Ryan – Page 30 – The Gear Journal

July 27, 2022

Zenith X Hodinkee Chronomaster

Ryan

Watches

Hodinkee always does collabs in the right way… And that shit didn’t change when they hooked up with Zenith. I’d call this a chronomaster/Primero mashup of sorts? Regardless, it’s as perfect as a Zenith could ever be. $10k. Damnit.

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July 27, 2022

Tripster Chair

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Other Gear

Simple folding design. Light, but made of good materials. It’s no Eames Lounge Chair, but it’s not as uncomfortable as it looks. Just really good design.

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July 20, 2022

PRODRIVE & CALLUM

Ryan

Tech

A reader saw my simulator post and decided to one-up me. Introducing the $46,000 simulator crafted for Prodrive by Callum’s studio. It’s insanely expensive and incredibly gorgeous. But one has to ask – why not use that 50k on an actual race car?

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July 19, 2022

Hamilton Frogman

Ryan

Watches

The best feature of the new Frogman is one that you can opt out of – the date window… I prefer watches without date windows and the design of the new Frog isn’t bad either. Make it in 40mm rather than 42mm and you have a perfect beater…

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July 13, 2022

Racing Sims

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Other Gear, Tech

After a post from last week, I was emailed lots of questions about Racing Sims and where to get acquainted. I would suggest watching some YouTube videos to get an idea of what you are in for… From what I understand, it can get very expensive… But from what little experience I have, I can tell you that it is crazy immersive and about as close as you can get to the real thing without risking health.

Anyway, I recommend two channels:

GPLaps. This guy focuses on vintage racing on older platforms that have mods to make the cars handle realistically. This looks less serious and more fun perhaps?
Super GT. Modern GT racing… This guy races with a lot of F1 drivers, but mostly Lando… Super entertaining.

July 11, 2022

Jaguar C-Type Continuation

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Other Gear

This is rad… So, Jaguar won Le Mans in 1951 with a C-Type, right? As of today, you can still buy a brand new one. Well, at the very least, one restored by the Jag factory people.

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July 8, 2022

Tacray Mini Pen

Ryan

Keychains

Only 3.5″ long and weighs nothing basically… Uses LAMY refills too, so it should write pretty well.

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July 7, 2022

Voigtlander 50mm F1.0 Nokton

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Tech

For the very few of you that are camera nerds, this is sort of a big deal. CameraQuest is gonna be releasing the new 50mm Nokton today. Dirt cheap for a 50mm F1.0 with solid reviews ($1,799) and build quality almost that of Leica.

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