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Watches

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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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
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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
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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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New TSOVET Watches

There are only a few things in life that we consider to be perfect regardless of form, function, style or taste. The list used to be pizza, beer and sexy time, but you can put TSOVET watches on there now too. For their fourth collection of watches, TSOVET changed some…

By Cooper Fleishman
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