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Sheffield Revives a Classic: Crafting Quality, Technology, and Affordability Into Every Timepiece

The microbrand making watches the old-fashioned way. By overdelivering.

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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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There’s Nothing Cool About Being Cold

Signature Innovation Group hid a flannel in this corduroy jacket.

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When a Dress Shoe Trend Turns Out to Be a Classic
By Beau Hayhoe
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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable
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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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Features
There’s Nothing Cool About Being Cold

Signature Innovation Group hid a flannel in this corduroy jacket.

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When a Dress Shoe Trend Turns Out to Be a Classic

The monk strap’s journey from blog-era favorite to modern classic

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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable

Nike’s cold-weather era is peaking, don’t miss out.

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Feeling the Burn

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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Gameshell Open Source Portable Gaming Console

We're not going to tell you that the Clockwork GameShell is just an open source version of a very popular, old school Nintendo portable gaming console. But if you drew that conclusion on your own based on looks alone, we wouldn't fault you for it. That sentiment is true on…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
BMW Trainees Converted an X7 into a One-Off Pick-Up Truck

The BMW X7 is certainly a capable vehicle when it comes to hauling the family, a weekend worth of stuff and maybe even some bikes on the back. But what if you want to haul around a motorcycle without having to deal with a trailer? BMW vocational trainees working in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Twisted Automotive Is Remaking History with Restomod Land Rover Defenders

There have been a lot of great auctions, beautiful restomods and mind-blowing rebuilds of Vintage SUVs in the past few years. Picking a favorite is never easy, but if you told us we had to pick just one make and model and drive it for the rest of our lives…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Own this 1970 International Harvester Scout 800

There are a lot of good looking modern trucks on the market, but few of them will age as beautifully as the 1970 International Harvester Scout 800 you see here. Up for auction on Bring a Trailer, this particular Scout is powered by a 304ci V8 mated to a four-speed…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Defakto Transit Standard Watch

The watch brand Defakto has always impressed us with the clean lines, attention to detail and quality construction you'll find in all of their timepieces. They make watches--like the previously covered Akkord and this new Transit Standard--that are built with all the tenets of a great German sports car. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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