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Watches

The best in watches and timepieces: Editor reviews, new releases, limited editions, and the latest news.

The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection
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The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection
By Beau Hayhoe
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

By Cool Material
The Cool Shop The Cool Shop
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

Summer calls for lighter materials, brighter colors, and watches that can go from the beach to dinner without missing a beat.

By Amos Kwon
Fashion
Zeniick Watches

Even with a collection of watches that most normal people would call absurd, we can't help but nitpicking about the little details. What if this one had a black face? What if that one had a bright red case? What if this other one had a leather band instead of…

By Cooper Fleishman
Zeniick-Watches
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Swatch Touch Watches

The Swatch Group is one of the biggest international watch conglomerates in existence, but it's been a while since we seriously considered buying one of their flagship brand's watches. That just changed with the Touch. The font on the watch face is eerily reminiscent of the Microsoft Word font Chiller…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ziiiro Proton and Ion

Watches are like sports cars. Since you'll be taking your phone out of your pocket at least once every ten minutes, or sitting in front of a computer to work--hell, you may even be doing one or both of those things right now--they don't have to be practical anymore. A…

By Cooper Fleishman
Ziiiro-Proton-and-Ion
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Timex Camper Nylon & Leather Strap

When Timex released their new version of the Camper watch in green and black, you couldn't open a website that had anything to do with men's style without seeing it. The very utilitarian green and black color options were great, but outside of the nylon strap everything was pretty much…

By Cooper Fleishman
Timex-Camper-Nylon-Leather-Strap
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Nixon The Spur

We're all for chronographs and lunar moon cycles and complicated moving parts, but sometimes a watch just needs a little more style and a little less science. Nixon's latest creation The Spur is a bit of a departure from their usual so-big-it-only-looks-at-home-on-Flavor-Flav formula (this one's an average 42mm), but it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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