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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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Why The Field Watch Is The Ultimate Spring Watch
By Beau Hayhoe
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Is NORQAIN The New Favorite Watch Brand for Hockey Fans?

The NHL’s first official luxury sports timepiece partner just dropped a new watch at center ice.

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
Fashion
Timex Weekender Watch

We're sure you're well aware of the fact that putting a watch on a different colored / type of strap (NATO probably) is all the rage these days. Unless you're swimming in gold doubloons like Scrooge McDuck that's probably not going to happen with Omegas, Rolexes, Pateks or Panerais, so…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
George Jensen NATO Watch Straps

NATO watch straps are nothing new. Open any popular menswear site and there's a 90% chance you'll end up seeing something about a Rolex, Timex or some Korean knockoff brand being outfitted with a NATO watch strap. As much as we hate trends (on the level of Journey at karaoke),…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Timex Andros Watch

Much like Pharrell Williams with trucker hats or Johnny Depp with wrist wear, J. Crew is single-handedly ushering Timex into the 21st Century of cool with all of their recent collaborations. From the Camper to the Vintage Field Watch (and now the Andros), J. Crew is putting American made Timex…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Magrette Regattare 2011 Watch

We like Rolexes just like everyone else. The iconic crown, the myriad variations and the durability are just a few of the reasons why picking up your first Rolex is a rite of passage for men the world over. But the one thing we have a problem with (there always…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Nooka 360 SV

Telling the time is a simple thing.  The only occasions it gets tricky in is if you've had a few too many ("It's half to the little hand o'clock or something") or if you're trying to read the time off your buddy's watch.  Unless you're looking at an analog watch…

By Mike Newman
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