The pleasure of fine things

[Kharn]

I really like a lot of what HABSBURG creates, here's a pair of Coats & Vests (that I've been looking at, with intent), lined with removable Fur & 'Real Horn' buttons, too warm for Africa but stylish & practical for Colder Climates!

 

[CBH Australia]

I’ve learned to appreciate high quality small kitchen appliances…

My wife, not exactly a chef or great baker, has wanted a kitchen aid mixer for years… and I have resisted… the thought of spending $550 on an appliance that under any other brand name will cost you $49 appalled me… especially since she is a full time corporate executive type, and not the stay at home and make elaborate meals June Cleaver type…

I finally broke down and got her the kitchen aid…

And now I use it all the time.. it does great work… and is indestructible…

Last night I used it to make 15lbs of breakfast sausage from my most recent deer… it took the kitchen aid 1 minute to do what used to take me 15 minutes by hand…

When she hit me up for a “premium” $299 crock pot… I didn’t complain (even though a typical crock pot can be had for $75)… the kitchen aid taught me a lesson.. in small kitchen appliances, premium is definitely better… and worth the added cost…

Good tools make life easier and work flows easier making it more enjoyable.


The Kitchen aid is a great tool as are quality chefs knives. Some things you can make do with but some are in a different category.

 

[SStomcat]

For me more than anything it is the appreciation of the time, care and thought that goes into making something that is, well, finer than it's mere functionality rewuires. Here is an example - imagine if they put so much effort into a mere button what the rest of the shirt will be like? And it is!
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Along the same lines—when it comes to true finesse—I recently managed to order a set of custom chef’s knives from a master bladesmith in Japan. For those who know their steel, we’re talking Aogami blue, tamahagane, and the like with Rockwell hardness of 63-64. His craftsmanship is extraordinary; the Hamon lines alone are a work of art. They’re incredibly sharp, of course, but once you learn their balance and feel, it becomes difficult to use anything else.

 

[Field28]

Since I was in my teens I've always kept a very well bred female Black Labrador from strong strong American Field Trial blood in my home. They start out as trial dogs, if they wash out they become my personal gundog. The girls start out stubborn, the male dogs figure out where the food comes from faster and realize who the boss is. But when the girls finally decide to become sweet it's like a sugar cube dipped in honey and their loyalty, desire and work ethic is hard to beat.

My current girl who was bred by the top Labrador Breeder of all time turned 11 today. It's way past time to aquire a new puppy.

 

[SStomcat]

Good tools make life easier and work flows easier making it more enjoyable.


The Kitchen aid is a great tool as are quality chefs knives. Some things you can make do with but some are in a different category

Good tools make life easier and work flows easier making it more enjoyable.


The Kitchen aid is a great tool as are quality chefs knives. Some things you can make do with but some are in a different category.

Can’t deny this— I tinker with my cars too. Nothing hardcore, just brakes, springs, the usual. I grew up hanging around my uncle’s fabrication shop, sneaking in when he wasn’t around and learning from the workers. That’s where the mechanical bug bit me—lathes, grinders, sharpening, drilling, you name it.
Once I got to the US and bought German cars, I quickly learned how expensive they are to keep happy. So I invested in proper tools—German -Hazet, Stahlwille, Gedore, Italian -Beta, a bit of British, and of course Snap-On. Part hobby, part necessity. When you’re mid-repair, the last thing you want is a rounded nut or a stripped screw. And torque specs? I'm a total nut.
Honestly, the tools have more than paid for themselves, and someday they’ll be something I’m proud to pass on to my sons

 

[DaddyFlip]

I recently ordered a "Finer Thing" from Westley Richards it's an "outdoors indoors sports jacket" [The Stanley Cargo] I believe that it will match well with my existing 'Africa Hunting Attire' (yes I will wear this in the field on cold mornings/evenings) and the more I look at it the more I like it.
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That looks amazing! Will you please follow up with how well the size you chose matches the actual fit you expected? True to size or larger/smaller than expected? I really like the WR catalog.

 

[Woolley Bugger]

I really like a lot of what HABSBURG creates, here's a pair of Coats & Vests (that I've been looking at, with intent), lined with removable Fur & 'Real Horn' buttons, too warm for Africa but stylish & practical for Colder Climates!

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I love the Bavarian style. I enjoyed window shopping while in Salzburg this summer. I wasn’t sure if people actually wear those clothes but leaned that they certainly do when I attended the festival concerts. It’s a very classy scene.

 

[Tanks]

For those that like suits and hunting outfits for a driven hunt in the UK or elsewhere. I actually found a video of the whole process for the tailor I have used in the past.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

I'll have to make due with a Railmaster and Aqua Terra.

