Handmade in the artist’s studio in NYC, this chess set from Tom Sachs is limited to only 15 sets. “Although the Soviets never made it out of lower earth orbit, cosmonauts (black) face astronauts (white) in this lunar game of chess. Gravity is manufactured by rare-earth neodymium magnets and a high-mass 5 lbs felt-covered lead base. Each piece includes a handmade name (like Yuri Gagarin’s) and three landing legs customized for the magnetic lunar surface. ”

The set comes in a signed handmade Hermés + LEM box. The pricetag’s at $10,000 but damn is it a nice chess set.

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Schweppes Australia has launched a limited edition series of bottles celebrating the brand’s history of style. The series places pin up babes from the 1920s through to the 1950s on bottles of ginger ale, soda water, tonic water and lemonade. The bottles will be available for a limited time at select restaurants, cafes and bars. Closeups after the jump.

From American brand Kenton Sorenson comes this dopp kitt, just in time for the holidays. Hand made at Sorenson’s Wisconsin factory, this dopp kit is crafted of natural leather that will develop an amazing deep golden brown color with regular use. The kit has a simple leather wrap around tie closure that can be used to keep the kit open while in use. The functionality gets us as much as the aesthetics, as it’s got plenty of space for all your grooming products and then some. It’s in limited production though so you might want to grab it with some urgency.

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Paying homage to the iconic G-Shock Frogman Line, Casio’s dropped a special anniversary edition of the GWF-1000B. Known for being one of the most durable and rugged diving watches to date, the watch has stood the test of time. The limited edition version will feature a utilitarian black body with rose-gold highlights as well as a commemorative box and an $8,500 pricetag that will surely test the pockets of consumers the world over. (via milk)

From French watchmaker BRM comes the V12-T-44 Chronograph. BRM has always been known for their motorsport-inspired mechanical timepieces. For Abarth, BRM tweaked its titanium-cased  V12-T-44 by adding some Scorpion-brand touches. Getting your hands on one might be difficult as only 49 pieces will be made, each individually numbered and selling exclusively through the BRM website for roughly $7,300.

Press release after the jump. 

For their 2009 Holiday collection, Paul Smith recently linked up with Audio-Technica to craft these full-size headphones. They’re presented in a Paul Smith suiting fabric travel pouch.

Buy It: $260 at Paul Smith

Dolce & Gabbana is set to release some fine eyewear from their Gold Edition, just in time for the holidays. One pair reminds us of a Dita Cazal collaboration from about a year ago. The piping on these are slick along with the other gold lining. Will they be on my dresser in the next few weeks? For 90,000 Yen (over 1000 USD), probably not. They’re still great to look at.

More images after the jump. (via Openers)