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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
Timex Intelligent Quartz Flyback Chronograph

Shopping for high end watches is a like shopping for high end cars. Most of the time, if you have to ask how much it costs it's too expensive. Bargains are great, but that usually means trading in bespoke leather for plastic and MoMA design cues for third grade inspiration.…

By Cooper Fleishman
Timex-Intelligent-Quartz-Flyback-Chronograph
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Nooka Zub 40

Nooka watches are great and all, but it can be hard to commit to just one bright, rubbery time piece when you have so many options to choose from. If it was a grail watch, you could just change the strap out for different leathers, bracelets or NATO bands without…

By Cooper Fleishman
Nooka-Zub-40
Fashion
Nixon The Corporal

In our minds, Nixon has reached Apple status and is near incapable of doing any wrong when it comes to products. It doesn't matter if we own one of their products or fifteen, we always want the latest and greatest. And on that note... Nixon's newest watch The Corporal is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Diesel Studio Mixer Watches

We remember going into the Diesel shop in NYC years ago (when they were known primarily for their jeans) and as we grabbed all the gear we could fit in our hands there was a DJ spinning music in the corner. Blew our freakin' minds. The company has always had a connection…

By Mike Newman
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Mutewatch

If we had one wish we'd wish for a Aston Martin full of the women from Entourage.  If we had two wishes though we'd wish for that and more wrists so we could rock more watches.  We have a bit of a watch obsession.  The one we're buzzing about most…

By Mike Newman
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