I can appreciate the Rolex brand and quality pieces they make, but it's not my cup of tea.

I confess I like only the Explorer 1, and the 40mm at that. Utterly functionally plain. And with a leather strap to boot. I am having a new set made here in Zim in lighter coloured leather: ostrich, elephant and buffalo.

 

[SStomcat]

For those that like suits and hunting outfits for a driven hunt in the UK or elsewhere. I actually found a video of the whole process for the tailor I have used in the past.

Everything has a place, very British, I will spend these exorbitant fees towards a nice African Safari, maybe two

 

[BeeMaa]

I confess I like only the Explorer 1, and the 40mm at that. Utterly functionally plain. And with a leather strap to boot. I am having a new set made here in Zim in lighter coloured leather: ostrich, elephant and buffalo.

40mm diameter makes a watch very comfortable and the leather strap keeps things light. What I would say is to buy the bracelet on any new watch and shop for a leather strap afterwards. Finding the bracelet can be difficult and more expensive if it was purchased with a leather strap to begin with.

My Railmaster doesn’t see much wear because of the leather strap and how hard I can be on things. My daily watch is typically the AT on the bracelet, with the PO a close second.

 

[Rare Breed]

For those that like suits and hunting outfits for a driven hunt in the UK or elsewhere. I actually found a video of the whole process for the tailor I have used in the past.

This guy has to be related to our own @Kevin Peacocke …lol!!!

 

[steve white]

I might have a problem with wrist watches...
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Thankfully, my wife shares my addiction...
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Was it Daniel Craig as Bond that claimed his watch was Omega?

 

[steve white]

I’ve learned to appreciate high quality small kitchen appliances…

My wife, not exactly a chef or great baker, has wanted a kitchen aid mixer for years… and I have resisted… the thought of spending $550 on an appliance that under any other brand name will cost you $49 appalled me… especially since she is a full time corporate executive type, and not the stay at home and make elaborate meals June Cleaver type…

I finally broke down and got her the kitchen aid…

And now I use it all the time.. it does great work… and is indestructible…

Last night I used it to make 15lbs of breakfast sausage from my most recent deer… it took the kitchen aid 1 minute to do what used to take me 15 minutes by hand…

When she hit me up for a “premium” $299 crock pot… I didn’t complain (even though a typical crock pot can be had for $75)… the kitchen aid taught me a lesson.. in small kitchen appliances, premium is definitely better… and worth the added cost…

Amazing how the KitchenAid makes great whipped cream--it doesn't seem to be moving fast enough, but there it is!

 

[Tanks]

I’ve learned to appreciate high quality small kitchen appliances…

I do a lot of Sous Vide cooking. Buying a chamber vacuum sealer that can also seal liquids was one of the best decisions I made several years ago.

Then, of course, I had to get one for my vacation house overseas. I had a little problem converting cm to inches and ordered a larger one than I needed or practical. Imagine my surprise when it arrived. I had to commission a special stand for it with the local custom furniture place.

 

[BeeMaa]

Was it Daniel Craig as Bond that claimed his watch was Omega?

007 has worn an Omega more than any other watch throughout the history of the James Bond films. Mostly they have been the Seamaster 300M versions, but there has also been a Plant Ocean.

That said, the series has highlighted a number of other quality timepieces.

 

[Kharn]

Some may not like it, others may love it, if we were all the same it be kinda boring...

Heirloom(?) After some familial personalization?
Gift(?) To that PH/Outfitter/Friend?
Trophy(?) Mounted in the Game Room on Display?
Use it(?)

We are about the finer things in this thread.

 

[steve white]

Hey I like quality dress shoes, beginning at Johnson & Murphy cap toes and progressing to Alden.

 

[mdwest]

Was it Daniel Craig as Bond that claimed his watch was Omega?

In the original Ian Fleming books 007 wore a Rolex Oyster Perpetual..

Pearse Brosnan was actually the first Bond to wear an Omega Seamaster… the wardrobe manager thought the Seamaster was more appropriate for a “modern” Bond.. I think the movie was Goldeneye…

 

[Arac]

I like things that require years and years of dedication to the maker's craft. I appreciate the time and effort it takes for the maker to learn and perfect their skills. It might not be the most expensive item, but to me it is a blessing to own such fine things. For example, I have a knife made by Gene Ingram. The heat treat on the D2 steel is excellent, the grind is beautifully symmetrical and at just the right angle, the jimping is subtle, yet effective and he tapered tang to balance everything out (often holes are used, but you can't tell due to them obviously being hidden by he scales).