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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
Farer Chrono Classic

Microbrand Farer might be pretty new to the watch game, but there's no question their style taps into the past while reinterpreting classics. Their new dual-register Chrono Classic line hopes to capitalize on the magic of their original Lander chronograph but with a new Dubois Dépraz DD2022 movement and three…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
If You Want the Best of the Best for Your Apple Watch, You Need Sandmarc’s Titanium Band

Smart watches are capable of calculating and tracking heart rate, steps, activity, burned calories, overall activity and a bunch of other things that, honestly, we couldn't care less about... except when it comes to the Apple Watch Ultra. This titanium-banded smart timepiece looks great, has all the features you need…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
Jack Mason Strat-o-timer GMT

Jack Mason makes some great, affordable timepieces. Now, they're going upmarket with a true GMT watch for all you time-zone jumpers. The new Strat-o-timer GMT gets its very own mechanical automatic Miyota Caliber 9075 movement with jump hour functionality nad 42 hours of power reserve. The 316L stainless steel case…

By Amos Kwon
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The Best Watch Gifts For Men That Aren’t Just Another Watch

Buying gifts for watch guys has the same pitfalls as buying gifts for any other guy who’s shown a disproportionate interest in a single thing: Their holidays and birthdays end with them surrounded by a pile of new watches without much in the way of variety. Sure, you could branch…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Fashion
Vortic’s New Special Edition Military Watch Is Limited to 15 Pieces

We've covered a lot of watches over the years, but few have the kind of provenance you'll find in this new Vortic 2022 Special Edition Military Series Watch. This special edition watch is crafted from the very rare Elgin 581 GCT movement made for the US Army Air Corps during…

By Cooper Fleishman
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