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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
Victorinox Swiss Army INOX Carbon is an Homage to Firefighters

Victorinox’s INOX watch collection is properly tough, but step up to the Carbon versions, and you’ve got yourself one of the most resilient and light timepieces on earth. The brand just released a limited edition that’s an homage to firefighters. Of course, the 43mm carbon composite case can take MMA…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
ASTOR+BANKS Sea Ranger

Andrew Perez of ASTOR+BANKS has just created a timepiece for those who may not want to worry about owning more than one watch. The new Sea Ranger strikes the right balance between dress and sport in a military-style watch that’s made with the right stuff including Swiss automatic movement, a…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
UNDONE Basecamp Watch

You don’t have to spend thousands to get a great everyday watch, but you also shouldn’t waste a few hundred on a department store quartz jobbie with a clothing brand slapped on the dial. The new UNDONE Basecamp watch is one that’s well worth a look because of its affordable…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
StockX Is the Best Place to Buy and Sell Luxury Watches

If you're anything like us, you have quite a few quality watches in your collection. And yet, it still always feels like there's another Rolex, IWC, or Omega missing. Enter StockX, the best place to buy and sell luxury watches. Whether you're looking to pick up a new favorite, or…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Andy Warhol’s Rolex Chronograph Goes Up for Auction

Andy Warhol's art might not be everyone's cup of tea, but his taste in watches was pretty classic. Though we might have expected him to wear something like a Helbros Mickey Mouse watch, his taste was more Cartier and Rolex. In fact, his 1943 pink gold Rolex Oyster Chronographe, ref.…

By Amos Kwon
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