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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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Is NORQAIN The New Favorite Watch Brand for Hockey Fans?
By Beau Hayhoe
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This Watch Microbrand Has a Two-Year Waitlist, Was It Worth It?

A $380 watch with the same wait list as a $10,000 Rolex Sub.

By Amos Kwon
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty

The brand that invented unbreakable style just made its two most iconic watches even sharper.

By Cool Material
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Sheffield Revives a Classic: Crafting Quality, Technology, and Affordability Into Every Timepiece

The microbrand making watches the old-fashioned way. By overdelivering.

By Cool Material
Fashion
NOOKRONO Is The First Chronograph From NOOKA

If you're in the market for a watch with timeless good looks, NOOKA is probably not on your list of places to stop. The wrist wear from the NYC-based brand is often loud, funky, and fun. Now they've blended their wildness with a bit of refinement to release their first…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Weiss Watch Company Has A New Field Watch

Remember the Weiss Watch Company Field Watch we told you about last year? It looked like this, and was one of the best mechanical watches we'd ever seen--especially at under a grand and made in the US. Weiss is back with two new Standard Issue Field Watches, and they're even…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
VOID Watches

Drawing inspiration from classic Scandinavian design, these watches from VOID are sturdy yet refined. Each model is crafted to be exceedingly comfortable on your wrist and to be a timepiece that will stand out in a crowd. Swedish designer David Ericsson launched the brand in 2008, and has been perfecting his…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Draftsman 01 Scale Watch Looks Like A Ruler

Remember those clear plastic rulers we all had in high school? They're the ones we were supposed to be using to learn about geometry by drawing isosceles triangles and rhombi, but ultimately just ended up getting spun on top of pencils out of sheer boredom. Those types of clear plastic…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
The Fitness Tracker Disguised As A Swiss Watch

Unbreakable, scratch-proof sapphire glass. French calf leather strap in brown or black. Swiss-made everything. Analog, dual face with svelte hands and good color combinations. We'd have absolutely no problem paying around $400 for the Withings Activité if it was only a gorgeous watch, but it's so much more than that. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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