Everyday Carry: Spartan

You don’t go for a pile of extra plush pillows on your bed and you don’t spend a lot of time in a recliner that wraps you in a velvety hug, lulling you towards oblivion. Simplicity that verges on austerity is more your style. Some might even call your M.O. spartan. Well friend, this is the no-frills, no-fuss everyday carry for you.   

Tudor Pelagos

Tudor debuted the Pelagos a decade ago and it’s been subtly making its presence known ever since. That it was the first titanium model in the Rolex family is impressive enough, but it’s the unfussy, refined aesthetic that sets this watch apart—that and the automatic Swiss movement, matte ceramic bezel, and Tudor’s patented auto-adjustable buckle.  

The James Brand Randolph Keychain Cache

A tightly rolled Benjamin, a few toothpicks, some ibuprofen. You decide the small things you need to take with you every day. The Randolph Keychain Cache will hold it. Machined from titanium with a rubber o-ring seal, it’s got that signature no-fuss utility The James Brand has perfected. 

The Ridge Wallet

When I was testing out my own Ridge Wallet, I ground the faceplate into the pebble-strewn bricks of the back yard to see if it would scratch. It did. And four years later those are the only marks on it. This Raw Aluminum version is similarly tough, with a pragmatic unpainted finish on a wallet that will hold everything you need and not a scrap more.    

Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan Knife

Those extraneous tools on a multitool that you never use? That’s just extra weight to carry around. The Swiss Army Spartan has two blades, two drivers, openers, and a handful of other tools—all of which will prove themselves useful and up to the task in your everyday life.

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