Earlier this year Tag Heuer announced that they were going to re-release their iconic Autavia, and that they were going to turn to the public to choose which of the original designs would be brought back into production. Thousands of people took part in the voting and the eventual winner is the 1966 Mark 3 “Rindt”…
The Smith Leather Jacket is a collaborative effort between Suus and Richa, the design was completed in Collingwood by Suus then crafted by Richa in Belgium. Each jacket is made from high quality cowhide, with YKK brass zippers, a press button waist adjust, a pant connection zipper, zip close cuffs, 3 zip closure external pockets and…
The Piloti Mille is a driving shoe designed to double up as a discreet dress shoe – for when you need to race the DB5 into Monte Carlo and head directly to the casino. Each pair is made from premium tumbled Italian leather with tonal suede race-inspired red stitch detailing, a Roll Control™ heel, suede trim, and a…
The Autodromo Prototype Chronograph is a classically styled wristwatch designed as a successor to the iconic timepieces used by racing drivers in the 1960s and 1970s. Autodromo chose to use the exceedingly accurate Seiko hybrid mech-quartz movement due to the importance of accurate timekeeping and reliability in the rough and tumble world of motor racing….
The 49er Sunglasses by RETROSUPERFUTURE are made using premium Italian acetate construction in a style that’ll appeal to many due to its minimalist form that evokes the look of designs that were popular in the 1950s. Each pair of sunglasses is made from hand-laid acetate with wire core temples for added strength and flexibility, they…
Swain Boots are made by Rodrigo Luis Brito Mendes, a third generation bootmaker based in Lisbon, Portugal. Rodrigo spent most of his adulthood working in IT and didn’t return to the roots laid down by his paternal grandfather in 1918 until recently, when he visited the old workshop that had been left untouched since his grandfather’s…
This vintage Silver Dollar Money Clip was made by Liberty Sterling in the 1940s, it features a front mounted US Morgan Silver Dollar coin with the reverse being an intricate dollar symbol for holding bills. The clip itself is made from .925 Sterling Silver and it measures in at 2.5″ long x 1.5″ wide x…
55 Collection is a small company based in Barcelona that makes classic motorcycle gear, using techniques and materials from the middle of the last century. The SH1 motorcycle jacket is made from a leather that they source from some of the best traditional tanneries in Italy, and to ensure modern impact protection it’s fitted with…
The Rolex GMT-Master was originally developed in 1954 as a join project between Rolex and Pan American Airways as the standard issue wristwatch for their pilots and navigators. In the years since it’s become one of the most recognisable and iconic watch designs in the world, and most collectors will have at least one in…
Carrozzeria Automobile Intermeccanica, typically just referred to as Intermeccanica, was founded in Turin, Italy in 1959. Despite its thoroughly Italian sounding name, Intermeccanica was actually the brain child of Frank and Paula Reisner – a Canadian couple with a deep love of sports cars. Frank was a former racing driver who had been involved with…
The Volkswagen Microbus is known by a range of different names in different countries – some call them the Kombi, some know them as the Transporter, some as the Camper or the Bus and perhaps most accurately, as the Type 2. It was originally labelled the Type 2 by Volkswagen as it was based on…
Randolph Engineering Aviator Sunglasses were originally developed to military spec standards (Mil-S-25948) for use by fighter pilots and astronauts. They been standard issue to all military pilots since 1982, and they have the bayonet temples that are required to put the sunglasses on (and take them off) when you’re wearing a helmet. Technicians at Randolph…
