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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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Watches
Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
By Cool Material
The Somms of Watches: I’m Timepiece Certified and You Could Be, Too
Watches
The Somms of Watches: I’m Timepiece Certified and You Could Be, Too

Coolest resolution, unlocked.

By Karlton Miko Tyack
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Watches
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
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Watches
Nixon’s Latest Watch Collection Bends, Freezes, and Wobbles Time

What happens when a watchmaker decides to take time into a new dimension?

By Cool Material
Fashion
Q Timex Three Time Zone Chronograph

Timex continues to outdo itself with classy, well-made, and practical timepieces that belie their price point. The Q Timex Three Time Zone Chronograph brings sporty GMT style and travel-friendly functionality into the Timex mix. The stainless steel chronograph measures 40mm in diameter, and it's powered by a quartz chronograph movement.…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
2023 TAG Heuer Carrera Date 36mm Collection

You don't have to be an auto racing fan to don a TAG Heuer Carrera, and you can even venture out into non-traditional colors on the dials of the new Carrera Date 36mm Collection. The smaller diameter is also more accommodating for those who don't have wrists like John Cena.…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Oris Carbon ProPilot Altimeter

Oris has just upgraded its ProPilot Altimeter, and it still remains the only mechanical automatic altimeter watch on planet Earth. Perhaps most important is the new carbon composite case from 9T Labs. The result is a supremely lightweight 47mm carbon fiber case that uses a breakthrough all-in-one manufacturing process, and…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Oris ProPilot X Kermit Edition

Oris recently unveiled its 2023 collection at this year’s Watches & Wonders in Geneva, Switzerland. The crown jewel in the set is not exactly subtle because it's an homage to Kermit the Frog. Yep. The base watch is the new ProPilot X, and the dial is clad in Kermit green,…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Longines Spirit Flyback Chronograph

Longines' Spirit Collection is composed of handsome and evocative vintage-styled timepieces, and the brand adds a new Flyback Chronograph to the mix. Tapping into its flyback complication past from as far back as the 1920s, the new watch gets a modern L791.4 movement which delivers 68 hours of reserve, a…

By Amos Kwon
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