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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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Black Rubber Watch

When men speak of wearing rubber, it's usually about the contraceptive kind.   Stone's creatively-named Black Rubber Watch is the exception to that rule.  Smooth black rubber comprises the clasp, band, and housing, giving it a unique look that's a far cry from the chunky metal of countless Diesels and…

By Wylie Overstreet
Oak Black Rubber Watch
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Diesel Timeframes Digital

Negative space is such a big deal now that you can talk about it in polite conversation with your friends without even sounding like a hipster douche. Save your breath for hipster mocking and say everything you want about negative space with the Diesel Timeframes Digital. In standard Diesel fashion,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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666 Barcelona Under Pressure Watch

Men love gauges. The ones on cars, boats, water heaters, whatever. If it has a gauge, we love it. We can't really describe our love of tiny rotating needles, but it's probably based on the similarity to the tachometer in that Porsche we keep "test-driving." Now you can get the…

By Cooper Fleishman
666 Barcelona Under Pressure Watch
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Nixon The Fader Watch

Every man longs for the point in his life when he can buy the sports car he's being dreaming of since he was five. Unfortunately, most men end up having to sell that car. You don't have to lament the loss (we know, it was a "responsible" decision to get…

By Cooper Fleishman
Nixon The Fader Watch
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Cadence Wrist Rocket

From Flavor Flav and his "necklaces" to Patek and their gargantuan wrist monsters - watches are all getting to the point where they can only be described as huge. Unfortunately, we don't all get paid to do nothing, so we'll have to go with extra large courtesy of the Cool…

By Cooper Fleishman
Cadence Wrist Rocket