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The best in watches and timepieces: Editor reviews, new releases, limited editions, and the latest news.

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
By Amos Kwon
What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch
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What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

I spent some wrist time with the Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE Gold, a wonderfully strange feat of watchmaking with no dial, hands or crown.

By Beau Hayhoe
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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About

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Tom Ford 004 Ocean Plastic Watch

Beloved menswear brand Tom Ford has added to its collection of Ocean Plastic watches with the art deco-inspired 004. This rectangular watch sports a Swiss quartz movement and is made from 100% ocean plastic with a stainless steel caseback. The dial is minimalist with no markings which creates a striking…

By John A. Paradiso
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Spinnaker Spence 300

Spinnaker's latest release is our favorite to date. Not only does the Spence 300 have tasteful vintage styling, but it also boasts an impressive 300-meter depth rating in a case that measures 40mm in diameter and a mere 10.9mm of thickness. The Spence 300's focus is case engineering, and it…

By Amos Kwon
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Perrelet Makes a Swiss Watch Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen or Worn

Swiss watchmaking manufacturer extraordinaire Perrelet is renowned for their original creations that combine animated dials with Swiss precision. Their latest release is the iconic Turbine model that renews, adapts and reinvents previous releases with an innovative carbon fiber case, rainbow-colored dial and improved water resistance to create a timepiece that…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Mr. Porter X Unimatic Limited Edition Modello Uno

One of our favorite watch brands is taking to the end of summer with a splash of color. Unimatic has collaborated with men's style site Mr. Porter to take a blacked-out Unimatic Modello Uno, Ref No. U1S-MN, and added three strap colors to the mix: Miami Pink, Double Cream, and…

By Amos Kwon
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Hanhart 417 ES 1954

Germany's Hanhart is known for their vintage-style pilot's watches, and the 417 ES might just be its most lauded because it rightly taps into the 1954 original 417 with the hand-wound mechanical movement, coin edge bezel, vintage lume, and fly-friendly Bund leather strap. Some, however, found the 42mm diameter of…

By Amos Kwon
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