Holiday gift guide: Gifts for $500 and up
From the Black Friday Super Guide: Best gift ideas for everyone on your list series
If you're looking for something truly extravagant for someone on your list this year, and of the these items just might be perfect. A look at some of the best gift over $500.
Shinola watch
Shinola watch: This attractive watch is hand-assembled in Detroit. Stylish former President Barack Obama has been known to sport this brand ($600) at shinola.com.
Rawlings messenger bag
Rawlings messenger bag: Rawlings has been providing baseball gloves for the Cardinals since 1906, but the St. Louis-based manufacturer also makes some pretty handsome bags. This sleek leather messenger bag, hand-crafted in St. Louis, is built to last, with pockets for a laptop, paperwork, pens and more. It features the distinctive Rawlings logo. Like a good glove, it will only build character with age ($725) rawlings.com.
Leica Ultravid 10x25 Blackline Compact Binoculars
Leica Ultravid Blackline Compact Binoculars • They may be small, but they are mighty. These lightweight binoculars offer both high optic performance and easy focusing whether you’re on a hike or on a city tour ($749), leicastoredc.com.
Rémy Martin Louis XIII Cognac
Rémy Martin Louis XIII Cognac: As many as 1,200 eaux-de-vie as much as a century old are blended together to create perhaps the most storied liqueur in the world. Others are more expensive, believe it or not, but the Louis XIII has the reputation of being the finest of the finest ($2,799.99) at louisxiii-cognac.com/us and Total Wine & More and the Wine and Cheese Place.
1959 Corvette billiards table
1959 Corvette billiards table: Yes, this is a bit extravagant, but who wouldn’t love a regulation billiards table whose base is molded from an original 1959 Chevrolet Corvette? The headlights work with a remote control ($25,000) at hammacher.com.
