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

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Movado Bold Collection

There are certain brands that are synonymous with class – Rolls Royce, Verace, Grey Poupon. In the watch world there are a lot of them. While cost has always gone hand-in-hand with prestige, Movado is attempting to bend that rule. The Movado Bold collection offers timepieces with a bit of sophistication at prices…

By Mike Newman
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Mutewatch

Touchscreens are the wave of the future present. Gadgets with buttons? Soooo 1980. Watches are no different. The Mutewatch is a touch sensitive, wearable piece of technical badassery. Tap the flat surface of the watch and the hidden screen appears - as if from no where. Change the time and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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HEX Watch Band for iPod Nano

Most things in life get bigger over time – athletes, fast-food sodas, Kim Kardashian’s sofa cushion imprint. When it comes to electronics however, it’s the exact opposite. Computers get smaller, TV’s get thinner and iPod’s get compressed to fractions of their original size. What makes the iPod Nano great is also what makes…

By Mike Newman
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Nooka Zub Zayu GG Watch

We're all a little bit weird. In high school - even college maybe - that might have been bad; as you get older though, it becomes something to define you. Nerds become gazillionaires; goths become rock stars. You get the idea. Nooka watches are like that, and we love them…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nixon The Duke Watch

The Boss. The King. The Duke. You can put "the" in front of anything and it immediately sounds more important, regal, and awesome. Nixon has a penchant for doing this with everything, but we're not going to fault them because they never release the crap. The Duke is the newest…

By Cooper Fleishman
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