The Eliminator – Five from Huckberry
Here’s how this works: Each day we’ll eliminate one item until only one is left standing at the end of the week. Vote for the item you’d LEAST like to own in the poll at the bottom of the page. The item with the most votes gets eliminated at the end of the day. The item that remains at the end of this battle royal will be won by one of you, via an enter to win post firing off on Friday.
About Huckberry: It’s not easy to stand out in the world of flash sale websites, but Huckberry does it. With an emphasis on the outdoors and active lifestyle gear, they nail the upscale-rugged thing. Also, their sales are often filled with made in the USA goods. All of these items are either currently available, or, have recently been available through Huckberry. May the best item win!
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Satchel & Page Pilot’s Bag – $376.98 ($470)
The kind of bag that might have you stopped by TSA and/or other travelers simply so they can admire your carry-on. Made in Austin from Vegetable Tanned leather, copper rivets and antique brass hardware. Lifetime warranty too. 11″ x 19″ x 9″ which checks in at 1881 cubic inches… therefore you won’t have to check it with the airline. The sort of bag that can hold your in-cabin essentials and then some, or a weekend’s worth of gear for those that pack lean.
ELIMINATED Taylor Stitch Denim Straight Leg or Slim Fit – $128
American crafted jeans made from 13.5 oz Japanese Sanforized raw denim. Straight or slim fit, that’s up to you. Button fly, red contrast interior stitch, and canvas pockets that are anything but wimpy. Well built, American made, hard wearin’ jeans.
ELIMINATED R.E. Aviators in Gold/Grey – $124 (189)
Made in the USA from the finest components, Randolph Engineering strives to “stand as the example by which others are considered.” Classic design. Has been supplying the U.S. military with eyewear for 30+ years. Bridge: 55 mm – Temple: 140 mm
Filson Original Briefcase Navy – $248.00
Few briefcases will stand out in our business-casual world, but the Filson Original brief is one of them. “Might as well have the best” is their slogan, and their quality is second to none. 16″ wide. Now available in a very professional looking navy canvas. Made in the USA.
Daniel Wellington “Bristol” Rose Gold – $229.00
Simplicity & class in a rose-gold toned case. Super slim & minimalist, but not boring. Proof that a watch can be plenty eye catching without the clunky wrist-clock size others depend on. 40mm in diameter and just 6 mm thick. Japanese quartz movement.
Here comes the tough part. Pick the item that you’d LEAST like to win and vote below to have it eliminated. One item gets cut every day. The item that’s left at the end of the week will be up for one of you to win on Friday. Make your case for what needs to stay in the comments, but let’s keep this positive and skip any mudslinging. These are all terrific items, and many thanks to Huckberry and the brands for being on board with The Eliminator. Voting closes at 11:59pm ET.
Which Huckberry item should be ELIMINATED?
- The Satchel & Page Pilot's Bag (12%, 283 Votes)
- The Filson Original Brief (32%, 776 Votes)
- The Daniel Wellington "Bristol" Watch (56%, 1,333 Votes)
Total Voters: 2,391
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This sort of thing is my bag, baby.
http://youtu.be/0N7tFwcgOIk?t=58s
Watch, today is a good day to die.
I mean seriously…. Let’s just skip the formalities and declare the pilot’s bag the winner.
I find it interesting that the pilot’s bag does keep getting votes for elimination. I assume just people who don’t need one?
I like the watch, but it doesn’t measure up.
Hugh Grant is still a moron to this day. Elizabeth Hurley is beyond gorgeous.
As someone voting against the pilot’s bag, yes. I have little practical use for it, so I’d just have a bag worth half of a grand sitting on the floor in my closet. The Filson I could take a work every day and I could easily find several occasions for the watch.
That being said, I do understand I’m swimming against the current. But I enjoy exercising my right to vote 🙂
That pilot bag is nice and all, but I crave the watch.
What’s the point in DW watches? It’s just a normal, minimal quartz watch correct? Do we just like HOW minimal it is? Or what?
I’ll admit it as well, I voted for the jeans and aviators, but when it comes to the last 3 items, the pilot’s bag would be the first to go for me. It’s a beautiful bag, no doubt, but I don’t travel in a suit, and I would feel pretentious wearing a t-shirt and jeans anywhere with a $400 leather bag with brass hardware. Like Brandon said, I’d just never take it out.
The watch and the briefcase, however, I know I would use very frequently. Although they are less money and perhaps less desirable from an aesthetic POV, utility takes the cake here for me.
So win the bag, resell it on eBay, buy the watch, and pocket $150.
Fair enough guys. Thats basically what I figured. The bag is pretty appealing to me. I actually like all of the items here but recently was traveling for business and thinking I wish I had something better to travel with. Filson would also be useful. The watch is nice and minimal, but already having several watches, utility is higher elsewhere.
That sounds like waaay more effort than just winning the watch. 🙂
I’m not Watch Guy or anything, but I dig the whole package: it’s minimal, the band is a great color, rose gold instead of yellow/white or SS is really appealing.
you know I said the same thing yesterday, and I DO love that pilot bag. Would love to own it, but I am rethinking my final vote. You see as much as I would love to own that pilot’s bag, all else being equal I would get a lot more use out of the Filson bag. I would love the pilots bag when I travel, but I would carry that Filson bag damned near every day for the rest of my life. So yeah, tomorrow I think I will vote to axe the pilot bag. I’ll probably be in the minority, and I’m OK with that. I would be VERY OK with winning either bag.
It was SOOOOOO hard but those factors led me to picking the Brief to go over the watch. I’m instantly regretting it though. I could use that Navy brief. I have a brown onw I take to work full of books nad lunches and iPads but it has no form. It’s a glorified messenger bag. Can I switch my vote???
Agreed. The pilot’s bag is prettier, but the Filson bag is way more useful.
It took me a while to realize the eliminated pics were being desaturated, because at first I was like, “Those aviators aren’t gold and look amazing! I totally wouldn’t have voted for them earlier.” (but given the other options, they still wouldn’t have made it to my final)
Agree. Don’t know if I’d buy the watch for myself, but I’d probably wear it several times a week. Don’t know how much use I’d get out of the pilot’s bag. It’s beautiful but all-leather bags are HEAVY.
Austin Powers was played by Mike Myers?
oh man, that was tough. i had to eliminate the filson bag because i’m a sucker for leather goods. I like the clean look of the watch and the pilot bag looks like something that you’d buy and never have to replace for the rest of your life!
don’t worry, both bags will make it through to the final round tomorrow, when you can change your vote.
Start traveling in a suit. Problem solved.
Hugh dated her in real life and cheated on her with a hooker. I assume not a lot of people remember scandals in the UK that happened back in the ’90s.
This. Want that Filson bag, real bad.