A Gentleman's Guide

November 23, 2009

Mayer Hawthorne - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out

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Story of our lives, gentlemen. Soul is in again, by the way.

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November 22, 2009

Superformance MKIII R Cobra

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Yowza. The gentleman likes this.

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November 21, 2009

Bonding Time

I'm currently trudging (slowly) through the 20-over films from the Bond franchise because Mad Men - which recently ended its third season - has me obsessed fascinated with that era.

Some of the films can be yawners though, my picks so far are the ones that seem a little more esoteric when it comes to foreign culture. Like From Russia With Love (based in Istanbul, with a Russian lover and a skirmish with gypsies), You Only Live Twice (which references Japanese culture) and Live and Let Die (influenced much by the blaxploitation-era it was made in).

Then there are the lush soundtracks, which I'll save for a later post.

In the meantime, I've taken a liking to the digital timepieces that 007 dons and wanted to dedicate a post on it. Apart from the Hamilton Pulsar, they all seem to be from Seiko. Pity they don't make more of such watches, no?

The Seiko G757 Sports 100 from Octopussy (the gold-trimmed version is quite fetching too):

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One of the first digital watches, the Hamilton Pulsar (the same division that made this was interestingly sold off to Seiko), was originally intended to be used in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey but it wasn't developed in time. Worn by Roger Moore in Live and Let Die:

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Another one from Octopussy, the Seiko TV watch:

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The simple and minimal Seiko 0674 5009 from The Spy Who Loved Me:

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November 21, 2009

Soirée de Poche: Kings of Convenience

via blogotheque.net

Ah, Kings of Convenience. Best heard while you're traveling across Italy. On a Vespa. Circa 1968.

But I especially love these warm, film-like intimate sessions the La Blogotheque crew have come up with for their Soirée de Poche series. Watch it fullscreen, in high-definition - it almost feels like you're there.

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November 21, 2009