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Issue 01

Vr

6 items
Apple Vision Pro
01Apple Vision Pro
Samsung Galaxy XR
02Samsung Galaxy XR
Valve Index
03Valve Index
Meta Quest 3S
04Meta Quest 3S
PlayStation VR2
05PlayStation VR2
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Phones

6 items
iPhone 17 Pro Max
01iPhone 17 Pro Max
Google Pixel 9a
02Google Pixel 9a
OnePlus 15
03OnePlus 15
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
04Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
05Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
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Sunglasses

8 items
Santos de Cartier Sunglasses
01Santos de Cartier Sunglasses
Oakley Frogskins
02Oakley Frogskins
Cartier Signature C de Cartier Sunglasses
03Cartier Signature C de Cartier Sunglasses
DITA Mach-One
04DITA Mach-One
Maui Jim Cliff House
05Maui Jim Cliff House
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Footwear

9 items
Asics Gel-Kayano 14
01Asics Gel-Kayano 14
Nike Air Force 1 Low
02Nike Air Force 1 Low
Jordan 1 Low
03Jordan 1 Low
Adidas Samba OG
04Adidas Samba OG
Crocs Classic Clog
05Crocs Classic Clog
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Fragrances

12 items
Creed Aventus
01Creed Aventus
Althaïr Parfums de Marly
02Althaïr Parfums de Marly
Bal d'Afrique Absolu Byredo
03Bal d'Afrique Absolu Byredo
Afnan Supremacy Collector's Edition Pour Homme
04Afnan Supremacy Collector's Edition Pour Homme
Liquid Brun French Avenue
05Liquid Brun French Avenue
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Whiskey

9 items
Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year
01Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
02Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Yamazaki 12 Year
03Yamazaki 12 Year
Wild Turkey Rare Breed
04Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Blanton's Original Single Barrel
05Blanton's Original Single Barrel
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Watches

6 items
Seiko SARB033
01Seiko SARB033
Seiko Kinetic SRN043P1
02Seiko Kinetic SRN043P1
Grand Seiko SBGA211 Snowflake
03Grand Seiko SBGA211 Snowflake
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1
04A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1
Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711
05Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711

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Seiko SARB033Seiko SARB033
watches

Seiko SARB033

Seiko SARB033

The Based Critic.

Seiko discontinued the SARB033 in 2019 and the watch community has not fully recovered. At its retail price of $400 it was an act of generosity bordering on irresponsibility. It is discontinued and it is still the answer. That is the entire review.
9/10
BASED
Price$450+
used, before it figures out what it is worth.
Seiko Kinetic SRN043P1Seiko Kinetic SRN043P1
watches

Seiko Kinetic SRN043P1

Seiko Kinetic SRN043P1

The Based Critic.

No battery. No winding. Your movement charges it. The SRN043P1 has a retrograde perpetual calendar at $350 — a complication that costs thousands everywhere else. Most people walk past it. The ones who stop and look tend not to walk away.
8.2/10
BASED
Price$350
because nobody told you about it and now you can't unknow it.
Grand Seiko SBGA211 SnowflakeGrand Seiko SBGA211 Snowflake
watches

Grand Seiko SBGA211 Snowflake

Grand Seiko SBGA211 Snowflake

The Based Critic.

Nobody talks about Grand Seiko at dinner parties. That is the point. The Snowflake dial is hand-textured to look like snow , not the idea of snow - snow, impossibly. Spring Drive movement is not quartz, not mechanical; it is a third thing that should not work and does. Swiss brands charge twice this for half the finishing. The Snowflake does not need your approval. It has not cared for it since 1960.
9.6/10
BASED
Price$6,900
if you are done performing taste and ready to have it.
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1
watches

A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1

A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1

The Based Critic.

Dresden. Not Geneva. The movement is hand-engraved silver you will never see. Lange engraves it anyway. The outsize date is asymmetric and wrong and completely correct. This is what happens when a watchmaker has nothing to prove and decides to prove it regardless.
9.4/10
BASED
Price$39,500
if you understand that the best work happens where no one is looking.
Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711
watches

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711

The Based Critic.

Patek discontinued it and the price doubled. That is the whole story. It is a sports watch with a pretty dial and an integrated bracelet - Gerald Genta drew it in one night. The waiting list was never real. The allocation was never coming. What exists now is a secondary market that prices desire, not watchmaking. And the desire is completely rational. The 5711 is that good.
9.8/10
BASED
Price$115,000+
if money is something that happens to other people.
Rolex Daytona 116500LNRolex Daytona 116500LN
watches

Rolex Daytona 116500LN

Rolex Daytona 116500LN

The Based Critic.

Retail is $14,550. Nobody pays retail. The grey market asks $36,000 and people say yes. The Daytona was a slow seller for twenty years until Paul Newman died and made it mythological. It is a chronograph most owners will never use for timing anything. The movement is flawless. The ceramic bezel is permanent. You will overpay on the secondary market and feel nothing but fine about it.
9.1/10
BASED
Price$36,000
if you can find one - and you can't.