The clothes may make the man, but it's the accessories that make the money man. Whether you're a Silicon Valley VC, a globetrotting deal pro or the biggest of the big-city rain­makers, these pocket-based assets can help seal your many deals.

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Big-City Rainmaker
With apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald, the rainmaker is different from you and me — his pockets less encumbered by the trappings of the workaday world. Granted, he does of course bear the cellphones and PDAs that adhere to the palms of lesser titans, but for the financial man of massive means, the most vital tools are also the most elegant: an Asprey cardholder and money clip, Harry Winston cufflinks and handmade Daniel Roth timepiece. Still, room must always be retained in the pockets of your bespoke suit for the one piece of technology that truly matters to sealing the deal: your silver Dunhill fountain pen. With a retro-style clip and an 18-carat white-gold nib, it will more than suffice when it comes time to scrawl your name on the dotted line.

(1)Diamond-button micro-pavé 18k white-gold cufflinks, $8,000, by Harry Winston. (2)Silver Windsor lighter, $600, by ST Dupont. (3)Engraved silver money clip, $190, by Asprey. (4)Card case with steamer stripe, $550, by Asprey. (5)Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Retro Date, $154,550, by Daniel Roth. (6)Sentryman Diamond-Patterned Engine Turning Ballpoint, $585, by Dunhill.

Midwestern Industrial Banker
Even in these economically uncertain times, the magnate of a Midwestern industrial bank prides himself on staying steady and unflappable — and for a style guaranteed to blend in with the Rust Belt crowd. After all, when you’re guiding $30 million in FDIC-insured assets, you need a Ghurka briefcase roomy enough for both a laptop and legal-size folders, an IWC watch with self-winding movement (can’t keep the plant manager waiting) and a lacquered ST Dupont rollerball pen that will not fail when it comes time to ink the deal. Most important of all? That Luigi Borelli umbrella, which will keep you and your assets safe and dry in even the fiercest of (real-world) storms.

(1)Barrister briefcase, $1,895, by Ghurka. (2)Catskin burgundy billfold wallet, $375, by Asprey. (3)Navy-and-red umbrella, $295, by Luigi Borelli. (4)Da Vinci Automatic in rose gold, $10,000, by IWC. (5)Olympic Extra-Large Diamond Rollerball Pen, $470, by ST Dupont.

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