Awesome Luxury

Lacoste’s slim-fitting Montaine WE boots have a low-key sophistication that we crave; a slightly embossed heel detail and neutral two-tone colorways cut a sleek but subtle profile.

An upgraded version of the framelock folding knives used by the Marines, Warren Thomas’ Strider SMF sports hi-tech materials including carbon fiber and satin-finished titanium.

Robert Graham’s Belts may be heavy with ornamentation, but don’t call them frilly; his Simmons Belt has us especially hooked with a silvertone dragon buckle and red topstitching.

With a calf leather upper, dual density footbed and memory foam, FootJoy’s Icon golf shoes are not just technically sound but also come in a collection of 5 swanky patterns and 19 styles.

Worn by astronaut Scott Carpenter in 1962, Breitling is offering 1,000 Navitimer Cosmonaute watches for its 125th birthday; it features 24 hour divisions and a flyback function.

We’ve seen yachts with indoor gyms and helipads, but Wally-Hermes’ WHY Yacht asks “Why not?” and blows ’em out of the water: it features a 36 meter private beach out back.

This Predator vs. T-Rex resin model is about as awesome it gets: available in kit form, it stands 14″ high and pits the two kings of the jungle against each other in a truly epic battle.

Hamann’s Ferrari California aero kit is cosmetic (exhaust and ECU mods are coming soon), but what a beautiful kit it is: you’ll get a new hood, spoiler, diffuser, wing and forged wheels.

Used by Vijay Singh to fine tune his tempo, rhythm and timing, Sonic Golf’s System-1 actually lets you hear these variables by converting swing data into a real-time audio soundscape.

Dad and grandpa’s jackets make a comeback with Penfield’s F/W 2009 jackets; both the Stapleton and Rockford feature vintage-style shoulder yokes and come in a variety of materials.

Crafted from cold-cast marble and limited to 750 sets, the devil is really in the details with this Monster vs. Hunter chess set; our favorite piece: the chainsaw-packing Good queen.

It looks like a football, but the Sensia is more about touchscreens than touchdowns; it’s a convergence device with a 5.7″ display that streams music via Wi-Fi and plays DAB/FM radio.

Anything Bentley hardly qualifies as a sleeper, but props to this Arden-tuned Bentley GT; it bumps power from 560 to 600 and torque from 480 to 600 with relatively low-key grills and rims.

Nike’s Michael Jordan Letterman Jacket celebrates his induction into the Hall of Fame; it’s basically his whole career embroidered onto a sleeve, with points, MVPs, steals and more.

If you can stomach the piranha-face, E-Wolf’s E1 electric car is a eco-racer’s dream: it weighs only 990 lb., goes 0-60 in <5 s with 147 hp/186 lb.-ft. of torque, and has a 300 km range.

Sure, Paul Smith’s Speedometer Flight Bag is bit tacky, but auto enthusiasts will go zero to credit card in 1 second; trimmed with leather, it’s inspired by classic 60s/70s car gauges.

It’s no Trek District, but Montague’s Boston is a boon to fixie riders with a thirst for portability; the world’s first 700c single speed folding bike, it can be folded tool-free in 20 seconds.

Hard Graft’s versatile 6-in-1 2UNFOLD bag gets a sleek steel grey colorway for 2009; it’s made out of Italian veg-tan leather but otherwise is as awesome as the original.

Designers Aekae and Swisshorn team up for the SIRE collection; it features frames made out of thin, criss-crossing layers of water buffalo horn which are then polished by hand.

For $1,295 we’d scrounge our own materials, but we still dig this Flatiron Desk: it features a handcrafted top made from antique doors and a welded and riveted solid steel frame.

Bose’s SoundDock 10 is designed to be an uber-iPhone/iPod player, and for $600 it’d better: it features a pair of Bose high/mid Twiddlers, 52″ of waveguide channels and a subwoofer.

“Chiseled luxury” comes to mind with NOOKA’s new ZEM watch (available November); it features a gem-cut case and mineral crystal with leather or high-gauge stainless steel strap.

The Method is Burton’s uber-snowboard: it sports high strength/low weight UltraMeth tech, on-the-fly stance Burton Channel system, Alumasuperfly core, Slimrails and Pro-Tip edges.