Bring a Loupe: A Cartier ‘Reverso’, An Abercrombie Seafarer, And A Solar-Powered Patek Desk Clock For Tiffany & Co.

Earlier than it was the maker of your daughter’s favourite “classic” sweatshirt, and earlier than it was that retailer within the mall reeking of dangerous cologne, Abercrombie & Fitch was actually, actually cool. Based in 1892, A&F catered to the higher echelon of society, who, on the time, have been obsessive about tenting, fishing, and searching, enjoying off the spirit of the American Frontier and Teddy Roosevelt’s “Tough Riders”. Names like Ernest Hemingway and Amelia Earhart in addition to Presidents Hoover, Eisenhower, Taft, Harding, and Kennedy all shopped at Abercrombie’s 12-floor Madison Avenue HQ the place one may shoot a rifle within the basement vary, take a look at out fly rods in a casting room on one other ground, and choose up the most recent and best outdoor watches from Switzerland — multi functional journey!