Today, a flint iron. Porsche 911 in Graphitegrey (Paint to Sample).

Porsche 911 in Graphitegrey (Paint to Sample)

A Paint to Sample shade that traces back to the graphite metallic of the 356 A

GMK CYL Mercury keycaps

Double-shot keycaps in two shades of metal, staged on a periodic table

GORUCK rucks in Armor Grey and Wolf Grey

Cordura packs in two neutral shades, from a 6-ounce packable to a 40-liter GR2

Jono Dry, graphite drawings and prints

A self-taught hyperrealist who spends months on a single sheet of pencil

Uniqlo SUPIMA Cotton T-Shirt in 07 Gray

A plain crew neck in long-staple cotton, dyed the color of wet pavement

A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 in white gold

A solid-silver dial in a cool, even shade, set in white gold

Pi (1998)

Darren Aronofsky's debut, in black and white so coarse it looks photocopied

Air Jordan 4 SE Wet Cement

An AJ4 in nubuck and suede, colored after the cobblestones of Paris

Altra Escalante 4 in Gray

A zero-drop road shoe in one flat shade of stone

Audi S6

A sport sedan in a light metallic that goes nearly colorless in low sun

Batman: Black & White (1996)

Four issues and three collections drawn without a drop of color

Bell & Ross Commando line

Five instrument watches in one flat, matte shade

Carhartt Odessa Cap in Gravel

Washed cotton canvas worn down to the color of a road shoulder

Casio G-Shock GA-2110ET-8A

The thin octagonal G-Shock taken to one flat shade of stone

Seven Samurai (1954)

Kurosawa's epic, where rain turns the screen to wet silver

Daido Moriyama, Farewell Photography

Grain, blur and flare pushed until the photograph nearly gives way

Grand Seiko SBGE285 Spring Drive GMT

Evolution 9 titanium around a snowflake dial in pale winter mist

Injinji Run toesocks, the gray colorways

Five-toe running socks from pale heather down to slate and black

KitchenAid bowl-lift stand mixers in Contour Silver

Four bowl-lift mixers in one satin metallic finish

Levi's 568 Loose Straight Double-Knee Carpenter Jeans

Workwear canvas dyed and faded to a mottled slate

Moccamaster KBGV Select in Stone Grey

A Dutch filter brewer in a flecked, granite-like metal finish

Raging Bull (1980)

Scorsese's boxing film, in chiaroscuro out of an old tabloid

New Balance 9060 Slate Grey with Harbor Grey

The 99X lineage exaggerated, then drained to slate

Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket in Forge Grey

A recycled-insulation puffer in a charcoal just short of black

Ray-Ban Justin Classic RB4165 in Matte Grey

A matte frame and gradient lenses held to one cool shade

Sinn U1 DS with Grinding Dial

A submarine-steel diver with a dial ground into raw metal

Specialized Turbo Levo, the gray colorways

Ten electric mountain bikes between bare silver and charcoal

Stiksen 107 Wool Cashmere Grey

A structured baseball cap cut from wool and cashmere suiting cloth

Vivian Maier, Street Photographs

Five decades of street pictures, kept from almost everyone

WHOOP MG SuperKnit Band

A two-tone check knit that hides a fitness sensor in quiet texture

Wonder Looper Double Heavyweight T-Shirt in Charcoal

A 409gsm Japanese jersey at roughly twice the weight of a standard heavyweight tee

New Balance 990v6

Made-in-USA mesh and pigskin in the original gray