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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
By Lola Méndez
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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

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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Seiko Presage Studio Ghibli Castle in The Sky

If you're a watch collector and a fan of Hayao Miyazaki films, the new Seiko Presage Studio Ghibli Castle In The Sky should be on your radar. The unique horological offering celebrates the animation of one of the most praised filmmakers by paying homage to the 1986 film of the…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Bamford × Revolution GMT Joe Cool Watch

Charles Shultz' Peanuts characters are so indelibly linked to pop culture these days that you'll find them popping up on just about everything: greeting cards, shirts, tote bags, cardigans, and even limited edition watch collaborations. Bamford London has teamed up with watch publication Revolution on a limited-edition GMT watch sporting…

By John A. Paradiso
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Accessories
New Balance 997H “Workwear”

If you don't yet have a pair of New Balance lifestyle runners in your style repertoire, the new Workwear colorway for the 997H might just be the end of your excuses. The six colors make it three-seasons ready, and the colorblocking is pretty much perfect. Red, light blue, dark blue,…

By Amos Kwon
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Start Investing Like the Ultra Wealthy With This Alternative Investment Marketplace

The ultra wealthy have access to alternative investment opportunities like art, real estate and finance that  traditionally have been out of reach for the rest of us. Until now. Yieldstreet built a marketplace of investments with a variety of target yields and durations to help you build your financial future…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Gear
This Compact Headlamp Doubles as a Hand Held Light

Our phones are capable of engaging the flash as a light, but they're not a proper flashlight or headlamp like Ledlenser's options. Case in point--the Ledlenser MH5. In addition to being a best-in-class wearable headlamp with up to 400 lumens of bright, white light and an advanced focus system, it…

By Pat McLaughlin
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