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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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Watches
This Watch Microbrand Has a Two-Year Waitlist, Was It Worth It?
By Amos Kwon
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Watches
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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Watches
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
Oris’ Latest Limited Edition Watch Is an Homage to Jazz Great James Morrison

Oris' latest addition to their Artelier collection is made in homage to the great Australian jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist James Morrison. The automatic, time-only James Morrison Academy of Music Limited Edition watch features a stunning blue gradient ‘dégradé’ dial inspired by the lake in Mount Gambier where Morrison's Academy of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Watches: A Guide By Hodinkee

We remember meeting Hodinkee founder Ben Clymer when he'd recently started his horological website. Humble, passionate, and focused, he changed the face of watch journalism with his site that's now grown to huge proportions. Hodinkee's first book is a serious one. Published by illustrious Assouline, the coffee table book covers…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Oris Teamed up with The Walt Disney Company for Two Limited Edition ‘Star Wars’ Watches

Oris is one of our favorite watchmakers because their high-quality, mechanical timepieces combine over a century of design and technical proficiency to create wearable pieces of art that are as accurate as they are stylish. Now we see them teaming up with The Walt Disney Company for a limited pair…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Give the Gift of Custom with a Unique 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
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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