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

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
By Amos Kwon
What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch
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What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

I spent some wrist time with the Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE Gold, a wonderfully strange feat of watchmaking with no dial, hands or crown.

By Beau Hayhoe
10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About 10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About
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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About

Forget the usual suspects. We found worthwhile deals on menswear, watches, luggage, design, fragrance, books, and more.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in August 2026

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

By Cool Material
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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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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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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
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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Seiko 1964 Olympics “Crown Chronograph” Tribute

Although Seiko's new Presage Series Limited Edition Crown Chronograph isn't an exact recreation of Japan's first chronograph with stopwatch functionality, made for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, the 55th anniversary homage line looks awfully close to the original. Features like the bezel, dial, markers, and crown carry forward into the…

By Amos Kwon
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