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Watches

The best in watches and timepieces: Editor reviews, new releases, limited editions, and the latest news.

The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection
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The Rolex That Survived a Fighter Pilot Ejection
By Beau Hayhoe
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

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

By Cool Material
The Cool Shop The Cool Shop
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

Summer calls for lighter materials, brighter colors, and watches that can go from the beach to dinner without missing a beat.

By Amos Kwon
Fashion
Burberry Digital Rubber Strap Watch

Much like the tech product wars that we hear so much about (iPad killer anyone?), big designers go through similar product wars, they're just much more subversive about it. Not content to let Kenneth Cole single-handedly revive the designer digital watch market, Burberry has thrown themselves into the fray. Your…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nixon Private SS Watch

Here's the watch to wear if you're dressing for the job you want, but don't yet have the paycheck you want. Somehow both posh and pragmatic, the Nixon Private SS Watch features a strong face and stainless steel band and case. As expected with Nixon analogs, it uses Japanese quartz…

By Cool Material Guest
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MIH Watch

Beautifully minimalist, the MIH Watch by Christian Gafner is streamlined and... we’ll just come right out and say it—it’s damn sexy. Not only the epitome of stunning Swiss design, it's the official watch of Musée International d‘Horlogerie (MIH), the international museum of watch making in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Designed to…

By Cool Material Guest
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Smart Turnout Military Watches

Styled after military regiments and university colors, Smart Turnout Military Watches feature a strong face set against brilliant straps. Each strap design carries its own distinction, from the Adjutant General's Corps Watchstrap to the Queens Royal Lancers design. Swiss made Smart Turnout Military Watches feature quartz movement, and luminous hands…

By Cool Material Guest
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Kenneth Cole Rubber Strap Digital Watch

This Kenneth Cole watch has more functions than the TI-XX calculator you used for Calculus in high school (sadly, it does not include Pac Man), but it's an 80's throwback modernized to make it cool. It's a rubber strap, digital watch with an LED display for the time (32 global…

By Cooper Fleishman
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