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Why NORQAIN Might Be the Best Swiss Watch Brand You Haven’t Looked at Yet
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How PITAKA’s Sunset Collection Is Shaping the Future of Emotional Design

High-performance tech gear meets pure visual poetry.

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Wellen Performance-Lined Swim Trunks, Reviewed by a Swim Trunk Skeptic

Could these be the shorts to end all my swimwear complaints? Tried, tested, reviewed.

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

It took a decade to create this watch band innovation. And it was worth the wait.

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2021 Triumph Scrambler Steve McQueen Edition

If we're being completely honest, you could slap the "King of Cool" name on damn near anything and most of us would be interested in owning it because even more than four decades after his passing, Steve McQueen's name has that kind of power. This is true whether you're talking…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Competition Motors 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder

The Porsche 550 Spyder is an icon, owned by the likes of James Dean (who died while driving one) and Steven McQueen. This 1956 specimen is special because it introduced the car to the American market. Outfitted in competition-spec, it has special modifications such as a larger oval rear grille,…

By Amos Kwon
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Earth 300 Explorer Vessel

When does a research vessel look like the world's edgiest luxury yacht? When it's designed by Iddes Yachts‘ naval architect Iván Salas Jefferson. The 984-foot Earth 300 vessel has a sleek, textured hull, 22 laboratories, a helideck, and an alien-like "science sphere" for oceanic research. Silicon Valley technology that includes…

By Amos Kwon
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Ironwood Custom x WYLD Garage Co. 1988 BMW R100

This heavily modded 1988 BMW R100 looks nothing like the original, and it carves its own style path that's beautifully retro-futuristic. Designed by Netherlands-based Ironwood Custom Motorcycles and built by USA-based WYLD Garage Co., this moto gets an overhauled engine, custom tank, blackened wheels and subframe, a rebuilt fork with…

By Amos Kwon
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Extans Akhal Sheen Bicycle

This is one bike you don't want to wreck. British Design house Extans just created the mother of all carbon fiber bikes, and it's known as the Akhal Sheen, the third member of the brand's line of Akhal bikes named after the famous Akhal-Teke breed of horses known for their…

By Amos Kwon
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