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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
Throne Watches

The idea of taking a vintage watch and putting a shiny new strap on it is nothing new. Throne Watches is going about the whole thing in a slightly different way, though. You won't find any watches badged Rolex, or Omega, or IWC, or Panerai. What you will find is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Form Function Form Button-Stud Weekender

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Form Function Form has some serious admirers because a certain Kickstarter project ripped off their Button-Stud Weekender design wholesale. Rather than supporting an obvious charlatan (we've always wanted to have a reason to use that in a sentence), buy the original…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Citizen Eco Drive Stealth

Not to get all "fashion-y," but don't listen to anyone that tells you "____ is the new black." They're lying. Nothing is ever the new black. Except black. Black is the new black. For those of you out there looking for a new watch, the Citizen Eco Drive Stealth will…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
TSOVET SVT-DW44 Watch

TSOVET has never been a company that made run of the mill watches. Every piece that comes out their lab is based on something that feels familiar, but just different enough with all the TSOVET touches to be completely unique. The SVT-DW44 is no different. It's got all the details…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
MWC Auto Submariner Watches

We've been big fans of Military Watch Co. (MWC) for a while, but after this watch it borders on obsession. The watches designed by MWC are all fantastic, but the primary reason we really love this one is because it bears a striking resemblance to a Rolex. In our opinion,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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