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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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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500
By Amos Kwon
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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

Weiss Watch Co. is doing things a bit (or quite a lot) differently with its remarkable USA-made timepieces.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best Tank Watches For Men Are Wearable History for Your Wrist

The retro style and its “hip to be square” ethos add distinguished flair to your timepiece rotation.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

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

By Cool Material
Fashion
Automatic Maratac Pilot Watch

The difference between an automatic watch and an electronic watch is like the difference between automatic and stick transmissions. They're both acceptable in the eyes of the general public, but one is inherently cooler. In the case of watches, automatic is the way to go. If this Automatic Maratac Pilot…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Nixon The Synapse

Touchscreens are the wave of the future. If this were the 80s, that would be true. Now, they're everywhere. On your phone, in your car, your microwave and pretty much everything with a plug or a battery. So there's no reason there shouldn't be one on your watch too. Nixon's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
O Clock Camo Watches

When it involves your appearance, wearing anything from Milan, Italy makes it near impossible to camouflage your desire to look good. When you're talking about a camouflaged face from O Clock, you have no need to hide anything. Made of 100% silicon in three different colors (dove, olive and ice),…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Vestal Doppler Digital Watch

Analog versus digital is an argument that started right around the same digital did - and it's one that will rage on until something else comes out. When it comes to watches though, the vinyl versus mp3 debate is a little flat because all that matters is what looks good.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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MWC Mil-Tec MKII Chronograph

What's the first thing you think of when you think of military precision? Whatever type of exploding device you're currently mulling over right now (you are a man after all, explosions are in your genes), there was a clock involved at one point or another. MWC wants to keep you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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