It wasn't just the idea of paying gold-watch prices for stainless-steel models that hampered the early adoption of the Royal Oak and the Nautilus.

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In the past few years, high-end commercial kitchen makers have jumped into the backyard grilling game with a slew of snazzy, feature-packed stainless steel models.

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And the design work is fascinating, as you watch sheets of silvered poster-board get cut and shaped into models of what will ultimately be crafted in steel, then watch Pollock meld the models with the real buildings.

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The models feel solid and well-built (the stainless steel versions, in particular, are pleasantly weighty on the wrist) and we get the impression that you could pass them off in virtually any social situation without the awkward "holy cow, you're a geek of epic proportion" moments.

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Volkswagen said it strives to maintain a global standard for body strength, putting the same number of welds on the same models regardless of where they're produced, and using high-strength steel in Brazilian cars.

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The stainless steel enclosure houses the same 1, 400-watt DC brushless motor as the previous models, dispersing HEPA-filtered "sheets" of air through a single laser-cut slit in each of two wings that extend from the Tap's sides.

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The new collection comprises of six models, each available in a limited edition of 1, 888 pieces for the stainless steel versions and 188 pieces for the 18k gold versions.

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