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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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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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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
Fashion
The 5 New Watches We’re Most Excited About Right Now

The right watch lasts a lifetime, but there's always room for one more in your collection. Whether you prefer affordable watches, Japanese-made watches, German-made watches, field watches, or just watches that can withstand a rugged lifestyle, there are new releases put out every month to keep an eye on. These…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Fashion
Seiko 5 Sports Time Sonar SRPJ45 and SRPJ47

Seiko divers might be pretty conventional, but they represent some of the best values in the watch world because they're attractive, reliable, and affordable. The Seiko 5 Sports line, especially. The “Time Sonar” line of Seiko 5's just issued two new references, the SRPJ45 and SRPJ47, with beautiful translucent dials…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Bernard Favre Crown Ultimate Watch Winder

Do you really need a watch winder? No. If it's this cool, however, the answer changes to an unqualified 'yes'. The Crown Ultimate represents the pinnacle of achievement by Bernard Favre. The artful winder was created in response to customers who wanted one for manual wound timepieces. Unlike winders for…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
The CODE41 Mecascape Is a One-Of-A-Kind Horological Creation

CODE41 and founder Claudio D'Amore are capable of making timepieces without equal, but the Mecascape is in a class all its own. It's such a unique product that they have to tell the story. "The Mecascape came from a simple idea: thinking differently about time and removing it from its…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
Timex x Nigel Cabourn Watch

Military and urban men's apparel and footwear company Nigel Cabourn just dropped a reissue of its first Timex collab from 2018, and the result is a great small-diameter field watch with some unique touches. The timepiece is inspired by Vietnam-era photojournalist Sean Flynn. The low-key 36mm stainless steel case gets…

By Amos Kwon
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