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Add this to the list of completely unnecessary luxuries that I’d buy if money were no object. Portland, OR-based Clive Coffee designed this beautiful pourover coffee stand out of salvaged walnut – it’s designed to work with their in-house pourover cone (pictured) or the widely-used Hario V60. Priced at $195, though, it’s a completely frivolous indulgence that I don’t intend to satisfy.

This is the album that made me fall in love with jazz.

Sinn is releasing this gorgeous 358 Jubilaum watch to celebrate their 50th anniversary. It’s limited to 500 units – thus, WatchBuys (the only authorized US dealer for Sinn) is taking preorders on it now. There are a number of technical achievements worth noting:

• The case is filled with inert gas and also has a copper sulphate capsule inside to absorb extra moisture – this prevents the face from fogging in extreme conditions and protects the movement components from humidity.
• The movement that is developed for this watch is entirely new to the line, which is why the dial layout allows for new placements of chronograph registers.
• The grey dial is electroplated for UV resistance, thereby giving it extra resistance to fading over time.
• Domed sapphire crystal for additional strength and shatter resistance.

I like how Sinn will be deciding what watch strap color “will best suit the watch’s design” and has not yet announced it; as of now it will be grey, but Sinn reserves the right to change it prior to delivery without warning. In other words, if you like the watch, you’ll have to trust them on the strap color. At a price of $2,740, this will be an easy one for me to resist.

I am loving Bert Krak‘s bold, clean lines. His shop – Top Shelf Tattooing in Bayside, Queens – is just a 10 minute drive away from where I live. I’ll have to stop by sometime.

While there are plenty of things from Restoration Hardware that I am into, this boom sconce modeled after a lamp found in a French architect’s studio really caught my eye. It’s something that works well with RH’s rustic, weathered look but could also flow nicely in a room modeled after a clean, mid-century aesthetic. I am also liking the fact that it’s a wall plug and thus installation would be a breeze (most of their other sconces are hard wired installs), as well as the flexibility of placement that it affords.  I imagine it’d go perfectly in our new living room positioned directly above our couch, especially since we don’t have a ceiling fixture already present. Its price, however, is proving to be a preventative factor. The hunt continues.