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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
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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About

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

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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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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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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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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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Two of Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytonas Head to Auction

The magic combination of Hollywood legend/race car driver/philanthropist and a Swiss luxury watch brand has led to the most expensive Rolex ever sold at auction. Well, two more of Newman's Rolex Daytonas are going to hit the auction block this summer. The pair consist of a one-off “Zenith” Daytona (ref.…

By Amos Kwon
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