Now that we are halfway through the year, what better way to commemorate 2024 than with a round-up of Man of Many’s Most Wanted products for September? Here’s a look at what our team has loved this month, from Yeti’s new backpack and sleek sunglasses from Monokel Eyewear to hoodies and the exquisite Baby II Type 35 Centenary Edition. Let’s get stuck into it.
Table of contents
- Cartier Santos de Cartier Green
- Porsche 911 Turbo 50 Years
- The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old
- Nanoleaf EXPO Smart LED Display Case Smarter Kit
- Exod Air Station Pod 01
- Yeti Crossroads 27L Backpack
- Bugatti Baby II
- RRL Mini Plainview Hand-Tooled Leather Boot
- Otis Silver – Monokel Eyewear
- OMEGA Speedmaster Chonoscope Paris 2024 Moonshine Gold
- The North Face Belleview Stretch Down Hoodie
- Finder TW2
- Pro-Ject Debut PRO B Balanced Hi-Fi Turntable
- FUJIFILM X100VI
- Crumpler Brace Brace Messenger Bag
- Penfolds 2020 Grange
- Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Hermes Cut
RELATED: Man of Many’s Most Wanted – July 2024.
Cartier Santos de Cartier Green
Price: $11,500 AUD
The Santos de Cartier watch from Cartier is a masterful blend of timeless art and quality time-making. We recently had a chance to spend a week with the watch on the wrist, and it proved itself as such. This green dial model we’ve selected here (ref. WSSA0061) is medium size (35.1 mm) and features the classic look partnered with an automatic winding 1847 MC in-house movement. It comes in a sleek steel case and features a 7-sided crown with a faceted blue crown, a magnificent green dial, polished steel sword-shaped hands, and sapphire crystal. Depending on your mood, you can wear the watch with a steel bracelet or a green alligator skin strap, which can be easily switched with the QuickSwitch interchangeable system.
Chosen by: Ben McKimm
Porsche 911 Turbo 50 Years
Price: from $261,100 USD
An iconic car reimagined. In 1974, the 911 Turbo made waves and changed the world of sports cars forever, so it’s no surprise that the car is still being celebrated 50 years later. The 911 Turbo 50 years features a 205 mph top track speed, a new Turbonite colour, and a tartan interior. The lucky 1,974 owners of the special release will also receive the Porsche Design Chronograph watch.
Chosen by: Scott Purcell
The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old
Price: $152 AUD
August is still winter in Australia, after all, so it’s only natural that a premium single malt scotch whisky is one of Man of Many’s most wanted for the month. Part of the Double Cask range, which combines the classic Macallan style and the sweetness of American oak, this single malt is heavenly – think fudge with candied orange, vanilla and creamy toffee balanced with gentle spice. The perfect nightcap.
Chosen by: Ben McKimm
Nanoleaf EXPO Smart LED Display Case Smarter Kit
Price: $440 AUD
Your most prized possessions deserve to be seen, and we mean seen. Whether it’s shoes or your most loved Lego figurines, these EXPO Smart LED Display Cases are the shelf of the future. The modular cases feature vibrant RGBW lighting and functional, innovative features, with automatic LayoutDetect technology for colour animations and built-in sound reactivity (with over 16 million colours and tunable white hues).
Chosen by: Ben McKimm
Exod Air Station Pod 01
Price: $4,081 AUD
Love camping and spending time outdoors but also appreciate comfort and quality design? Enter the Exod Air Station Pod 01. This lightweight capsule can be set up anywhere in just five minutes and can fit up to four people. Inside, it is like a tent, but its revolutionary inflatable skeleton uses the cutting-edge technologies of kite-surf wings, which means it can withstand the most brutal conditions. If we had this, we’d be going camping almost every weekend.
Chosen by: Frank Arthur
Yeti Crossroads 27L Backpack
Price: $400 AUD
We always look to Yeti for quality, robust gear and this month, we’re loving the outdoor products brand backpacks just as much (if not more) than their iconic bottles and coolers. The Crossroads 27L Backpack is an abrasion-resistant backpack and can fit up to 27 litres of goodies and adventure gear. We love it because it is so versatile – sleek enough to take to work, durable enough to take camping and big enough to take with you on trips away as a carry-on. It comes in black, alpine brown, navy, olive and sandstone pink and is also available in 22 and 35-litre sizes.
Chosen by: John Guanzon
Bugatti Baby II
Price: from $36,600
You’ve probably already heard us drooling over the Bugatti Baby II Type 35 Centenary Edition, and for good reason. This car is an absolute vision – a celebratory creation commemorating the 100th anniversary of the legendary Bugatti Type 35’s debut at the Grand Prix de Lyon in 1924. No price has been officially confirmed for the new scale release. However, a 21st-century take on an unforgettable Bugatti classic, it’s no surprise it has already sold – with all six of the Bugatti Baby II Type 35 Centenary Editions quickly sold to private collectors across the globe.
