Every week, Boss Hunting’s editors spend far too much time scouring the web: in search of the coolest gear, food & drink, and destinations worth trekking to across the globe.
In our latest edition of ‘Good Finds’, we’ve got the “perfect” bottled Martini from Never Never, a smart sensor that turns skiing into learning, a $2,000 coffee table book and much more.
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Crockett & Jones Folded Card Cases
Although Crockett & Jones is best known for its exquisite selection of bench-grade, English footwear (Daniel Craig wore the brand for most of his tenure as James Bond), the brand launched its most significant new collection in 145 years earlier this month — dedicated to leather goods.
Like its footwear, these cases and wallets are made in the UK, mostly by hand; and there’s a treasure trove of great gift ideas that should come in handy during the festive season.
We’re really loving the Folded Card Case (~$356) in ‘rough out’ suede: aside from the hard-wearing exterior, the design has enough capacity for 6 cards, along with an expanding pocket for the odd handful of cash.
Never Never x Gimlet Triple Dry Martini
Most serious tipplers will tell you that the only thing that makes their favourite Martini recipe even better is a stint, ahead of time, in the coldest available freezer.
Bearing this in mind, famed South Australian distillery Never Never has teamed up with Andrew McConnell’s Gimlet to craft what both parties concerned assert is the “perfect bottled martini” on the market. If your tastes lean dry, there’s a good chance you’ll agree.
Using Never Never’s signature Triple Juniper Gin as a foundation, this bottle is also enhanced with tannin extract and a smidge of milk whey. What these additions do is increase the Martini’s dryness and viscosity respectively.
If you don’t live in Melbourne, this is about as close as you can come to replicating the experience of ordering Gimlet’s signature tableside Martini at home.
IWC’s Ingenieur Automatic 40 (Now In Blue!)
Building on 2023’s relaunch of the Ingenieur collection, IWC has just quietly dropped a blue-dial version of the eponymous stainless steel sports watch.
My colleague Nick Kenyon covered almost everything worth reporting about the collection (as a whole) last March. For ‘Good Finds’, the big takeaway is that the Ingenieur 40 is also now available with a classic blue dial.
For many hobbyists who were disappointed that the most colourful model in the collection debut was ‘Aqua’, this is the good news you’ve likely been waiting for.
Loro Piana: Master Of Fibres
Even in a universe as rarefied as that of Loro Piana — filled with vicuna hoodies and $15,000 ski suits — the brand’s recent book, with Parisian publisher Assouline, will bowel lovers of coffee table finery over, with its presence, quality, and downright audaciousness.
Commissioned by the Maison to celebrate its 100th anniversary, this tome (subtitled Master of Fibres) recounts the story of how Loro Piana evolved from a wool trading company into the preeminent name in quiet luxury.
Compiled from extensive archival research and dozens of firsthand interviews, the book is penned by historian & journalist Nicholas Foulkes (best known for his work on Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography).
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Loro Piana product without the addition of a few impossibly luxe details. The clamshell cover, used to protect the book itself, is covered in the brand’s cotton-linen ‘Tela Sergio’ fabric.
Carv 2 Ski Coach
A bit of a new one for ‘Good Finds’ (and very much in keeping with the pastimes of our colleague, Jack Slade) the Carv 2 is basically a motion sensor that turns all the time you spend skiing into digestible data you can learn from.
Simply clip each Carv sensor to your ski boots, and these units will begin relaying data (via Bluetooth) to your phone, up to a maximum battery life of 5 days.
Using multi-axis motion AI, you can even program the Carv to give coaching advice in real-time: meaning you’ll be able to master complex carving and turning manoeuvres like never before.
