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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
10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About 10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About
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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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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in August 2026

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

By Cool Material
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WeWood Wooden Watches

Do you own a wood watch? Neither do we. We wood, if there was a suitable offering from any brands on the market, but up until this point there really wasn't. Then there was WeWood. With a complete line of chronos and day/dates, WeWood lets you feel all rustic and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Apus Watches

Choosing a watch can be a daunting task. You have to consider price, quality, how many other dudes have it, name, and whether or not it will match the sleekly lined interior of that new Bentley you just picked up. For those of us that live on planet Earth, there's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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O’Clock Watches

Simplicity is key. The beer should be without fruit, the drinks without straws, and the women without daddy issues. Sometimes even simplifying your watch is good. The chronographs, laser levels, calculators, and homing beacons are great and all, but there are apps for all of that. Watches should be for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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iPod Nano Watch Band

Within moments of Apple introducing the iPod Nano, two things happened. One, the entire population of Apple fanboys--pale, bespectacled young guys with a well-established Pavlovian erection response to Steve Jobs' black turtleneck--let out a collective orgasmic sigh. And two, accessory manufacturers, pondering at the Nano-as-Wristwatch product possibilities, let out a…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Seiko Men’s SNDA65 Chronograph Strap Watch

Watches, like everything in fashion, can go terribly wrong. We need only reference the watches of rappers and compensating celebrities, adorned with enough diamonds to have tangible impacts on Antwerp economy. In the end, all watches do one thing and one thing only: tell time. Seiko, forever the maker of…

By Wylie Overstreet
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