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Watches

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
Fashion
Dwatch

Buyer's remorse is the unfortunate consequence of most transactions - whether it's the ridiculously expensive car (should have gone with the leather) or the tv (should have waited for the third dimension). In the case of DWATCH, you only have yourself to blame. You pick the case, face, numbers, band,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Mistura Watches

Mistura Watches are the timekeeping equivalent of Justin Bieber (bear with us here) - technically a man, but with unisex qualities. You can draw your own conclusions about the "pop star," but in the case of Mistura, putting wood in something makes them manly. In all seriousness, someone cut down…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Watches: Black On Black

Black on white may be fun every once in a while, but in the age of the Internet it's as appealing as paying for porn - and this applies to watches too. Black on black is back in force and we're all winners. Sure, these watches from Nooka, Welder, TX…

By Cooper Fleishman
watch-roundup
Fashion
ODM JCDC UFO Watch

If you wear a watch to make a statement (cell phones keep the time anyways), you've probably heard of ODM before. You might not have been original, dynamic, or minimalistic before ODM, but once you put a little Lego back in your life with their most recent collaboration with Jean-Charles…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nixon The Re-Run

Re-runs save you from being bored at 3 o'clock in the morning, but now they can help you from looking boring too. The Re-Run from Nixon might look like it's straight out of the 80s (or a Casio catalog) but that's not necessarily a bad thing because this watch is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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