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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.

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HODINKEE Made a Watch With Swatch

HODINKEE has long been one of our favorite watch sites. The brand is increasing its portfolio of products/partnerships with the new Swatch Sistem51 HODINKEE Vintage 84 watch. HODINKEE describes it as "combining the best of vintage design with the most unconventional take on what mechanical watchmaking can be in the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Shinola Lake Eerie Monster Dive Watch

The Lake Eerie Monster represents a lot of firsts for Shinola, the lifestyle brand bringing jobs back to Detroit an putting quality products into your life. For starters, it's the first dive watch Shinola has ever made, and you'll notice the stylistic differences right away compared to the watches the…

By Mike Newman
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Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona Is Officially the World’s Most Expensive Wristwatch

In the pantheon of well-known watches, Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona has always stood above the crowd. Now, the watch Newman wore every day for 15 years has some numbers to back that up. Paul Newman's Daytona sold for a whopping $17,752,500 (including buyer's premium) at auction this past week in…

By Mike Newman
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Tockr Watches are Born in Texas and Made in Switzerland

Tockr combines the timeless appeal of Americana with the precise sophistication only the Swiss can lend a timepiece. Conceived in Austin and built in Switzerland, Tockr watches really are the best of both worlds. Inspired by the golden age of aviation and the brave men and women of the time,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tockr Watches are Inspired by the Golden Age of Aviation

As a young boy, Austin Ivey spent countless hours flying with his grandfather, a former U.S. Army pilot who flew C-47 transports during World War II. Those formative years sparked in Ivey a passion for aviation, a passion he would draw from in the creation of Tockr. Tockr makes watches…

By Mike Newman
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