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 Guggenheim of (comparatively) affordable worldtimers, iconic North Face parkas, a radical new wine glass design, and much more.
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Alterum Worldtimer
Founded by industrial designer Justin Walters, the Swiss-American micro-brand’s debut timepiece, the Alterum Worldtimer, has been making the rounds heavily on social media (also having won this year’s Dubai Watch Week design competition). Deep-cut design nerds will probably recognise the influence of some truly eclectic source material: ranging from the tiered structure of New York’s Guggenheim, to Reessence-inspired hour & minute discs.
Even if you don’t have a postgrad’s knowledge of modernist architecture or the history of vintage watches like the Longines ‘Tre Tacche’, there is a brutal and unsparing simplicity to the Alterum Worldtimer that makes it an intriguing — if niche — way to blow five grand.
Available in a limited edition of 100 pieces globally.
The North Face HMLYN 30 Anniversary Parka
When it comes to big, performance led puffer jackets – The North Face is one of a few brands which are always front-of-mind for us.
In 2024, the American outerwear specialist is celebrating 30 years of ‘Expedition System’ with a new collection: the diffusion of parkas, puffers, and jackets which have been engineered for exploring the highest peaks on our planet. Of these, we’re most bullish on the ‘HMLYN 30’ parka, which pulls together North Face’s baggy ’90s-era silhouette and a 600-fill goose down construction that will insulate wearers from all but the most hostile of conditions.
As an added bonus: the waxed ripstop fabric that is used in this garment will develop a unique patina over time. And not the gross kind.
Denver & Liely Wine Glass
The result of an 8-year R&D phase, Australian glassware label Denver & Liely’s new wine glass is reportedly capable of simulating the effects of long-term cellaring — so much so that some experts claim it can make new wines taste as if they’ve been rapidly aged “by up to four years”.
We haven’t yet confirmed that with our own lips, but the design Denver & Liely has opted for certainly looks convincing. Featuring the same tapering lip as its best-selling whisky glass, the big innovation here is in the shape of each glass’s bowl.
Constructed with a concave indent and numerous irregular dimples, there are a sizeable number of differently sized and shaped surfaces for your choice of vino to swirl over. In English? The shape of this glass is probably going to aerate your wine much faster.
Blown by hand using imported, lead-free crystal.
Song For The Mute, Melbourne
If you’re of the opinion that our guide to the best menswear stores in Melbourne leans a touch too classic, then the news that avant-garde designer label Song For The Mute is opening locally should prove refreshing.
The Aussie label, whose cult following includes such artists as Lupe Fiasco and The Kid LAROI, opened its permanent flagship in Sydney to much fanfare last year. The arrival of a follow-up ‘concept store’ in Melbourne is timely: giving local shoppers an avenue to explore the oversized and athletic-inspired pieces in the new 24.2 Teardrop collection.
Montblanc Meisterstück Card Holder
Off the back of its perfectly whimsical Meisterstück campaign (starring and directed by Wes Anderson), Montblanc has begun trickling in the first new styles in the eponymous stationary-inspired collection.
Just in time for gifting season, we’re quite partial to this four-compartment Meisterstück card holder — specifically in the ‘Cyprus’ blue colourway. Fun fact: when you purchase this at either of Montblanc’s Sydney or Melbourne boutiques, leather personalisation comes complimentary.
