Why it works

The blade is deep translucent ruby that darkens toward the spine, and the gloves are red leather with gold cranes stitched across the back. Both reds sit on the deep side, so the gold is the only thing lifting the set.

What it costs

With Skeleton Knife | Doppler (Ruby) in Factory New and Driver Gloves | Brocade Crane in Field-Tested, the set comes to $2,784. Skeleton Knife | Doppler (Ruby) is 93% of that; in Factory New it is $619, which saves $1,961 and is hard to spot in first person.