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

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026

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

By Cool Material
This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000 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

The $800 Nodus Sector Deep Damascus combines 500-meter dive credentials with a one-of-a-kind Damascus steel bezel.

By Amos Kwon
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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
Fashion
Highsnobiety and Unimatic Team Up to Celebrate 100 Years of Disney

Unleash your inner Mouseketeer with Highsnobiety and Unimatic's collaboration, an homage to Disney's 100 years of magic. The trio of special edition watches captures the evolution of the iconic Mickey Mouse over the years, proudly displayed on each dial. Our top pick, the Modello Tre U3-HS, pays tribute to Mickey's…

By John A. Paradiso
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Bell & Ross BR-X5 Green Lum Watch

Introducing the Bell & Ross BR-X5 Green Lum – a timepiece that redefines luminescence. Unlike conventional watches, this piece doesn't just illuminate its hands and numerals; it radiates from within the very case. Constructed from DLC-coated grade 2 titanium, the 41mm marvel features a unique photoluminescent composite material, LM3D, forming…

By John A. Paradiso
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Online Ceramics x John Mayer G-Shock Ref. 5600

John Mayer's creative collaboration with G-Shock and Hodinkee continues with the release of his second limited edition timepiece, a striking 5600 model in partnership with Online Ceramics. Renowned for their eclectic graphic tees for Dead & Co, Online Ceramics infuses the watch with their signature hippie-inspired aesthetic. The timepiece boasts…

By John A. Paradiso
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The 10 Coolest New Watch Releases

The rumor that smartwatches, especially the Apple Watch, would destroy the watch industry were greatly exaggerated, as exemplified by the sheer number of new watch releases every year. The industry, as a whole, is growing every year, too, and it shows no sign of letting up. At this point, even…

By Amos Kwon
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The Perfect Beach Day Watch: Keil James Patrick’s Mount Gay Rum Collaboration

It took me until my thirties to understand the aficionado’s zeal for watches, an expensive accessory ultimately serving a humble function fulfilled just as easily by a cell phone or wall clock. But the more I build my wardrobe, the more I appreciate beautiful timepieces—portable art carried on the wrist;…

By Johnny Motley
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