Bell & Ross Aviation Series

Professional use has always been at the heart of Bell & Ross watches. Nestled snuggly in the Swiss watch-making tradition, the time pieces are designed and engineered to withstand the harsh environments that these unique professionals encounter. Astronauts, elite police, submariners, military pilots, race car drivers, and underwater bomb-disposal experts rely on Bell & Ross watches to withstand the extremes of temperature, violent accelerations, and dangerous pressures. With its square casing the company's Aviation Series ($2,300+) has quite good looks to compliment all that function. The watches are available in a variety of materials including classic stainless steel, carbon fiber, and ceramic. The mechanical movement has been called a "living organ", and is a masterpiece of ingenuity, symbolizing several centuries of human and watch-making history. Maybe you don't fall into the "extreme professionals" category, but surely you can appreciate a superbly crafted tool.          

Pax Vaporizer By Ploom

Conventional, sleek and portable. Surprisingly we are not talking about the new iPhone 5 but its equivalent in the loose leaf vaporizing world. PAX ($250) is a revolutionary model of Vaporizer that is small enough to fit in your pocket and  heats up within 30 seconds. The worlds smallest vaporizer is at the cutting edge of smoking technology; powered by a small lithium battery PAX is rechargeable and comes with an AC wall charging kit. Also included is a small cleaning kit, user guide and removable mouthpiece. 

BMW M3 Frozen Edition

Did you miss out back in 2011 when BMW released 19 Frozen Black M3's? Well, BMW is planning yet another release of Frozen Edition M3's ($76,400). This time round, the colors will be white, red, and blue all in matte paint as before. The premium price over the base M3 will get you the matte paint, 19 inch matte black wheels, gloss black exterior accents, a carbon fibre roof panel, and black leather throughout with matching stitching. These will be selling out quickly January 2013.  

414hp / 4.0L V8 / 0-60: 4.5s / Top Speed (limited) 155mph

Recon Instruments Mod Live

Mod Live ($400) is a type of heads-up display created by Recon Instruments designed to enrich the alpine experience. The unit fits into compatible goggles giving the user access to a host of information at the blink of an eye. The small display provides clear widescreen graphics when you want them, and keeps them just out-of-sight when you don't. Speed, vertical descent, jump airtime, navigation, buddy locating, number of descents, and distance are all delivered using built-in precision GPS and an integrated suite of sensors. Ingenious optics on the tiny display ensure that your eye does not need to refocus to read information- it's the same as looking at a fourteen inch screen from a distance of five feet. The unit also boasts smart phone connectivity to allow you to control your epic pow playlist and do other smart phone stuff, but hopefully you don't care to much about that on your mountain excursions. Gone are the days of soggy maps and fumbling with your gloves or touch screens. A host of compatible goggles are already available from Smith, Oakley, Scott, and more. Stay tuned- Recon is already applying this same tech to base jumping for the squirrel suit junkies.      

   

Back Off

Many admire this shoe, few know who makes it or where to get it. Most often seen on Black Milk models, it has a wedge heel and leather upper with silver banding on the bottom platform. The Back Off Boot ($180) is a product of designer Jeffery Campbell. The boot sports a five inch heel and a 2 inch sole. Back Off comes in several different leathers standard and now even more crazy patterns sold exclusively on the Black Milk site.

Glenrothes Extraordinary Cask Collection

Throughout the world, private collectors have some of the best collections of Whiskey kept in secret. In some rare cases these secret selections are discovered and made available, such as the private collection of vintage casks of Berry Bros. & Rudd Spirit's The Glenrothes. After precise verification methods a selection of the casks were bottled and made into the Glenrothes Extraordinary Cask Collection (Starting at $4000). The first of these whiskeys was distilled in 1970 and according to the Glenrothes philosophy, these bottles are at peak maturity. Cask #10573 yielded 179 bottles at 40.6% alcohol and a clear and bright ex-bourbon hogshead with golden hues. The term 'Extraordinary' was selected because "It applies equally to these casks selected for their personality and excellence, allowing them to stand alone as examples of the supremacy of The Glenrothes bloodline."

