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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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This Watch Microbrand Has a Two-Year Waitlist, Was It Worth It?
By Amos Kwon
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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.

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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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
Defakto Transit Standard Watch

The watch brand Defakto has always impressed us with the clean lines, attention to detail and quality construction you'll find in all of their timepieces. They make watches--like the previously covered Akkord and this new Transit Standard--that are built with all the tenets of a great German sports car. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Timex x Nigel Cabourn Referee Watch

There's a lot to love about a Timex watch. They're stylish enough that can wear them all the time and affordable enough that you could just replace them instead of changing the battery, but they're also durable enough to last forever. As a brand, they're no stranger to collaborations having…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
1968 Omega Seamaster 300

The Omega Seamaster is an iconic dive watch, and it lives on today as the brand's best selling line. But if it's vintage you're searching for, this one will go down in the record books due to its historical significance. This 1968 Omega Seamaster 300 was found in the briefcase…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
The Nixon Patrol Watch Is a Modern Interpretation of a Simple Classic

As much as we love watches with dozens of complications and functions, there's something to be said for a simple and understated design. The Nixon Patrol watch is a modern interpretation of classic designs that has everything you need and nothing you don't. Made with a no-nonsense 42mm stainless case,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Oris Great Barrier Reef III Limited Edition Watch Supports the Reef Restoration Foundation

Oris returns to the Great Barrier Reef with a third limited edition watch, this time introduced as part of the independent Swiss watch company's new series, The Oceans Project, aimed at raising awareness of the many threats to the health of the world's oceans. The new watch, the Great Barrier…

By Cooper Fleishman
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