Chosen by: Frank Arthur
RRL Mini Plainview Hand-Tooled Leather Boot
Price: $489 AUD
If you haven’t noticed, cowboy boots are all the rage. It is no longer reserved just for ‘cowboys’; pretty much everyone is rocking a pair these days, and these from Ralph Lauren have to be our top pick. The boots are a reproduction of the iconic Plainview cowboy boot. Inspired by the 1900s and made from leather and vegetable-tanned cowhide sourced from a Chicago-based tannery, you can’t get much more cowboy than these bad boys.
Chosen by: Nick Hall
Otis Silver – Monokel Eyewear
Price: $250 AUD
These may be the most effortlessly cool, classic sunnies we’ve ever seen. The Otis in silver specs from Monokel Eyewear are lightweight, square sunnies with a timeless stainless steel frame. Perhaps the most notable feature is the grey lens, which is versatile and classic and great when it comes to reducing glare and allowing accurate colour perception. These sunnies are also anti-scratch and anti-reflective, with 100% UVA/UVB protection.
Chosen by: Bea
OMEGA Speedmaster Chonoscope Paris 2024 Moonshine Gold
Price: $85,350 AUD
if you’re sad that the festivities of the Olympics are over, why not commemorate this year’s Paris Olympics with a beautiful watch? Par of the Chronoscope collection which combines the iconic Speedmaster design with OMEGA’s chronograph wristwatches from the 1940s, this model is a tribute to the Paris games – featuring the three main colours of the event – gold, black and white. Additional features include a black ceramic bezel ring, Arabic numerals and leaf-shaped hands. A watch and a piece of memorabilia.
Chosen by: Nick Hall
The North Face Belleview Stretch Down Hoodie
Price: $500 AUD
We’ve been keeping warm with the Men’s Belleview Stretch Down Hoodie from North Face to survive the cold winter months. Like other puffer jackets, it can also pack down into its own pocket and is very well insulated. However, unlike many other puffer jackets, this slim-fit hoodie design is super-stretchy, so you can move with ease.
Chosen by: Alex Martinez
Finder TW2
Price: $519
Stargazers and aspiring astrologists alike, this one’s for you. The Finder TW2 is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. As the world’s first AI-enhanced astrophotography telescope, you can see the cosmos in an incredible 4k. It almost sounds unbelievable, we know. The telescope transforms traditional eyepieces into a large screen that turns light into digital images and relies on a DS1 planetary camera, with 400x Magnification, 29x Optical Zoom, and an 82mm aperture. It almost seems too good to be true.
Chosen by: Scott Purcell
Pro-Ject Debut PRO B Balanced Hi-Fi Turntable
Price: $1,625 AUD
The ultimate turntable if you’re searching for a new record player that balances sleek design, incredible functionality and high-quality sound output. The Debut PRO B Balanced Hi-Fi Turntable is handmade and features balanced mini XLR output & RCA/ground output, Mini XLR balanced phono output, a precision aluminium platter with TPE damping and a fully adjustable VTA, just to name a few. It makes for the perfect addition to anyone’s set-up, whether you’re a casual turntable user or an aficionado.
Chosen by: Scott Purcell
FUJIFILM X100VI
Price: $2,899 AUD
With timeless design and modern performance, the 6th-generation X100VI is a versatile camera, perfect for avid photographers and newbies. The sleek, aluminium top-plate design comes in silver and black finishes, so besides being a quality camera, it is also a cute accessory. It is also super easy to use with in-body image stabilisation. However, our favourite feature is the Advanced Hybrid Viewfinder, which means you can frame images in any way you want – switching between the EVF, showing what the sensor sees, and OVF, which also shows what’s outside the frame.
Chosen by: Bea
Crumpler Brace Brace Messenger Bag
Price: $250 AUD
Sometimes finding a messenger bag that is also aesthetic can be hard to come by. Enter the Brace Brace Messenger Bag. Available in terracotta, red, green and olive hues, this little bag is cool and functional. The bag features a secure main section with buckle and velcro, an adjustable shoulder strap and a water-resistant 16″ laptop zip pocket. It is made from Cordura, so it’s incredibly durable, too.
Chosen by: Bea
Penfolds 2020 Grange
Price: $1,000 AUD
Good quality wine doesn’t come cheap, and the Penfolds 2020 Grange is proof of this. This wine is considered the most potent expression of the iconic South Australian winery’s multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy. The iconic and delicious Shiraz tastes like dark berries with a rich, oaky flavour.
Chosen by: Elliott Barsby
Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Price: $2,699 AUD
Engineered by Google, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold allows you to multitask in real-time, thanks to its unique split-screen design. While there are so many cool features we love about this phone, some of the standout specs include its slim design, the Google Tensor G4, Pixel’s fastest, most powerful chip, the 24-hour battery life, and the built-in AI assistant, Gemini.
Chosen by: Elliott Barsby
Hermes Cut
Price: $10,410 AUD
The new Hermès Cut automatic watch has to be one of Hermes’ best by far. It is simultaneously subtle yet bold and innovative yet classic. The watch features a metallic, satin-brushed steel case and polished fuseaux with an anti-glare sapphire crystal, case-back, and opaline silvered dial. We also love the orange rubber strap, the perfect colour to complete your look.
Chosen by: Frank Arthur
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