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Watches

The best in watches and timepieces: Editor reviews, new releases, limited editions, and the latest news.

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This Watch Microbrand Has a Two-Year Waitlist, Was It Worth It?
By Amos Kwon
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty

The brand that invented unbreakable style just made its two most iconic watches even sharper.

By Cool Material
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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.

By Cool Material
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Sweat the Small Stuff: The Best Desk Accessories That Work Handsomely

Appreciate the finer things with small additions to your desk set-up, each as handsome as they are useful.

By Beau Hayhoe
Fashion
Helgray Superfast

Helgray just unveiled their line of automotive racing-inspired timepieces known as Superfast with both quartz and automatic movements. The vintage-style chronographs borrow some great elements from bi-compax watches that have twin subdials for timing purposes. The cushion-style case, grippy pushers, and the bona fide tachymeter scale on the inner bezel…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Minus-8 Diver 2020

Designing an original watch with excellent construction and materials for less than $500 is a huge challenge, but it seems Minus-8, out of San Fran has done just that with their new Diver 2020, an updated version of their most popular timepiece. The watch case and bracelet are both constructed…

By Amos Kwon
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Accessories
Hodinkee Mini Leather Watch Pouch

We love ourselves a good watch roll, and we always travel with ours. Problem is, most watch rolls let timepieces with metal bracelets slide to the bottom where they're hard to reach, hard to see, and more prone to scratches from movement. Now, watch website and retailer Hodinkee has unveiled…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Give Them the Gift They Really Want with a Custom Nixon Watch

When it comes to the watch you wear everyday, you have a lot of options. Nixon has always made some of our favorites because of their unique combination of sleek exterior, quality construction and everyday wearability. It gets even better this year because of Nixon's in-store and mobile Custom Shop…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
One Eleven’s Field Watch Is a Modern Take on the Classic Style

The field watch is a staple piece that every man needs in his collection. The One Eleven Field Watch takes everything you love about the classic style and improves on it. Solar powered movement that continually charges in both natural and artificial light. Durable, corrosion-resistant case crafted from 85% recycled…

By Cooper Fleishman
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