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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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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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The Coolest Gifts for Drink Lovers for 2025

Give drink lovers gifts like these. And they'll make you good drinks in return. Win, win.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
By Travis Haley
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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 Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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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

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

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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

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Huckberry is Giving Away a 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60

Who knew buying a beautiful vintage 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser could be as easy as doing your Christmas shopping. Thanks to the fine folks at Huckberry, one of the internet's premier destinations for adventure gear, that could become a reality. Here's the story: the Huckberry team managed to get their…

By John A. Paradiso
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The EnviroKlenz Mobile Air System Will Give You the Purest Air Possible Wherever You Are

Air quality, air filtration and air purification are more important than ever. Enter the EnviroKlenz Air System. This premier air-purifying solution enhances air quality in homes and offices, reduces particulates and chemicals--along with capturing and destroying other particulates with the EnviroKlenz Air Cartridge and a HEPA filter. The EnviroKlenz Air…

By Pat McLaughlin
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The Best Microbrand Watches Under $500

Anyone who says you need to spend thousands of dollars on a premium brand name wristwatch to get quality and style clearly hasn't gotten his hands on a great microbrand timepiece. The world of excellent watches is deeper and wider than you'd expect, and microbrand watches are surging. What you…

By Amos Kwon
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Doehmers Research Lab Moppe Apparatus TD-MP1

Let's face it, unless you're a college student or you're trying to thumb your nose at skyrocketing gas prices at the expense of your own dignity, nobody wants to ride a moped. All that could change with the Swedish-designed Moppe Apparatus TD-MP1 (okay, so the name needs work). Inspired by…

By Amos Kwon
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The Instrmnt Catch Tray Is a Functional Display Stand For Your Watch and EDC

Instrmnt Applied Design has always adhered to the the less is more design ethos. Case in point, the I-AD (aka Instrmnt Applied Design, obviously) Catch Tray. The fully functional base is made from off-white Jesmonite to be compatible with all manner of watches and other accessories. What's more, it's even…

By Cooper Fleishman
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