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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
Longines Record Heritage Chronograph

Some watch critics say that too many modern watches are vintage-inspired. When they look as good as the new Longines Record Heritage Chronograph, who cares? It draws on 1940s horological style and the matte black and gold gilt dial is positively beautiful. It also happens to be the first chronograph…

By Amos Kwon
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The Shinola Runwell Field Watch Is a Reminder to Slow Down and Appreciate What Matters

Do you know what watches remind me of these days? NBA centers. Hear me out. No longer can a center punish an opposing team down low. That forced centers to adjust to the point where, today, NBA players — centers included — need to be able to shoot from beyond…

By Sean Ryan
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7 of the Most Affordable Watches From Luxury Brands

You just saw your company’s CEO wearing a gold Omega Constellation Globemaster that costs more than your car. That level of style and horological brilliance is enviable for sure, but there’s no way you’d be able to purchase a timepiece anywhere near that price point right now since it costs…

By Amos Kwon
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The Nodus Retrospect III is an Ode to the Lesser-Known History of Dive Watches

Everything old is new again, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. Case in point, the Nodus Retrospect III watch. Made in the spirit of influential but lesser-known vintage dive watches from the 50s, the Retrospect III captures their retro quirkiness while giving them new life and more…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Omega Speedmaster ’57 Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph in Blue

If you want to be different from every other Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch owner out there, take a serious look at the new '57 in blue. It nods to the original Speedmaster with its steel bezel and broad arrow hands. It also has two registers, a date a the 6 o'clock…

By Amos Kwon
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