Vac-pot Coffee

The first cup of coffee I ever drank was brewed in a vacuum pot. I was very young and it gave me a very bad stomach ache. But now I am a grown up.

Vacuum brewing is a method that was popular back in the day, but fell out of popularity when home drip brewers were introduced to the market. They have had a small resurgence among coffee aficionados. The ten thousand dollar coffee brewers used at Intelligentsia are basically high-tech vacuum brewers.

The coffee they produce has less sediment than a french press, but retains all the oils important to flavor. The brewing process also helps to ensure optimal temperatures.

Combined with fresh ground coffee, a vac-pot could the best way to brew coffee at home. Also, it looks bad ass.

Pilot Precise V7

The Pilot Precise series of pens are my favorite note-taking pens.

• Opaque gel ink
• Quicker drying than the G2
• More consistent stroke than the G2

Basically, makes the G2 look bad.

Polaroid 680 SLR

Polaroid 600 film is fun and rewarding. And the Polaroid SLR 680 and 680 SE are the best cameras for that film.

It features an auto-focus system for the lens and flash angle, is made for 600 film (unlike the SX-70), and probably has the best lens Polaroid made for a 600 film camera.

It's not as small and compact as the SX-70, but there's no need to darken the lens (making the viewfinder useless in the dark). It also has a regular flash, no need to search for flash cubes.

I picked up a mint condition 680 on losangeles.craigslist for only $90 last week.

Mele Inauguration

Monument to the Conquerors of Space

'Monument to the Conquerors of Space'
Moscow, Russia

I'd like to give a shoutout to titanium and modernism.

Coast of Oregon

(Photographer: Eliot Elisofon)

Dress Watch Options

[Zenith, Class Elite Automatic]

Zenith is one of the few affordable watchmakers still making their own automatic and hand-wind movements, as opposed to buying generic automatic movements. In fact, Rolex has used Zenith movements in their watches before.

This particular watch is a good example of what a dress watch should have.

• Leather strap
  
• Uncluttered face
• Medium size case

Those who wear sport chronos in dress situations end up looking like dbags. Even if you couldn't care less to spend money on a mechanical watch, you can certainly afford a decent vintage Seiko.