Happy Thanksgiving. I’ve got some great food to eat, some football to watch and in general, some serious relaxing and to do. That’s what holidays are all about, right?
But tomorrow, the day after Thanksgiving, is not very holiday-like. Black Friday. It sounds so sinister and evil. Or maybe the day the stock-market crashed or the [...]
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Christmas dreaming on such a Thanksgiving day.
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged Alden, Bass, boat shoes, Brooks Borhters, Brooks Brothers, BUCK, CASE, Cole Haan, Delmonico's, J Crew, L.L. Bean, Lands' End, loafers, OLD TIMER, penny loafers, Polo, SCHRADE, Steak Suace, sweater, UNCLE HENRY, Weejuns on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shoes for Saturday
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged Bean Boots, Duck Boots, L.L. Bean, LL Bean, Maine Hunting Shoes, Men's Shoes on November 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The L.L. Bean Maine Hunting Shoe. Welcome to the last pair of boots you will ever need.
Bean Bluchers Mocs, Again.
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged Bean Blucher Mocs, Bean Bluchers, Bean Mocs, Bean Shoes, L.L. Bean, LL Bean on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe I’m reliving my college days? Maybe I’m simply getting back to timeless style and proven quality? Who cares, I guess. Yesterday I received a box in the mail from L.L. Bean. I had ordered a pair of the Bean Blucher Mocs, and they had arrived. I had a pair of these classic shoes back [...]
The Toughest Competition Ever.
Posted in Culture, Man Accoutrements, tagged Add new tag, Competition, Moustache, Mustache, Ned Flanders, stache, Tom Selleck on May 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve recently completed one of the most difficult competitions of my life. More physically challenging than running a marathon; more aggressive and violent than the Superbowl. That’s right… you guessed it -
a Mustache Competition.
Project Rogers Snare Drum – COMPLETED
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Music, Uncategorized, tagged Drum Restoration, drums, ludgig, refurbing, selling drums on May 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This project Rogers snare drum is done, and honestly, it’s been done for a while. This was not my most challenging project, to be quite honest. If you didn’t read the original post, you can check it out here. I left off with taking it apart, doing some basic crud-removing cleaning and making a short [...]
Favorite Watch Friday
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged Chronograph, Chronometer, heuer, luminor, officine panerai, Omega, panerai, Rolex, titanium, Watch, watches on May 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This week’s post is on a watch that is not only one of my favorites, but also one that I own. And this watch is very different than most watches I have owned (or dreamed of owning); for instance the brand is Italian, the movement is not an automatic, it’s not a chronograph, it’s not [...]
Favorite Watch Friday
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged Automatic, Bracelet, Chrono, Chronometer, COSC, Dive Watch, Diver's Watch, IWC, Locking Crown, Oyster, Oyster Perpetual, Oyster Perpetual Submariner, Perpetual, Rolex, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner, Submariner, Swiss Watches, water-proof on April 18, 2008 | 13 Comments »
My last post featured an IWC, and for some, that is an unknown brand. For this week, I’m going with what is likely the most well known watch brand ever. That brand is, of course, Rolex; specifically the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner.
The Sub is probably the watch that got me interested in watches. I’ve always [...]
Favorite Watch Friday.
Posted in Man Accoutrements, tagged Automatic, Chrono, Chronograph, International Watch Company, IWC, Portuguese, Portugueser, Swiss Watches on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome back to Favorite Watch Friday which is simply me sharing with you some of my favorites from the world of watches. Last week was the Omega Speedmaster. This week I’m featuring a brand and model that is much less well-known here in the U.S. But not any less awesome.
IWC Portuguese
Favorite Watch Friday.
Posted in Man Accoutrements, tagged Astronaut, Automatic, Broad Arrow, Chrono, Chronograph, NASA, Omega, Pilot, Professional, Speedmaster, Swiss Watches on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I kind of like watches. Well, more than kind of. I really, really like watches. I’m not crazy or obsessive or anything, but I really have an appreciation for great watches. Sure, I’ll read WatchTime magazine. Sure, I’ll surf the used pieces on eBay. It’s a sickness, and I’m infected.
I thought it would be fun [...]
Obvious statement of the day: It’s damn cold in New Jersey this time of year.
Posted in Man Accoutrements on February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Compared to Austin, Texas, or Raleigh, North Carolina, New Jersey is very cold. I put on my suit this morning along with a overcoat, and I asked the front desk geniuses if the shuttle could take me to my clients office, to which they replied: “sure, just wait outside and the shuttle will be right [...]
Infinite non-gear drive ratios on the ______?
Posted in Man Accoutrements, tagged Cars, engines, gears on January 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When I was a kid (oh God, I’m seriously getting old when I say things like that), if you had a manual transmission, you most likely had a four-speed. Four on the floor. If you had an old pickup truck or a base-model Belvedere or something, you might have had a three-speed column shift. Three [...]
Why would anyone pay big money for a watch?
Posted in Man Accoutrements, tagged collectors, watches on January 9, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It’s a great question.
And the answer depends partly on why you are buying a watch. If all you need is to tell time, then go buy a nice Timex. Casio makes inexpensive, reliable, accurate quartz watches. This is a very functional and rational approach. In the world of transportation, this person just needs to get [...]
