Everyday Carry: Gold

Gold: It lets people know that you’re important. Let’s get straight to the point here. Adding even a single gold item to your EDC gear will instantly boost your class and cool points. Put all four of these pieces together, though, and you’ll be the Voltron of everyday carry.

The Ridge 18 Karat Gold Plated Wallet

The Ridge’s wallets are already basically indestructible and perfectly minimalist. But deck that out in 18 karat gold plating, and you get a wallet that’s as eye-catching as it is functional. And it’s covered by The Ridge’s lifetime guarantee, so you’re 100% covered to be clad in gold for the rest of your life.

Rolex Day-Date 40 “President”

If any brand knows how to go way over the top with gold, it’s Rolex. Their Day-Date 40 “President” edition watch dates back to 1956, and it’s a masterclass in how much gold you can fit into one watch without it becoming gauche and garish. Scope that fluted bezel and tell me you don’t want to see it glittering in the barest hint of sunshine.

Montblanc Meisterstück Gold-Coated LeGrand Ballpoint Pen

There’s a right way and a wrong way to incorporate gold into your daily use gear. Right way: Keeping it classy with things that are both beautiful and useful. Wrong way: Wearing a half ton of oversized gold jewelry. Montblanc’s Meisterstück Legrand Ballpoint Pen is the epitome of the right way, combining ultra-smooth writing with high-contrast black resin and gold accents.

James Bond Solid Gold Zippo Lighter

Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die! Goldfinger brought some of the most memorable quips in the whole Bond series, and this lighter does the movie’s main villain justice (and then some). There are exactly seven of these handmade, solid gold lighters in existence.

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