Skip to Content
Gear & Tech
Travel
Watches
Fashion
Lifestyle
Guides
steals

Get the Cool Material Newsletter

Insider recommendations, the best deals, and the most unique products & experiences, delivered right to your inbox.

Subcribe

Watches

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

The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection
Watches
The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection
By Beau Hayhoe
1
Watches
Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

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

By Cool Material
The Cool Shop The Cool Shop
Watches
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
1
Watches
Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

Summer calls for lighter materials, brighter colors, and watches that can go from the beach to dinner without missing a beat.

By Amos Kwon
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
UNDONE-Basecamp-Watch-1
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
stockx-cm-if1-4-15
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
Andy-Warhol-Rolex-Chronograph
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
Talking-Watches-2-with-John-Mayer
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
Bulova-Is-Re-Releasing-the-Futuristic-Computron-Watch-2