The Minimalist Way to Travel with This Is Ground | Bespoke Post We’ve all been there: ear buds hanging off your neck, garment bag stuck in your roller wheels, laptop en route from armpit to terminal floor, breakfast sandwich leaking onto well-shod but tripped-over feet. Right? Modern air travel can be a beast before you even hit the ticketing kiosk. But with a proper reevaluation of your routine and some select upgrades to your luggage game, there’s a certain zen available to the traveller who’s willing to cut some weight. If you’ve ever described George Clooney’s security line scene in Up In the Air as “motivational,” “a triumph,” or “a thing that produced in me tears of robust organizational joy,” read on. And try not to cry. Do more with less. Are your in-flight necessities centralized and easy to get to? If not, may we humbly offer some guidance courtesy of... We like travel as much as the next guy, but why talk to the next guy when you could speak with someone who’s spent a couple of years touring the country in a blimp? A and e with some g.
Pre-owned watch shops : Hong Kong – HOROLOGIUM Watches. Hong Kong. It is virtually impossible to go anywhere in this city without bumping into a watch shop of some description, whether it’s one of the many branches of City Chain, the plethora of shops in Central, TST and Causeway Bay, or a brand boutique (kudos to Vacheron, Omega and Franck Muller in Causeway Bay for being open at 11pm on New Years Eve). The city loves its watches, whether it’s haute or hot pink. When a watchnerd/ WIS visits Hong Kong, one question seems to always pop up – where are the pre-owned and vintage watch shops? In all cases I visited each place to verify its existence, but I ran into problems with one or two places which a) had no opening hours; b) were never open when I walked past, even when I made repeated attempts at random times of the day. I have only purchased from two of these listed places over the years, and I will identify them and give my personal experience. Po Wan Loi Watch G/F, 468 Lockhart Rd. Ching Kwok Watch Service G/F, 63A Electric Rd.
Fat Chance Slim Chance 2.0 Fat City Cycles is back! What? You’ve never heard of Fat City Cycles? If you’re a millennial, that’s understandable. But if you were born before the early 1980s, you have no excuse. First, a little history lesson. Slim Chance 2.0 Material: True Temper OX Platinum steel Sizes: extra small thru 2XL Use: spirited road rides with friends Price: $2,395 for frame and fork This time around, Chance will be in Marin County, California instead of on the East Coast. I had the pleasure of ripping through the roads around New York City on the Slim Chance 2.0, leading me to conclude that those cult Fat-heads that stuck with the brand through 18 years of defunctness weren’t crazy after all. This isn’t your typical ultralight, ultra-high performance road bike, but it isn’t trying to be. The Slim Chance is available in a host of bright colors, with or without a custom painted ENVE stem, with or without a custom painted Silca frame pump and a Chris King headset in your choice of color.
Hong Kong & Macau - Preowned Just an update , also incorporating members suggestions (thanx): HONG KONGKen’s Watches www.kenwatches.com - 3 locations (see website), pretty good selection, fair pricing. Pak Lee Watches – 4(?) Middle Rd, TST, Kowloon, Good selection, prices fair. MACAU There’s about 30 shops, just east of the old Lisboa Casino and few more across from the Star World. Signet Rings, Family Crest Rings & Coat Of Arms Rings untitled Hello,I am new to buying watches. Actually I have never had a proper watch. Now after backpacking around Australia I have managed to save enough money to purchase myself one decent watch. Most presumably it will be the only high-end watch that I can ever afford. Anyway I really started to like the new big size PO with orange bezel and Omega 8500 movement. I figured that considering the fact that I will never buy another luxury watch again I should go with something more special like new in-house movement.
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Product Review: Chester Mox Wallet – From Squalor to Baller I feel that there are many words in the menswear vernacular that are overused or used incorrectly; terms like “bespoke,” “tailored,” “hand-made” and others readily come to mind. There is one in particular that bugs me more than the others, and that’s the overuse of the word “artisanal.” In my mind, this word refers to a high-quality item created and sold by a skilled craftsman. As an example – Camillo of Red Cotton Denim, Diane and Gerald of Vanda Fine Clothing, and Charlie of Equus Leather are some of the people that I feel match that definition. These people aren’t salesmen or vendors; they’re incredibly skilled craftsmen and women spending most of their time making great products. Anyway, what I’m getting at here is that after trying out this wallet I can confidently say that Bellanie and Brandon of Chester Mox fit this definition well. Earlier this summer I was put in touch with the Chester Mox team and was offered one of their stock items for review, free of charge.
DeskDivers.com - Hong Kong Watch Shopping Guide Modern watch purchases... Well you cant usually go wrong with buying new in Hong Kong as there is almost always some discount to be had even on the already tax free prices. Whilst this discount seems to be slowly eroding over time, typically Rolex and Tudor is 5% (was 8% in 2008 and 10% in 2007), Omega 10%, Breitling 25% (30% in 2009) etc etc. The Boutique shops wont discount at all (like any Boutique in any city in the world) so look for a normal AD. However saying that you can usually find ‘hard to find’ or ‘wait list only’ watches in HK that you might not see in other countries, examples of those are Rolex limited production watches, IWC Big Pilot and of course models so far up the ranges of GO, Patek and AP that your sticky fingers would have to be sanitised before handling them back home, and that’s only if your AD deigned to let you into the shop! One thing we have noticed is that locals and those with strong haggling skills can improve on the standard discounts, but many (most!)
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