of only 3,000 pieces and a Japanese domestic release, the Seiko X Giugiaro SCED035 is able to satiate the desires of collectors and Aliens fans alike at around $350 in the U.S. That being said, let's dwell into the appropriate garb for combating the impending alien invasion.Barbour Sapper Jacket What better way to sport such a bold watch than with some equally-badass o

Historical Perspectives: The IWC Ceramic Fliegerchronograph Reference 3705, A Look Back At A Rare Mo
One of the rarest and most interesting IWC watches of the last few decades is one that a lot of newer IWC clients and fans might not even have heard of: the long out-of-production reference 3705, ceramic cased “Fliegerchronograph” or Pilot’s Chronograph. The Fliegerchronograph was first introduced by IWC in 1994 (a follow-on from an almost completely forgotten hybrid quartz-mechanical watch, the 36 mm “Pilot’s Watch Chronograph,” which debuted at the Dübendorf Airfield, near Zurich, all the way back in 1988). The ceramic cased "Fliegerchronograph Keramik" 3705 was introduced in the same year as the standard stainless steel version, reference 3706. We covered 3705 in a comparison with a modern ceramic IWC pilot's chrono almost four years ago, so we thought it might be time to take another look. 1 OF 7 3705 was not the first ceramic cased watch made by IWC. The company had experimented with zirconium oxide ceramic as ea

Can you identify this model?
Or direct me to a catalog. No luck on the internet so far. Thank you.

Jubilee Thoughts...here is what is going on
Here it is folks, now you have to live with it...Rolex views the GMT as a dress watch, not a sports watch.If you want a sports watch with a GMT function you have to get the Explorer 2.