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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
Is NORQAIN The New Favorite Watch Brand for Hockey Fans?
By Beau Hayhoe
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Watches
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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Watches
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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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
Features
Legendary Supercar Designer Frank Stephenson Just Created His First Watch

There’s a lot of overlap between car guys and watch guys. A new Szanto Icon watch from Time Concepts takes the overlap into high gear by tapping a supercar designer legend: Frank Stephenson, who was the director of design at brands like Ferrari, McLaren, Maserati, and Fiat, and has designed…

By Nickolaus Hines
frank stephenson cosmos from time concept’s szanto
Fashion
Timex Expedition North Tide & Time Compass Watch

When you're hitting the surf and sand, you don't want to wear a pricey automatic timepiece that could get lost or damaged. Plus, you want the kind of functionality that can actually help your active endeavors. Timex's Expedition North Tide & Time Compass Watch is rugged, handsome, and ready to…

By Amos Kwon
Expedition-5
Fashion
2023 Citizen Promaster “Ecozilla” Divers

Citizen just introduced two new "Ecozilla" dive watches that are decidedly different from the original and also from each other. The Promaster Dive 300M BJ8057-17X sports a 48.2mm black DLC-coated stainless steel case and bezel, green dial matching green rubber strap. The brighter BJ8058-06L gets a brushed stainless steel case,…

By Amos Kwon
Ecozilla-5
Fashion
The Best Quartz Watches For When You Need Accuracy and Minimal Fuss

Quartz watches were once the juggernaut that nearly overtook the industry and upended the otherwise complacent watch world half a century ago. Their meteoric rise in the '70s and '80s took the world by storm thanks to accuracy, reliability, and virtually zero maintenance needs. The mechanical watch industry, 50 percent…

By Amos Kwon
Best-Quartz-Watches
Fashion
Synchron Poseidon Ice Diver

Swiss microbrand Synchron is back with a watch that's made for cold water diving. The Poseidon Ice Diver mimics the shape of the '70s Doxa-inspired Synchron Military watch. The Poseidon comes from Synchron's work with Sweden-based dive gear company, Poseidon Diving Systems. The dial gets Synchron's famous blocky markers, this…

By Amos Kwon
Poseidon-5