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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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The 1970 Classic Just Got a 2025 Upgrade
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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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Are These the Most Underrated Watches of the Year?

Citizen’s newest luxury collections set a new bar for everyday excellence.

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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.

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Fashion
Hodinkee Swatch Sistem 51 Generation 1986 Watch

HODINKEE is, has been, and will always be one of our favorite sites to read because of their dedication to serious watch coverage. That said, we can't always afford the timepieces that international superstars like contributors John Mayer and Ed Sheeran wear on their wrists, which is why we're so…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Tool Box Watch Case

If you tend to refer to your timepieces as "tool watches" to denote their purposefulness, then this ingenious Tool Box Watch Case by the folks at Worn and Wound has your name on it. Half Sears Craftsman-like and all cool, the thick red rectangular steel case has a glass-topped buckle-closure…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
$31 Million Patek Philippe Is the Most Expensive Watch in the World

Want to wear the equivalent value of Wayne Manor on your wrist? Well, somebody just ponied up $31 million last week for a Patek Philippe wristwatch that easily makes it the world's most expensive watch ever sold at auction. It was supposed to go for no more than $3 million,…

By Amos Kwon
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Timex Dropped a Bunch of New Collaboration Watches

At some point in your life, every single one of you reading this has probably owned a Timex watch. Their iconic, affordable and stylish timepieces have been "first watches" for many of us, and the brand is paying homage to that history with a bunch of new watches that just…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
MB&F Made a Rocket That Holds a Loupe Set

From robots and music boxes to motorcycles, the horological masterminds and technical mad men behind MB&F have come up with some pretty incredible creations over the years. The teamed up with Loupe System to create Project LpX, a modular storage container for two loupes that looks like a rocket. Each…

By Cooper Fleishman
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