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Watches

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

The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection
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The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection
By Beau Hayhoe
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

By Cool Material
The Cool Shop The Cool Shop
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

Summer calls for lighter materials, brighter colors, and watches that can go from the beach to dinner without missing a beat.

By Amos Kwon
Fashion
Hamilton PSR Reissue

The Pulsar Time Computer was the first commercial LED digital watch, and it created a firestorm with its red display. The gold version cost $2,100 or more than a Rolex at the time. Its short life (1970-1977) was abruptly ended thanks to cheaper, less energy-consuming LCD watches. The hype for…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Bulova is Releasing Vintage Inspired Versions of their Iconic Surfboard Watch

When it comes to style, everything vintage is new again, and Bulova has wholeheartedly embraced that movement with an entirely new line of Chrongraph A "surfboard" watches. Inspired by the iconic "Surfboard" diver chronographs of the 1970s--so nicknamed "Surfboard" on account of the distinctive color swatch on the face that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Start Spring Right with New Timepieces from Watch Gang

Spring is here, which means it's time for a style refresh. Start with new timepieces from Watch Gang. Watch Gang delivers a premium watch (worth up to 5x more than your membership price!) right to your door, on your schedule. By partnering directly with brands from around the world, they…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Start Spring Right with New Timepieces from Watch Gang

Spring is here, which means it's time for a style refresh. Start with new timepieces from Watch Gang. Watch Gang delivers a premium watch (worth up to 5x more than your membership price!) right to your door, on your schedule. By partnering directly with brands from around the world, they…

By Cooper Fleishman
watchgang-cm-if1-3-9
Fashion
CW&T Solid State Watch

As much as we love beautifully crafted, complex automatic watches, we are transfixed on the ingeniously rudimentary Solid State Watch. CW&T takes a Casio F-921 digital watch and encases it into a transparent resin case. You can't change the time, use an alarm or a light. Hell, you can't do…

By Amos Kwon
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