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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
By Amos Kwon
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

The smartest summer wardrobes aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones where every piece works with every other piece.

By Cool Material
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act

Inside FRET12, the Chicago shop turning rock ’n’ roll culture into clothes, art, live sessions, beer, and more.

By Beau Hayhoe
What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch
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What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

I spent some wrist time with the Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE Gold, a wonderfully strange feat of watchmaking with no dial, hands or crown.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Nixon Regulus Watch Was Designed With Special Ops Personnel

When it comes to no nonsense, purpose-built gear, you won't find more demanding users than U.S. Special Operations personnel. The Nixon Regulus watch was designed with input from current and former operators to have everything you need and nothing you don't. Custom-built LCD module with water-resistant case and pushers. 5-year…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Vollebak 100 Year Vest Has More Storage Space Than Your Backpack

Vollebak has outdone even themselves with their new 100 Year Vest. For starters, it's a good looking utility vest. But it also happens to be made out of a Swiss-engineered material that was developed for the military that can repel fire, wind and rain while still being comfortable enough to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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CuleM Is the Ultimate Swiss Made Travel Watch

If you're like us, you live and die (miss meetings, really) by the time displayed on your watch. When that involves different timezones, you need a watch capable of accurately and correctly displaying the time differences across the globe. Enter CuleM with their ultimate travel watch. Dual time GMT. Top…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Taylor Stitch Just Launched a New Restitch Line with Repaired and Used Clothing.

Whether you're talking button-down shirts, chukka boots, chinos or denim trucker jackets, San Francisco-based Taylor Stitch has always had a way of taking the classics and reinventing them just enough to make them ever better. Add in quality materials, absurd attention to detail and the fact they actually listen to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Q Timex Reissue

From a distance, the Q Timex really does look like a vintage Rolex. Up close, it just looks like a handsome and proudly quartz timepiece for a sensible but stylish man. This reissue pays homage to the 1979 Pepsi-bezeled original version that openly copies the prestigious and far more expensive…

By Amos Kwon
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