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Watches

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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This Affordable Tourbillon Raised over a Million Dollars on Crowdfunding

Fresh off their success raising over $1 million on crowdfunding campaigns, ERA's Prometheus tourbillon watch is now available for pre-order. The ERA Prometheus--the #1 mechanical watch project of all time on Indiegogo--is a luxury, single-axis tourbillon with a skeleton 20 jewel movement, 24 hour GMT timer, day/night indicator and 35…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ressence Type 2 Watch

Ressence hasn’t been around for long, but it’s made some pretty big horological waves thanks to its revolutionary approaches to timekeeping. Their Type 2 just bowed as the brand’s first smartwatch. As much an execution of stunning modern design, Ressence builds in both traditional mechanical movement, as well as cutting-edge…

By Amos Kwon
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GS/TP Fried Eggs Watch

Independent watchmakers have been innovating on everything from dial designs, material and band construction and overall construction for as long as Cool Material has been reporting on them. Plenty of those watches have ended up on Kickstarter or other crowdfunding platforms, but that's not the route GS/TP took for their…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Timex’s Iconic Marlin® Watch Has Been Updated as an Automatic for the Modern Man

Timex's iconic 1960s Marlin® case gets an aesthetic refresh with the Timex Marlin® Automatic 40mm Leather Strap Watch. Ticking inside is a tried and true 21 jewel automatic movement, which creates a timepiece that honors their watchmaking history. True to the original Marlin® design, the gold-tone case and black dial…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Oris Watch Pays Homage to Eight Decades of Watch History

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date, Oris released a special edition of the iconic watch decked out in bronze with a green dial. The combination of materials and colors is symbolic of the watch’s design heritage and Oris’s rich mechanical watchmaking history, along…

By Cooper Fleishman
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