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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
Nixon The Unit SS Watch

One quick site search later, you'll realize that we're all about Nixon watches. We've said just about everything there is to say about Nixon watches, but we keep talking about them anyway because few companies can bridge style, price and durability like Nixon does. The Unit SS has the same…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Nooka Zex Watch

Nooka has always been one of those companies that did things a little bit differently. Their latest watch, Zex, takes their square peg in a round hole philosophy to a whole new level. The Zex, so named for the hexagonal face situated in the round case, is one of the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Nixon The Cruiser Watch

As you're probably already aware, we kind of have an unhealthy obsession for wrist accessories and it all starts with the watch. As much as we like smaller watches (vintage or modern) kitted out with fifteen different NATO strap options, sometimes we like the heft and manliness that goes along…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
TID No.1 Watch

There's no shortage of affordable, minimalist watches these days. Even the larger brands that used to only deal in the mechanically absurd and technically impossible have taken notice of this new niche and tried to craft their own offerings. Few of them deliver like the monochromatic offerings that are the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
1:Face Watch

Any time you can give to charity and get something in return it's a win-win. Yes, we know it should be done out of the goodness of your heart, but in an effort to get people to give more, what's wrong with offering up a solid looking watch in return?…

By Mike Newman
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