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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
Ford x Shinola Mustang Anniversary Watch

In the not so distant past we spent some time talking about the new Shinola Runwell Watch. There were a lot of things to love about that watch--especially the fact that it's built in Detroit. Because of the quality, attention to detail and US production, Shinola was tapped by a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
TSOVET SVT-CN38

The giant TSOVET timing gauges built like tanks are phenomenal. They're huge statement pieces that almost double as a trip to the gym for your off hand. That's great for most situations, but sometimes the only statement worth making is a more minimal one. The SVT-CN38 is the watch for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Xetum Kendrick Watches

Dropping a cool thou on a watch is not something to be taken lightly. But based on our thoughts--and those of our contemporaries--if you're going to do it you should definitely put the new Xetum Kendrick collection at the top of the consideration list. Based on a modern take of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Hudson River Watch Co. Watches

It takes a considerably large set of balls to up and decide you want to make your own watch. It takes even more to decide that you're going to make nine different watches with an even larger collection of straps, but that's exactly what Robert Willis decided to do. Nine…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
MIANSAI by Michael Saiger Watches

Michael Saiger designs some really freaking cool wrist candy with his label MIANSAI. Bullets, nautical anchors, cuffs, rope, and fishing hooks are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to available options, and that's without getting into the specialty pieces. There are literally hundreds of different options when…

By Cooper Fleishman
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