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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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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
By Cool Material
The Somms of Watches: I’m Timepiece Certified and You Could Be, Too
Watches
The Somms of Watches: I’m Timepiece Certified and You Could Be, Too

Coolest resolution, unlocked.

By Karlton Miko Tyack
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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
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Nixon’s Latest Watch Collection Bends, Freezes, and Wobbles Time

What happens when a watchmaker decides to take time into a new dimension?

By Cool Material
Fashion
Rado DiaStar Original 60-Year Anniversary Edition

Swiss watch brand Rado is known for its vintage and very original ovular cased DiaStar timepiece and it's done up a 60th Anniversary Edition of the famous DiaStar by Zurich-based designer Alfredo Häberli. The minimalist watch retains the classic shape and reinterprets the watch's famous twelve-facet sapphire crystal by reducing…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Shinola Mechanic

Shinola's line of American assembled watches keeps growing in breadth and style. The Detroit brand's latest draws cues from Detroit vintage sign patinters. The Mechanic uses a modestly sized 40mm polished stainless steel cushion-style case, domed sapphire glass, three vivid colorways, and a display back to show off the 42-hour…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Omega Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer Chronograph

The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch has a new and very futuristic teammate known as the X-33 Marstimer. The brand teamed up with the European Space Agency to create one of the most unique watches we've seen in a while. It's an analog-digital grade 2 titanium timepiece that uses an MTC function…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Rag & Bone x Casio A1000

In real life, you probably don't need a Casio G-Shock. You're not that adventurous, so this one might suit your wrist and urban lifestyle a tad better. Apparel company Rag & Bone is celebrating their 20th anniversary with its own Casio A1000D in two colors. One is an ion-plated black…

By Amos Kwon
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Farer’s Cushion Case Collection is a Thing of Beauty

British-designed, Swiss-made company Farer just released their Cushion Case collection and it's an elegant and simple design that's ideal for just about any watch wearer. While still within the design lexicon of the Farer brand, this collection is uniquely its own. What's most notable is the subtle, yet still vibrant,…

By Brett Braley
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