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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.

By Cool Material
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Hamilton Khaki Field ‘Murph’ Watch from Interstellar

Movie watches matter. Sean Connery's Rolex Submariner in Dr. No, Steve McQueen's Tag Heuer Monaco from Le Mans, and the infamous gold trench watch from Pulp Fiction hidden up Christopher Walken's nether regions and handed down to Bruce Willis. It's about branding, style, and creating part of the feel of…

By Amos Kwon
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This Great Seiko 5 Automatic Watch Is on Sale for More Than Sixty-Percent Off

We've said it before, and we'll say it again--the Seiko 5 SNK Series watches might be the only real competitor to the Timex Weekender in terms of style, versatility and bargain basement pricing. The SNK803 Seiko 5 watch--one of the best Seiko watches on Amazon--you see here might not currently…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Seiko x Giugiaro SBJ003

The melding of Japanese watch manufacturing and Italian design come together in this watch that pays homage to a late Brazilian Formula 1 race car driver. The SBJ003 is a collaboration between Seiko and automotive design house Giugiaro Design. The digital watch with the uniquely canted display is a modern…

By Amos Kwon
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Nixon Dork Too Watch

Doing style throwback is dangerous. There’s a fine line between stylish retro and beating on a dead horse that should never be revived. The Nixon Dork Too ‘90s retro watch with the analog answering machine look embraces its own kitschiness with proper passion and ups its own original voice watch…

By Amos Kwon
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Panerai Submersible Marina Militare Carbotech LE Watch

Few watchmakers use carbon composite or full carbon fiber for their cases because it takes meticulous engineering to make it happen. The result is resilience, low weight, and visual uniqueness. Those who pull it off like Bell & Ross, Oris, and even Victorinox get accolades for the results. Now, luxury…

By Amos Kwon
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