Issue: March 2010


Tough Stuff

Made from indestructible materials usually reserved for airplanes and power drills, these items are built to last.

1 RIMOWA TOPAS BUSINESS TROLLEY

Take this ultra-lightweight aluminum case on your next tropical getaway—it’s impervious to high humidity. $830; www.rimowa.com

2 DAVEK TRAVELER
Say goodbye to the inside-out umbrella. This one may be small, but its flexible carbon-polymer ligaments can take on strong wind gusts. $79; www.davekny.com

3 MOVADO FIERO
This watch couldn’t get any manlier. It’s made of tungsten carbide—a stiffer-thansteel compound used in drilling tools and abrasives. $3,495; www.movado.com

4 SONIM XP3 QUEST
Extreme shock, 6.5-foot drops and submersion in water for up to 30 minutes don’t faze this rugged cell phone. $400; www.sonimtech.com

5 CORSAIR 32GB FLASH SURVIVOR
Your data are safe in this aircraft-grade aluminum USB drive. It survived after being run over by an 8,000-pound forklift. $115; www.corsair.com

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