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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance

G-SHOCK didn’t just evolve into refinement. It’s been quietly building toward it from the start.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)
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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

Check out our CM product review of the hottest product in wellness right now: the Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot. Spoiler alert -- it’s a gamechanger!

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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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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

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Zara’s New Injection of Spanish Cool

Javier S. Medina has made a name for himself in design circles for years. From fashion campaigns to Sarah Jessica Parker, Medina’s craftsmanship has been coveted by Those Who Knew for years. With his refined eye for design, it’s no wonder that his personal style would mirror the urbane elegance…

By Brett Braley
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Baltic’s Limited-Edition Aquascaphe Titanium Watches Are Designed for Adventure

We demand a lot from our watches, but few new releases deliver on the quality, construction and value like Baltic's Aquascaphe Titanium collection. The latest addition to their range of diving watches, the Aquascaphe Titanium is designed for adventure and built with a light and resistant titanium case. It has…

By Pat McLaughlin
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The E70 MINI Flashlight with Nichia 591A LED Is 40x More Powerful Than Your Phone Flashlight

There was a time when carrying a great flashlight meant hauling around a forearm-sized baton. The Acebeam E70 Mini is significantly more powerful than that old battery-powered light while also being just over 5" long and weighing just over 2.53oz. The lightweight and compact light is made of hard-anodized, aircraft-grade…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Shinola x Machine Era Markup Pen

Shinola is among our favorite producers of watches, EDC, homegoods, and, well, the list goes on. They've teamed up with Machine Era on what looks to be a stellar office pen. Machine Era caught our attention with their Kickstarter pen, so it's exciting to see two excellent brands link up…

By John A. Paradiso
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Puebco Eyeglass Tray

Let me ask you - where do you put your glasses at night? Here’s another question: have you ever really thought about it, other than throwing them, squinting, on your nightstand? I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 4-years-old and seem to have perfected that above method. Enter Puebco’s eyeglass…

By Brett Braley
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