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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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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500
By Amos Kwon
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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

Weiss Watch Co. is doing things a bit (or quite a lot) differently with its remarkable USA-made timepieces.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best Tank Watches For Men Are Wearable History for Your Wrist

The retro style and its “hip to be square” ethos add distinguished flair to your timepiece rotation.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

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

By Cool Material
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These Watches are Made from Destructed Illegal Guns

Humanium Metal is not the elusive material the protagonists in the coming Avatar movie are trying to protect. It's far more important, actually. Humanium Metal is made from illegal firearms that have been melted down. For TRIWA's latest run of watches, the brand teamed with IM Swedish Development Partner to obtain…

By Mike Newman
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Save up to 70% on Fossil Watches and Accessories

Fossil is a brand most of you have some experience with. Whether it's a past holiday or graduation gift, you've probably worn of their watches, carried one of their wallets or held your pants up with one of their belts. The brand has quite a few new options since the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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6 Famous Watches and the Men Who Owned Them

You can tell a lot about a man by the kind of watch he wears, and it’s particularly helpful when it’s celebrities. Normally, we’d never have a chance to get to know people at that level of society, so learning more about the ways they accessorized gives us the rare…

By Maxwell Barna
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Legendary Camera Maker Leica Is Making Watches

You know Leica as the German outfit that meticulously crafts next-level cameras. Now the brand has the perfect accessory to pair with the M10 hanging from your neck. Meet the L1 and L2. No, they're not new cameras; they're watches. Both marry creativity and precision just like their photograph-capturing brethren,…

By Mike Newman
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This Rolex Submariner Just Sold For Over $1 Million

The Rolex you see here is officially the most expensive Submariner ever sold, after it moved for the eye-popping price of $1,068,500 yesterday at Christie's, during the auction house's Evening of Exceptional Watches. "Exceptional" is an apt word here, as this Sub looks little like most of the versions we've…

By Mike Newman
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