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The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection

The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection

Bob’s Watches recently acquired a 1977 Rolex GMT-Master II from a U.S. Air Force Pilot with one heck of a story.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy
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Consider this your excuse to squeeze a little more out of summer.

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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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5 Todd Snyder Sale Picks to Snag Before Summer’s Over

Consider this your excuse to squeeze a little more out of summer.

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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop

For the beach, the lake, the trail, and wherever you like disappearing to on summer weekends.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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James Bond’s Rolex Is for Sale

Worn by George Lazenby during his one turn as Bond, James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service in the late 60s, this Rolex is unique for a number of reasons. Obviously, it's a Rolex that was worn, in a movie, by James Bond—it might not have been Connery's Bond,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The History of Headphones

Surprisingly, not everyone wants to hear our music. When we were pumping our LCD Soundsystem mixtape, others in the office said they couldn’t “concentrate” and they “wished we were fired.” For this, and for many other reasons, headphones are an absolute necessity in our daily lives. It was long before…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
AIRSPEED Regulator Watch

For their second Kickstarter watch project, CJR watches decided to tackle a regulator with the AIRSPEED. If you’re not familiar with regulator watches, they tell the time using separate dials for hours, minutes and seconds. It’s a bit more difficult to read when you’re not used to it, but it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Word. Notebooks Firework Series

Watch your fingers note takers, list makers and constant doodlers because Word. has a new Fireworks Series of pocket notebooks that will absolutely blow you away. The collection includes five different notebooks that have each been decked out with work from one insanely talented artist. Each style comes in a three pack…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Most Insane Competitive Eating Records

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is like the Super Bowl of competitive eating. But just like with the NFL, there are other matchups that matter that don't receive the same fanfare as the big game. Competitors battle over plates of wings, Twinkies, burgers, and all-out T.G.I. Friday's sampler platters. So, before…

By Mike Newman
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