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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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Is NORQAIN The New Favorite Watch Brand for Hockey Fans?
By Beau Hayhoe
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This Watch Microbrand Has a Two-Year Waitlist, Was It Worth It?

A $380 watch with the same wait list as a $10,000 Rolex Sub.

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
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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Videos
Talking Watches 2 with John Mayer

Most music fans know who singer-songwriter John Mayer is. But most folks don't know he's an avid watch collector and a major contributor to the very popular online watch magazine known as Hodinkee. Back when Hodinkee was just starting out , they launched a video known as Talking Watches, where…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Bulova Is Re-Releasing the Futuristic Computron Watch

Decades ago, Bulova made some pretty significant waves in the watch world with their all-digital Computron LED watch. The all-gold, trapezoidal shaped watch with digital display on the side was as unconventional as it was functional as a driver's watch because you wouldn't have to turn your hand or take…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
These NOMOS Timepieces are the Sports Watches You Always Wanted

German watchmaker NOMOS Glashütte has always been known for making beautiful, elegant, and innovative timepieces. They’re bringing those same characteristics to a new line of sports watches powered by their in-house automatic movement, the neomatik date caliber DUW 6101. Each of the three watches is a miniature vault with an…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Bentley Teamed up with Breitling for a Pair of Limited Edition Centenary Watches

In 1919, W.O. Bentley built his first car, which means his eponymous car company is celebrating a 100 year anniversary this year. We've seen plenty of brands celebrate anniversaries in interesting ways, but Bentley is really pulling out the stops for the Centenary celebration. All of the cars rolling out…

By Cooper Fleishman
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