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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
10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About 10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About
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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.

By Cool Material
Fashion
Unimatic Modello Quattro UTB-4

We love Unimatic for its unique style, robust construction, and creative limited-run watches and collaborations. This time, they've created a robust tool watch imbued with masculine style and everyday utility. The new UTB-4 is its toughest watch to date. The modest 40mm sandblasted case looks brash with its thick, fixed…

By Amos Kwon
UTB4-5
Fashion
Jack Mason Hydrotimer 300m

Jack Mason doesn't just want to be a fashion watch brand, as evidenced by its newest diver. The Hydrotimer 300m looks like a classic diver with its 40mm stainless steel case that's been coated for additional scratch resistance. The sizing is very wrist-accommodating thanks to a 13mm thickness including the…

By Amos Kwon
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Union Glashütte Noramis Date L.E. Deutschland Klassik 2023

There are racing chronographs like the TAG Heuer Carrera and automotive-themed timepieces such as the Breitling Top Time B01 Classic Cars Series, but the Union Glashütte Noramis Date L.E. Deutschland Klassik 2023 is something else, entirely. The German-made watch focuses on a singular car part, the famous Otto Fuchs wheel,…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Why All Watch Lovers Should Go To a Watch Trade Show

There aren’t many trade shows I’d say I get excited about, but the energy at last week’s Windup Watch Fair, an event hosted by Worn & Wound, couldn’t be ignored. Held in San Francisco, the Windup featured more than 60 vendors selling everything from luxury British timepieces to leather boots.…

By Brett Braley
L1080103
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Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Auto Chrono

This new member of the Jazzmaster line is a handsome functional chronograph that makes use of the brand's H-31 automatic chronograph movement with a whopping 60 hours of power reserve. The 42mm stainless steel case with a dark blue dial, fixed tachymeter bezel, triple chrono registers, and streamlined chrono pushers.…

By Amos Kwon
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