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Watches

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.

By Cool Material
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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
The Best Chronograph Watches, from $175 to $3,000

With all the utility one can get out of smartwatches and phones these days, few guys are using chronograph watches to time events and activities. Let's face it, hardly anyone used chronographs to perform that function, anyway. But no smartwatch can possibly replace the level of mechanical interaction a chrono…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch “Mission to Moonshine Gold”

The Omega MoonSwatch was easily the biggest story in watches last year, by a landslide. Would-be buyers were climbing over each other at Swatch retail stores. There are now twelve versions, and the rarest of them might just be the new "Mission to Moonshine Gold." It's not clad in gold…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Orbit Watch Winder

Anyone serious about taking care of their mechanical automatic watches should have a watch winder as part of their horological gear. Most winders look decent enough, but the Orbit Winder is positively mesmerizing. Not only does it imitate the movement of a watch tourbillon, but it also turns the winder…

By Amos Kwon
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Nixon Partnered With Santa Cruz Skateboards for Limited 50th Anniversary Watches

Whether it's their iconic artwork or their squad of legendary riders, Santa Cruz Skateboards has become synonymous with skateboarding itself. The true OGs are celebrating their 50th Anniversary by partnering with Nixon to bring you three special, limited-edition watches based on some of their classic graphics. The collection includes two…

By Pat McLaughlin
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ProTek’s Field Series 3000 Is a Durable, Luminous, Eye-catching Watch

Watches often fall into two categories: lookers and doers. Pretty much everybody loves a looker—beautiful watches get commented on for a reason, after all. It’s doers that get the most use, however, because reliable toughness is simply more applicable to day-to-day wear. ProTek’s Series 3000 field watches rest one hand…

By Nickolaus Hines
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