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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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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500
By Amos Kwon
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The American Watchmaker Rebuilding a Lost Craft

Weiss Watch Co. is doing things a bit (or quite a lot) differently with its remarkable USA-made timepieces.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best Tank Watches For Men Are Wearable History for Your Wrist

The retro style and its “hip to be square” ethos add distinguished flair to your timepiece rotation.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in June 2026.

By Cool Material
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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The Worn & Wound x Timex Collab is a Watch for All Occasions

As Worn & Wound notes, the WW75 was simply designed to be a joy to wear. In collaboration with Timex, W&W may have created the perfect watch of the season. It's a marriage of form and function brought together with the years of experience provided by both collaborators. With the…

By Brett Braley
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