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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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Is NORQAIN The New Favorite Watch Brand for Hockey Fans?
By Beau Hayhoe
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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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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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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
Fashion
The Best Pilot Watches For Every Budget

Just like the venerable dive watch, the pilot watch has origins of purpose rather than style. And just like diving timepieces, pilot watches have evolved over the decades to become an iconic horological style that has stood the test of time. You don't have to fly an aircraft to wear…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
The Bremoir Lexington Puts Art Deco on Your Wrist

The visual language of the 1920's was defined by sleek, geometric patterns, unparalleled elegance, and a stylized form that showed a globalized landscape of inspiration. During the Roaring Twenties, the Art Deco style dotted the New York skyline, including Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, and the Chrysler Building. Now,…

By Brett Braley
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Fashion
It’s Time to Invest In a Dive Watch. Here’s Where To Start

My first dive watch happened to be a pretty fancy one. My father wanted to buy me a nice timepiece for my college graduation way back in 1993. I'm pretty sure my GPA or my utter lack of any diving intentions didn't qualify me for the watch I wanted, but…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Linde Werdelin 3 Timer Sunset Collection

Linde Werdelin makes luxury watches built for extreme conditions, and up until now, all models were numbered, limited production watches. The brand is sunsetting its legendary and uniquely designed 3 Timer with an appropriately named and colored Sunset Collection. The angular steel case measure 44mm in diameter and 15mm, so…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Rimowa Black Aluminum Watch Case

Bruce Wayne has found his watch case in the form of this stealthy and tough black aluminum number from luggage specialist Rimowa. A leather roll might not provide enough protection for the Dark Knight's Audemars-Piguet Royal Oak, Patek Philippe Nautilus, and Panerai Submersible Carbotech. This black version of its original…

By Amos Kwon
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