Brock McGoff’s "My favorite things from 2025" lists practical consumer picks across clothing, footwear, watches, EDC, home tech and media: highlights include Abercrombie 990s, Hoka Gaviota 5, Ultra Experience Form (4 mm drop), an Orus 34 mm Day‑Date, the RZ Resolute 36 titanium (9.5 mm thick, 42.3 mm L2L, 100 m), Brick phone blocker, and reading all nine Expanse books.