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A little of what moves us.

A watch usually starts the conversation. Where it goes from there is often the best part.

A little of what moves us.

An unusual car. An old tennis match. A coffee worth taking your time over. These are a few of the things we could happily spend an afternoon talking about.

What connects them is an attention to detail: the shape of something, the way it works, the feeling it leaves with you. They give us a reason to look more closely, ask another question, and enjoy the things that might otherwise pass us by.

Objects. Ideas. Perspective.

Cars

The dream garage starts here.

Our pick: a 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion. Preferably in silver.

There is something wonderful about a car whose racing origins remain so visible. The low nose, the enormous rear wing, the cabin tucked into that extraordinary shape. Developed as a roadgoing counterpart to Porsche’s GT1 racer, it has the sort of presence that makes you stop halfway through a sentence.

We like that there is nothing casual about its proportions. The long tail and wide stance make sense as parts of a whole, even before you know the engineering behind them. It invites the same kind of looking as a great watch: from the overall silhouette to the small decisions that make it unmistakable.

We could spend hours looking at its details. Driving one would justify a very early alarm.

Cars

Watches

Two small windows. Our full attention.

Our dream piece: the 2025 Cartier Privé Tank à Guichets in platinum, specifically the limited edition with the angled apertures.

Jumping hours, a gradually moving minute display, and an unexpectedly playful arrangement within a beautifully restrained case. Powered by the hand-wound 9755 MC movement, this version was limited to 200 numbered pieces. The hour changes in a jump; the minutes travel steadily through their own small window.

What draws us in is how much character Cartier gives to such a small surface. Even reading the time becomes a different experience. There is space to appreciate the metal, the proportions, and the decision to leave so much of the face uninterrupted.

It is the kind of watch we would want to explain to a friend across the table. First the unusual layout, then the mechanism behind it. A piece that gives you something to notice at first glance, and something else to enjoy once you understand it.

Watches

Tennis

The courage to play the next point.

Our archive pick: Roger Federer against Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001. Their fourth-round encounter remains a fascinating meeting of two generations.

Federer won in five sets, but the result is only one reason to return to it. An old match has a particular pleasure: you can know how it ends and still find yourself drawn into each point.

The appeal of tennis lives in its smallest moments: the adjustment before a return, the touch on a volley, the breath before a second serve. A point can turn on a decision made in an instant, after years spent learning how to make it.

We admire the composure it asks of you. You can put everything into a point and still lose it. Then you have to gather yourself, step back to the line, and commit again. There is a lot of life in that.

Tennis

Coffee

A few minutes worth keeping.

Our coffee pick: a washed Panama Geisha from Hacienda La Esmeralda, brewed through a ceramic V60.

Esmeralda’s Geisha coffees are celebrated for their floral character, with jasmine and delicate fruit notes that reward a little attention. Each lot has its own character. That is part of the attraction: there is always something to notice beyond the first sip.

A small cup. A slow pour. A conversation that lasts longer than expected. There need not be a special occasion for any of it. Sometimes the pleasure is simply giving an ordinary moment enough time to become a good one.

We like the care behind it: someone grew it, someone roasted it, someone took the time to prepare it properly. Such an ordinary part of the day can hold a surprising amount of effort. Taking a few minutes to appreciate that feels like time well spent.

Coffee

A personal note

Believe. Think. Act.

There are stretches of life when the distance between where you are and where you want to be feels overwhelming. You work, you make sacrifices, and sometimes there is very little to show for it yet. It takes courage to keep taking your own ambitions seriously through those days. We believe you should.

Believe in yourself enough to begin before you feel ready. Think carefully about the life you want and what it will ask of you. Then act: make the call, learn the skill, keep the promise you made to yourself. You do not need every answer before taking the next useful step. Give your plans a place in your day, even when the progress feels small.

When something fails, give yourself room to feel it, understand it, and try differently. You are allowed to be a beginner with a serious dream. Your circumstances today do not have to define the limits of your future. Give yourself the chance to discover what you can accomplish, one honest effort at a time. One day, something that once felt impossibly far away may be part of your everyday life.

-Dave Blano