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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
Supreme x The North Face G-Shock DW-6900

Count on Supreme to collab with the North Face on weather-ready apparel, but this year showcases a G-Shock watch emblazoned with the two brands' logos. This three-way team-up uses the classic and tough DW-6900 model paired with a nylon and Velcro strap with patches from TNF and Supreme. Although the…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Casio’s Latest G-SHOCK Watch Is a Full Metal Beauty

There are few watches with as storied a legacy as the G-SHOCK. Originally released in 1983, the Shock Resistant and 200M Water Resistant watch has remained relevant to this day. It just got even better with the release of the first full-metal addition to the continually evolving 2100 line. This…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
CODE41 Mecascape Sublimation One

One of the coolest watches of the year can't be worn on your wrist. In fact, it can't be worn at all. CODE41's Mecascape ‘Sublimation One’ is a portable mechanical clock of the highest order, and founder Claudio D’Amore’s imagined it for 12 years until it came to fruition this…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Timex Marlin Automatic x Snoopy Easy Rider

Snoopy (and Woodstock) show up on a new Timex Marlin, this time riding on an Easy Rider motorcycle. The 40mm brushed and polished steel case gets a shimmering silver dial with the playful characters on the chopper-style moto, Japanese automatic movement, date window, a domed acrylic crystal, and a transparent…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Bamford x Land Rover LR001

Watch customizer Bamford has made a watch to commemorate the Land Rover Defender. The Bamford X Land Rover LR001 gets a tough 40mm titanium case, a Swiss Sellita SW200-1b automatic movement, and a sandwich dial with a lumed underlayer that shines through the upper dial's cutouts. The 'LR001' in Bamford…

By Amos Kwon
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