Belkin Lightning Dock & Car Charger

Belkin happens to be the first to officially release lightning connector accessories for the iPhone 5 after it was released two months ago. The Charge + Sync Dock ($30) uses the existing apple lightning cable to connect your iPhone 5 while seated on the dock, it even has a fold away AUX passthrough jack to listen to tunes while charging. Belkin has also developed a Car Charger ($30) with a 4 foot hardwired cable. Currently the car charger supports iPhone 5, iPad Mini or iPad with retina display. Both the dock and the car charger are available for pre-order with shipping beginning mid November. 

Hold and Hollo Wine

For those of us who choose wine by the label or enjoy wine that inspires, Hold And Hollo (~$30) will jump off the shelf with their simple rubber textured labels and unique semi-transparent boxes. Örsi Juhász & Gergő Kovács in Hungary successfully crafted a design that reflects the brands re-invention of Tokaj wines. Hold And Hollo comes in a fresh flavorful Dry or a golden white sweet, both best served 50-54 degrees fahrenheit and in good company.

Jaguar F-Type

Jaguar is taking to the two seater coupe market once again with great stride and style. Unveiled at the Paris Motor show, the 2014 Jaguar F-Type (Starting at $69,000 / $81,000 / $92,000) pays homage to the legendary E-type without going retro. The base model is equipped  with Jaguars new 340hp Supercharged 3.0L V-6 and distinct center dual exhaust pipes while the F-Type S will have a little more output at 380hp. A performance version will be powered by an updated 495hp Supercharged 5.0L V8 pushing the car to 60mph in 4.2s and dual exhaust out the back on either side. Not only an all aluminum body, the wight distribution is 50/50 and 25 different programs to suit road conditions and driving styles. Jaguar has packed this little two seater with every conceivable feature including climate control vents that rise out of the dash, sizable touch screen, sport seating and a choice of flat-bottom or alcantara finish for the three spoke steering wheel. Start configuring your model here.

495hp / 5.0L Supercharged V8 / 0-60: 4.2s / Top Speed 186mph

FIXA Bike Shelf

Even though fixa means fixed in Latin, the FIXA bike shelf ($140) is the perfect accessory for any style of bike or decoration for your wall. Whether space is an issue or you want to display your bike like it won you the Tour de France, this wall mounted shelf by Chrome Ltd. transforms any bike into a work of art. The shelf also has a storage space accessible from the top to hide your most sacred belongings. 

Allen Edmonds Long Branch

Cold weather is beginning to set in and that ​means it's time to break out the boots. This pair comes from Allen Edmonds. The Long Branch ($350) model captures their brand quite well. Stemming form the company's popular Dalton boot, the Long Branch incorporates a more purposeful Vibram sole making it a true boot. The greatest thing about Allen Edmonds is their commitment to craft- ALL of their shoes are still hand made in the USA. Furthermore, when you've really beat the shoes up after years of use you can send them back to be completely rebuilt for a small price. This boot may be just as happy in the boardroom as the workshop. Sustainability, meet Tradition.

Volkswagen Taigun

Unveiled at the San Paulo auto show, the​ Volkswagen Taigun concept ($TBA) is undoubtably is an updated version of the Tiguan. VW plans to roll out a new "Small Family Platform" and this is just a glimpse into the German auto makers plans. Don't be fooled by the beastly exterior, the Taigun is built for todays green standards. This 'micro SUV' is fitted with a 1.0L turbo producing 107hp and 129lb of torque and a 6 speed transmission allowing a 0-60 of 9.2 seconds. Weighing i at just over 2100lb, the Taigun gets a massive 60mph. The concept is fitted with all the goodies; 17in wheels, led headlights and a simple yet playful interior with a central information system that pairs with most smart-phones.  With gas prices continuing to soar, these micro low power high milage creations are going to be widely accepted especially when they look this good.