At my visit to Showroom 1201, I met with a man named Eric Shorter also goes by the name of “E Shorter”. A very nice guy, seems like the type of guy where you can stand there and converse with him for hours and not get bored. At the moment he is packing some serious Radii footwear & a load of Radii snapbacks. He also has some Life Clothing gear that is also pretty awesome. But what really caught my eyes the most were the Silvano Apparel accessories. One of the most amazing pair of glasses & watches I have ever laid my eyes on. I tried a pair on and they were great ! But seeing that E Shorter is down with Life Clothing, Radii, & Silvano Apparel, he holds a Digital Marauders Shirt w/ a Digital Marauders bag & and a Touch Clothing key chain.

I’m not a fan of time pieces, but these watches caught my attention as I was shopping around. All I see these days are watches that are iced out with no creativity or originality. So, I tried these watches on. These three Oris watches were simple and that’s what I like. The First one showed  the inside of the watch, which showed the quality of craftsmanship and showman ship. The front and back of the watch are open,so you get to see the wheel and all the gears, which is pretty cool.

The second Oris watch is the Oscar Peterson Limited Edition Watch, which is designed after the pianist, Oscar Peterson. The numbers on the watch are designed as piano keys, creativity and original.

The last Oris watch has a night and daytime picturesque design. There is a dial that rotates showing a picture of a moon for nighttime and the sun for the morning. Something new and different. Light in weight and medium size face. Not too gaudy.

Came across two Hamilton watches. The first one looked vintage and I like that sophisticated design. Light and fits well. The Second watch with the gold rim looked more aviation and it looked rugged. Was not a huge fan of the band. Didn’t feel too smooth.

Tourneau watch was designed to look three dimensional. The watch is suppose to have layers, but I didn’t see it, but the band is different. More of a click on, then a press down band like other watch bands. Comfortable and a decent watch.

These U-Boat watches are boss. Obviously made to resemble watches for the water. It gives it a navy seal look. The massive dials caught my eye and The second one glows in the dark. Those big dials are sick and original.

Longines made this limited edition Lindbergh watch. The really cool thing about this is the whole layout is designed out of the map Linbergh used during his time.Resembles the number and lining on a map. It’s light, the band is smooth, and the watch fits like my Baume and Mercer.

Last but not  least, the Bentley of Watches, literally.This Breitling for Bentley goes hand in hand with the new Model Bentley that is on display at the NYC auto Show. The steering wheels on the face work well with the rim of the watch, which looks like the pattern of the tires on the Bentley. This watch is smooth and it has a good weight. The quality of this watch matches that of the car. Classy, smooth and sophisticated. Not showy or over the top.

Sick Head phones They sound Just OK. But they don’t sound good enough for me to give up my Shure SE 535. But I also understand that not every one wants to drop 500.00 on a pair of head phones. The WESC Chambers do sound much better then any Bose headphones.

Mission Workshop Bags

Let me start off by saying I was a chrome fan for many years. I bought my last chrome bag about 2 years ago it was a pile of crap and I had no Idea why. Then I found out that the owners sold the brand. I was sad to think I would never find another bag that can take the beating I can dish out. Much to my surprise the original owners and crew from chrome started a new company called Mission Workshop. I had to get one I needed one!!! So I ordered The Vandal. I don’t really need to give you the specs of the bag you can find that here Mission Workshop . But what I will tell you is this bag took what they were doing at chrome to a whole other level. The Fabric, the zippers, the waterproofing, and over all comfort of the bag is top notch. One of my biggest complants of backpacks is when you have a full pack it feel so heavy and pulls on your back in a funky way. But with the Mission Workshop Vandal filled up, it fell very comfortable and balanced which is very hard to find in any bag. I would pay a hooker to blow everyone on the team that brought this bag to life. You guys are fucking amazing.  Buy this bag bitches it worth every cent.

craniumfitteds.com

Well here is another online cool guy streetwear shop. Like we need another place to sell crooks and castles. I wish I could say one thing nice about this shop, wait I think i can – they carry 9 Grand clothing.  Fist off they had nothing new to sell, second the way their shopping is set up really sucks. You would think with all the online stores out there they would have done a little shopping research. Rule Number one when opening an online store call the guys a Digital Marauders to get it done right.  Now are you a fitted hat shop? or a streetwear clothing store? If you are a fitted hat shop then take the time to search out some real underground lids don’t be lazy and just carry what every one else does. Please go back to the drawing board and start over.