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Watches

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

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Is NORQAIN The New Favorite Watch Brand for Hockey Fans?
By Beau Hayhoe
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This Watch Microbrand Has a Two-Year Waitlist, Was It Worth It?

A $380 watch with the same wait list as a $10,000 Rolex Sub.

By Amos Kwon
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty

The brand that invented unbreakable style just made its two most iconic watches even sharper.

By Cool Material
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Sheffield Revives a Classic: Crafting Quality, Technology, and Affordability Into Every Timepiece

The microbrand making watches the old-fashioned way. By overdelivering.

By Cool Material
Fashion
The Autodromo Group B Rallysport Chronograph LE for Hodinkee

Auto-inspired watch brand Autodromo has recently partnered with timepiece titans Hodinkee on a limited edition series called the Group B Rallysport Chronograph. Using design language found in the spirit of the Group B rally racing era, the design of these watches is both classic and modern, elevating the ordinary into…

By Brett Braley
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Fashion
Spinnaker Dumas GMT

This is big news, the debut of nautical lifestyle watchmaker Spinnaker's first watch for time zone travelers. It capitalizes on the chunky 44mm hexagonal case of the original Dumas dive watch but adds Seiko's NH34 TMI GMT automatic movement that provides an independent GMT dual time hand for a second…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Garmin Instinct 2X Solar Smartwatch

Hardcore endurance athletes and adventurers have another smartwatch to consider with the arrival of the new Garmin Instinct 2X Solar, which brings seriously impressive military standards for ruggedness and improved solar power. It complies with MIL-STD-810 standards for water, shock, and thermal resistance, and it has a high-strength glass solar…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Win a Brand New Rolex With The Premium Time Company

When it comes to sought after watches, there's a Rolex on everyone's list. It's estimated that they produce around a million timepieces per year. Despite that, it's damn near impossible to buy one from an official dealer because waiting lists are running in the years now. If you don't want…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
Huckberry and Timex Reissue an Iconic Watch from the ’90s

For every trend that should be left to the '90s (I'm looking at you, JNCO Jeans!), there is one that I am happy to see return. That's exactly how I felt when I read the news that Huckberry and Timex are teaming up to rerelease the iconic IRONMAN Flix Watch.…

By Brett Braley
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