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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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Watches
Is NORQAIN The New Favorite Watch Brand for Hockey Fans?
By Beau Hayhoe
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Watches
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
Analog Watch Co. Carpenter Collection

Wood is a great material to use for a lot of things because of its natural strength, durability and character. Those things also make it difficult to make more than one kind of watch out of wood. You know the watch we're talking about. It's the one with the solid…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
DoughBoy Watch Company

If you haven't heard of wristlet watch you're not alone. Believed to be one of the first official standards for a military issue watch, the wristlet is basically a pocket watch affixed to a strap so it can be worn on the wrist. It's also know as a trench watch.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Clothing
Billykirk Blackout Collection

A decade ago there was a huge blackout on the East Coast. In remembrance of that event, the guys at Billykirk decided to work a little blackout magic of their own. They took some of their more popular products and blacked them out with all black leather and black hardware.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch

As many wait for an iWatch to finally get the go-ahead, other companies have jumped in and kicked-off the smartwatch revolution. The latest to throw their hat in the ring is Samsung as they've officially announced the release of the Galaxy Gear. Besides the standard and obvious features a smartwatch…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
HyperGrand 01 Nato Watches

Plenty of companies make watches with interchangeable NATO straps. Hell, plenty of companies make watches that just happen to work with other companies NATO straps. It doesn't really matter if you're looking for a new watch to put on a NATO band, or a new NATO band to put on…

By Cooper Fleishman
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