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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
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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.

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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…

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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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Android Octopus Automatic Watch

If you're in the market for a new watch, you have a lot of options - face size, color, price, complications, bracelet - but the decision is ultimately a very personal one. You have to pick the watch that just fits. The Android Octopus Automatic could very well be that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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