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 this week’s edition of ‘Good Finds’, we’ve got the latest generation of Chopard’s Lunar One timepieces; limited-edition Birkenstocks; the Fujifilm Instax, now in wide format; and much more.
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Chopard’s Revamped L.U.C. Lunar One Perpetual Calendars
We’re not even into Watches & Wonders season, yet Chopard has already deployed some truly heavy artillery to keep horological enthusiasts excited these next few months.
This week, the family-owned jeweller and watchmaker added two new ‘Lunar One’ releases to its L.U.C collection: the pinnacle of complicated in-house watchmaking at Chopard. Both measure 40.5mm and are available in either rose or white gold.
Technically evolutions upon an existent design (the brand has offered a Lunar One complication since 2005), these new L.U.C calendars are as much an aesthetic leap forward as they are a technical one.
Chopard’s designers have taken much inspiration from the classical bassine-style pocket watches of the early 20th century. Each case’s divine, rounded edges contrast with the (hand-applied) guilloché on the dial; which serve to draw the wearer’s eye to the rotating orbital display that gives the ‘Lunar One’ its name.
Now the million-dollar question: when is a variation in Lucent steel coming?
The Nike 24.7 Collection
Designed to “support the athlete’s complete lifestyle,” Nike 24.7 is the latest apparel collection from the Swoosh — available online and in a handful of select retail locations starting January 30th.
Per the 24.7 moniker, the brief is a selection of women’s and men’s styles, intended to offer seamless all-day versatility. One standout aspect of this is the introduction of multiple new performance materials. Specifically, ImpossiblySoft and PerfectStretch.
The former is a polished fleece-like material (made, as pictured above, into a crewneck), while PerfectStretch appears to be the preferred material for bottoms: including a chino and five-pocket pant.
Birkenstock ‘London’
Lately, we’ve been spending a lot of time exploring comfortable and handsomely styled alternatives to the Birkenstock; yet for all this handwringing, it’s incredibly difficult to look past the genuine article.
Still, in an effort to mix things up, the recommendation would be to pick a pair of clogs that isn’t in the Boston or Arizona range — like this web-exclusive ‘London’.
Combining all the well-known advantages of Birkenstock’s cork footbed with the protection and seamless look of a closed shoe, these are so smart that you could probably even wear them to Fashion Week. Probably.
L’Epée 1839 Watch Box
We get if you find L’Epée’s latest novelty (released on LVMH Watch Week) a bit bewildering. Yes, it costs 9,900 francs. No, it doesn’t actually wind your timepiece.
All of that said, it’s an incredibly singular accessory: built around a transparent acrylic frame and mechanical platform — one which lifts your watch out of storage, at the push of a button.
One we’d recommend for the proverbial man who has everything.
Fujifilm Instax WIDE Evo
Fujifilm’s much-loved Instax has now gotten the wide-angle treatment, adding to its suite of hybrid functions which (just to recap) includes an instant camera, smartphone printer, and six toggleable styles of frame.
As you’d expect from Japan’s preeminent camera maker, build quality is excellent: featuring textured rubber surfaces and a ‘degree control’ built into the lens. Rotate it for access to upwards of 100 different modifiers to this Instax’s standard 10 lens effects.
Lunar New Year Afternoon Tea, Capella Sydney
Singaporean luxury hotelier Capella is celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Snake in a big way.
At the brand’s property in Sydney, expect Lunar New Year’s Eve festivities to kick off with ceremonial lion dancing (open the public), or a lesson in the art of fai chun calligraphy — overseen by Tea & Calligraphy Master Raymond Leung.
Of course, assuming you want to extend your Lunar New Year celebrations out over the next fortnight, the hotel’s Aperture lounge is serving an on-theme afternoon tea set until February 16th.
There are technically no East Asian eateries at Capella, so this is a nifty opportunity to sample Chinese-inspired snacks — like pork dumplings or a ‘cornetto’ of Peking duck — in the confines of what is arguably Sydney’s most photogenic hotel lounge.
