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Richard helped me get some shoes from the UK. He was very fast and helpful and I didn't have to worry about anything. Thanks Richard!

Current watches in rotation on NATO straps for the summer:

Vintage Omega Seamaster and the Seiko 5 Flieger

hmm that yuketen money clip seems amazing - does anyone know of anythign similar but with space for cards/id? I've got a cheap-ish one that I got off of amazon a while ago but something with a bit more storage would be great

The Yuketen money clip has two card slots on the back and front.

My main wallet was this Tanner bifold in natural, I guess I used it about 6 months:

I recently switched to this, a Yuketen money clip in navy shell cordovan:

The J. Crew navy boat shoes are loafers and unfortunately are only in leather, not suede. I'll check around SoHo again but I haven't seen the navy suede ones anywhere so far.

Does anyone know where I can find these Navy suede Sperry boat shoes in the US? Or even in NYC?

http://www.oipolloi.com/store/Sperry-AuthenticOriginalSuedeNavy-12294.html

I got this Seiko 5 for Christmas and put a shell cordovan band on it.

I got two new pairs of boots for Christmas

LL Bean Maine Hunting Boots, perfect for today's NYC weather

Sperry Nubuck Chukkas for J. Crew

That Alden collection is pretty amazing, wow. I hope one day to have an equally impressive shell cordovan collection.

Yes it's real. I bought my Seiko 809K2 from that exact auction+seller not too long ago. Works great, looks great.

I bought these Justin boots on eBay for $35 just to beat the crap out of. My nicer boots were always getting messed up at bars and such. They looked pretty terrible but then I treated them with Obenauf LP. They darkened up a lot and suddenly look great.

I have two pairs of Gordon Rush boots. They're pretty amazing, I love them. I've had the whiskey pair since about February, and the fades/patina that's developed is pretty awesome. It would be more pronounced but I'm obsessive about polishing them and keeping them in good shape. The brown ones I've had since May and they've developed lighter brown fading in the creases, which I've tried to bring out by using a lighter polish. It's still developing but the boots still look awesome in the meantime.

My main watch is this Seiko SNK809K2 with a tan/whiskey leather band. I really love the flieger/aviator style watches but couldn't afford some of the more expensive ones. So I went with Seiko and switched out the band.