Some may or may not know but I'm 19/42 on the 05/06 Exquisite base Gold, really hoping I can add another 10 or so this year, if I can get a Jordan or Lebron I'll be ecstatic.
Here's some more of the base I've managed to pick up.
So cut that I wasn't collecting during the era from 03/04 when Exquisite started, to the final days before they switched to college uniforms.
Even today (even with the college unis) Exquisite is just such a classy product. IMHO the 11/12 Championship Bling (Gold versions) and the 13/14 Signature Kicks are quite possible two of the nicest looking card designs of the past 3 or 4 years.
Upper Deck just seem to the art of high end card design down pat. It's not just Exquisite either - the 07/08 UD Black product was amazing...almost every card in that set was absolutely stunning.
03-04 and 04-05 for me.
03-04 because they were legit, they were the originals, not many flaws and fk-ups in their release.
04-05 were a really solid product, great designs, craftsmanship! And they contained Devin Harris cards!!!!