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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
Seiko 5 Sports Honda Super Cub Limited Edition

Seiko's collab with Honda celebrates the monumental Honda Super Cub motorbike that has sold a staggering 100 million+ units since its debut back in 1958. This makes it the best-selling vehicle in history. The watch, itself, is a Seiko 5 Sports dive watch with a green/cream colorway found on the…

By Amos Kwon
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Hamilton Khaki Limited Edition Collection For Hodinkee

Watch site and retailer Hodinkee has been rolling out collabs with dizzying frequency. Their latest is one that should appeal to every man because it consists of two iconic field watches that are the epitome of casual style and practical daily wear. The Hamilton Khaki Limited Edition Collection for Hodinkee…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
When It Comes to Rugged Watches, VAER’s C5 Tactical Field Watch Completes Any Outfit

When it comes to watches that combine quality, design, durability and affordability, there's no better value proposition than VAER's C5 Tactical Field Watch. This rugged-yet-refined collection offers a guaranteed waterproof warranty, scratchproof sapphire crystal, USA-assembly, C3 SuperLuminova, and interchangeable straps. We hesitate throwing around the "best ever" moniker when it…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Laco Kiel.2 Chronographs

Laco's pilot watches are some of the best in the industry, and now they've released a new chronograph that's worth a look. The Kiel.2 marks a new chapter in chronograph timers for the brand, which has slowly phased out the previous generation of them over the past couple of years.…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Spinnaker Boettger Limited Edition

Bold colors are all the rage when it comes to watches these days, but it's not just the pricey luxury watch brands that are delivering an expansive pallete of dial hues these days. Microbrand Spinnaker just did a fresh take on its Boettger dive watch in a Limited Edition line…

By Amos Kwon
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