August 2023 Gear Recap

Sep 01, 2023

Bags

Aer City Tote and Dopp Kit 3 - A new 22L tote bag and compact dopp kit. I love the design of the tote bag but the 22L size looks pretty big!

Alpaka Bravo Sling Mini V2 - An updated sling with a larger capacity that fits an iPad Mini or Nintendo Switch

Bellroy Tokyo Crossbody - A very sleek 2L everyday sling bag made from recycled nylon. I really like the materials and design of this bag. It looks really sleek and classy!

Bellroy Tokyo Wonder Tote - New sleek and classy tote bags available in 12L and 15L versions.

Bellroy Lite Ready Pack - I’ve been waiting for this release for a few months and it’s finally here! I love the design of this lightweight adventure-ready backpack and it’s on my wishlist!

côte&ciel FW23 Collection - côte&ciel always amazes me with their unique and organic designs! The new Avon Backpack is unlike anything I’ve seen and the way it can expand from 12L to 26L is truly remarkable!

Evergoods The Undyed Collection - A new collection of bags made from eco-friendly undyed textiles. I love the off-white look of these! The undyed textile is available for the Hip Pack, Cap 1L and Cap 2L

EverydayCarry × Manhattan Portage Atlas Sling Pro - My friend Bernard from EverydayCarry.com just dropped his latest collab with Manhattan Portage! It’s a sleek-looking sling with a bright red interior and tons of elastic webbing for gear.

Osuza The Limitless Bag - One Bag, endless possibilities. Osuza is known for their transforming backpacks and this one is also pretty crazy. This bag can transform into modes like a rolltop, briefcase, duffel, fold top, drawstring or circular

Sympl × Vergara Collection - My friends at Sympl collaborated with professional surfer and model, Victoria Vergara and dropped a new collection consisting of a tote, crossbody bag and surfing gear. They sent me their tote bag for some client work and I have to say, it’s pretty cool!

Watches

Longines Hydroconquest Collection - The new Hydroconquest collection comes in different versions like 41mm, 39mm, 32mm and GMT versions. They all look pretty cool and come with a stainless steel case and ceramic bezel. The highlight has to be the 30 bar or 300 metres water resistance!

Christopher Ward The Twelve - Christopher Ward dropped a very interesting release, a 36mm version of The Twelve. It comes with a dodecagonal case and a waffle-like textured dial available in steel and titanium versions. The Glacier Blue dial is my favourite!

Grand Seiko Calibre 9S 25th Anniversary SBGJ275 - This limited edition Grand Seiko is very beautiful! The sky-textured dial inspired by the sky over Mt. IWate is stunning!

G-Shock Sci-Fi Collection - Absolutely love the white blue and black colourway inspired by science fiction! The bezel is printed with glow-in-the-dark paint and the G-Shock logo glows in the dark.

Farer Tonneau Time Collection - This collection is quirky. It’s very colourful and I don’t know how I feel about the case shape. The rectangular shape looks very bulky for a small watch that measures 45mm lug to lug.

Doxa SUB 300β Sharkhunter - A rather strange version of the SUB300. The black case and dial with 18K gold bezel and crown look rather nice but the blacked-out date window is very unusable.

Marathon Pilots Navigator Maraglow - Love this new version of the Pilots Navigator! This version now has lume paint on the indices and hands rather than the tritium tubes on previous versions!

Other Gear

Matador BetaLock - A very cool lockable aluminium carabiner perfect for securing gear and deterring theft

Orbitkey Stars Wars Collection - I’ve been a huge fan of the Star Wars Collection ever since they came out and this new collection features Ahsoka Tano, Grogu and Mando. The Gro Loop Keychain and Mano Clip Mini are my favourites in this new collection!

Orbitkey Waxed Canvas Key Organiser - A new collection of key organisers with waxed canvas available in red, green, blue and sand.

Things I’ve been working on recently

My Favourite Winter Gear

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