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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.

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Apple Watch Vintage Stands

It's hard to do both kitschy and cool, but these nostalgic Apple Watch stands pull it off perfectly. Evoking bygone iconic eletronics, you can choose between original iPod, Nintendo Gameboy, and the Macintosh computer from the '80s with its own small hard disk drive slot for authenticity. Though there's zero…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
The Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115 Watch Shows You How It Works

We're all for the convenience and interconnectedness of smartphones, computers and modern cars, but we long for the times when we actually understood how things worked. The watchmakers at Oris feel the same way, which is why they spent years developing the Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115. This new…

By Cooper Fleishman
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James & Muriel The Timekeeper Watch

There are a lot of affordable but generally crappy watches out there. You can tell they're cheap just by looking at them. Not so with the new James & Muriel The Timekeeper Watch. The refined but minimalist design uses small but very legible numerals, markers, and hands while also employing…

By Amos Kwon
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Seiko Is Reissuing the Hybrid Dive Watch from ‘Predator’ and ‘Commando’

The 1980s were filled with all kinds of things we like to call back to this day. There were plenty of great inventions during that decade that we look back on fondly now, but one of the most influential it turns out was the Seiko 1982 Hybrid Diver watch that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Filson Chronograph Watches

For more than a century, Filson has been trusted by outdoorsman, adventurers and people who just demanded a lot from their clothing and gear. The brand has evolved over the past few decades and now they're producing some of the most instantly recognizable accessories and clothing options that are as…

By Cooper Fleishman
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