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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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Watches
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
Watches
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
WeWood Jupiter Watch

There isn't too much to say about wooden watches that you don't already know. They're interesting, different, au naturale and a great way to add a little green "pop" to your gear without sacrificing functionality or cool factor. This WeWood Jupiter Watch is all of those things and more. Along…

By Cool Material Guest
WeWood-Jupiter-Watch
Fashion
ZIIIRO Celeste

No we aren't trying to make it so no one else is able read your watch. It may seem that way with all the different offerings we've featured from Nooka, the app-filled Im Watch and the "Wait, I Swipe it Like an iPad?" stylings of the Mutewatch, but we just appreciate…

By Mike Newman
ZIIIRO-Celeste
Fashion
I’m Watch

Unless you're some reincarnation of Andre the Giant or hit the gym solely for forearm exercises, we're going to assume strapping your iPhone or Android device to your wrist would look ridiculous. That being said, having all those features right on your arm would one-up Dick Tracy. If you're as addicted to…

By Mike Newman
Im-Watch
Fashion
Nooka ZIZM Watch

Nooka watches defy convention. It's gotten to the point now though that even their standard, completely abnormal timepieces seem a little run of the mill. Obviously this is not something that the brains behind Nooka are comfortable with, so they're mixing it up again with the ZIZM. Start with the…

By Cooper Fleishman
Nooka-ZIZM-Watch
Fashion
Defakto Akkord

Understated. Sleek. Quality equipment under the hood. Smooth lines. Black. Definitely descriptions of the latest BMW, but also impressions about the latest Defakto watch the Akkord. An exercise in elegant design and simple presentation, the Akkord is a 42mm (read: nowhere near ostentatious) stainless case (pvd covered in black if…

By Cooper Fleishman
Defakto-Akkord