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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
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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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Historic Babe Ruth 1923 Yankees World Series Gruen Pocket Watch

This Gruen pocket watch presented to the Babe after the Yankees won the 1923 World Series. Everyone thought the watch was lost, but it recently turned up... for auction. It should come as no surprise that "the most significant article of New York Yankees memorabilia that exists" is going to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Void V03M

If you are unfamiliar with VOID, they make watches that range from the ultra retro to the clean and modern. Of all of them, however, the V03M is the first mechanical number in their line. Boasting a Japanese Miyota 8215 movement (it's powered by your wrist movement), the mechanical beauty…

By Mike Newman
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Suigeneric Pre-Spring Watchbands

When Suigeneric came onto the scene with their line of waxed cotton watch straps, we like the camo and stripe patterns--along with the generally outlandish appearance. They're all great in their own right, but sometimes you just want something a little more refined for work parties, family sweater gatherings and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pocket Watch Desk Clocks

There will come a day when hipsters will resurrect the pocket watch and it will surge to a new level of popularity. Until that happens, we're left with flea markets full of unwanted pocket watches in need of a loving home. Analog/Shift and Useful Again are attempting to do something…

By Mike Newman
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Hodinkee Canvas Watch Roll

When you have the amount of watches that Ben Clymer of Hodinkee has, a watch roll is a perfectly normal thing to own. If you fashion yourself a timepiece fanatic like Ben, Hodinkee now has your storage and transport covered. Their Waxed Canvas Roll is made in the USA and…

By Mike Newman
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