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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
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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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Sweat the Small Stuff: The Best Desk Accessories That Work Handsomely

Appreciate the finer things with small additions to your desk set-up, each as handsome as they are useful.

By Beau Hayhoe
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
Fashion
Armitron’s New Retro Collection Is a Modern Take On Vintage Style

Armitron is back with an update to their popular Retro Collection. Volume 2 adds two new vintage-inspired timepieces that are guaranteed to give any outfit a fresh drip of retro swag. The Tetra is a modern, angular digital watch inspired by Armitron's genre-defining LED watch from the early 1980's. On…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
Tudor Pelagos 39

At 42mm in diameter and 14.3mm in thickness, the Tudor Pelagos might be a bit too large for some, so the Swiss brand is downsizing its most capable diver to a more accommodating 39mm. The new Pelagos 39 also drops its titanium case thickness down to 11.8mm, and the result…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Baltic x Peter Auto Tricompax Chronograph

French watch microbrand Baltic's newest release is an automotive racing gem. The new Tricompax Baltic x Peter Auto is inspired by vintage racing chronographs. Having partnered with Peter Auto to create this triple register automatic chronograph, Baltic gave the Tricompax a manual-wind Swiss Sellita SW510-M chronograph movement. The upgraded movement…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Delma Quattro

There are desk diving watches for the office and there are true diving timepieces. Delma just released one that falls into the latter category with a big, solid thud. The Quattro is a modern version of its quartz-powered original from the '80s. This time around, it gets a Sellita SW200…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
The Farer Thurso AquaMatic is a Sub-$1,000 Watch We Love

If Steve Zissou were to own a watch in 2022, it'd be this one. The Farer Thurso shows how a watch company can continue to evolve their looks while not straying too far from principle aesthetics of the brand. The AquaMatic does this seamlessly, offering a beautiful update to the…

By Brett Braley
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