Awesome Luxury

The Ernst Benz by John Varvatos Limited Edition ChronoScope oozes mid-century style with a patina on the dial, unique hands, and exotic skin straps. Each is limited to 250 pieces.

Made out of recycled tires by Israel designer Elanit Neutra, the McKlaren messenger bag is named after the F1 team; the 17″ bag sports a zipper closure, back pocket and cell-phone pocket.

In an age of gadgets and consoles, BIllet Bones Dominoes takes the age-old game uptown with unbreakable aluminum blocks; each set can be engraved with your initials or signature.

Botta-Design’s less-is-more approach reaches its zenith with the UNO Automatic: it uses just one hand, an ultra-precise Swiss ETA 2824-2 movement, and angled dial to eliminate parallax.

Designed for special forces, Pohl Force’s H3 Alpha One Knife is a beast with a 5 mm blade, grooved glass-reinforced Zytel handles, and slotted screws for easy repair. Thanks, Lucas!

Used by NASA in the 1960s to condition astronauts’ bodies for space travel, the Spaceball Trampoline mixes volleyball and basketball and features elastic vertical and horizontal walls.

With burnished steel, brushed brass, textile cables and tube bulbs aplenty, Frank Buchwald’s Machine Lights are a steampunkers’ dream come true; each is unique and made to order.

Launch your own satellite with the TubeSat Kit; price includes a 0.75 kg module with solar panels and antennas, a ride aboard a NEPTUNE 30 rocket and a few weeks in low earth orbit.

120-year old distillery William Grant & Sons’ Glenfiddich 50-year Whiskey is one of its rarest; they’ll sell 50 hand-blown bottles a year for 10 years, each tucked into a leather-bound case.

Art.Opera’s aluminum monocoque, 4 layers of Ferrari paint and carbon fiber trim sounds like a car; it’s actually an ultra-premium passive four-way speaker system in a pair of 4′ towers.

It may not have as many tools as modern knives, but Victorinox’s 125th Anniversary Heritage Knife is a historical treasure: it’s a replica of an 1884 Swiss Army Soldier’s Knife.

Praesto’s first watch, the Modern Fliegeruhr is hard to say but easy on the eyes with SuperLuminova markings, 44 mm stainless steel case, Miyota movement and sapphire crystal.

Available in 13″, 15″ and 17″ sizes, Malcolm Fontier’s Diplomat messenger bags are sophisticated yet durable with a PU coated canvas shell, neoprene gadget pockets and linen lining.

The F430’s successor, Ferrari’s 458 Italia is an aluminum stunner with a 4.5L V8 good for 562 hp and 398 lb-ft; it also features a 7-speed dual clutch shifter and a 0-60 of 3.4s.

Leica lends its pricey and prestigious name to the Pinmaster, a laser rangefinder that can “pin”-point the distance to a pin; it’s good up to 820 yards with 7x magnification and auto-dimmer.

Morbidity has nothing on megalomania: the Personal Urn is a 3D reconstruction of your face that’ll hold all your ashes and remind your loved ones of your eternal awesomeness.

A remake of an old legend, Eagle’s Jaguar E-Type Speedster updates the tried and true lines of the original, along with a modern straight six 4.7L powerplant mated to a 5 speed gearbox.

It still has a 10 MP sensor, but Ricoh fans will be salivating over the GR Digital III’s new noise-reducing GR Engine III, a 28 mm/F1.9 lens, and a CCD with 2x sensitivity over the old model.

Diesel’s Bad Ass watches are our kind of timepieces: the largest packs a giant, 65 mm finely-etched case, quadruple displays (including a digital readout) and 5 ATM of water resistance.

The Hot Red contrasting pockets drew us in, but we’re wowed by the special coating on Nike’s NSW Boston FZ Hoody: it’s fully waterproof from the 80/20 cotton/terry to the RiRi zippers.

Inspired by the work of Marvel’s Ariel Olivetti, this Venom Comiquette is one ugly mofo; the hand-painted and finished polystone statue stands 13″, weighs 10 lbs and will ship 1Q 2010.

Ferrari’s Lap Time Chronograph is designed for budget-oriented fans; you’ll still get a black stainless steel case with tach, multifunction Anadigit display and luminescent hands.

Australian eyewear brand Colab’s 2009/2010 collection has begun trickling out to retailers; eclectic is the name of the game, with artists given complete freedom to design frames.