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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
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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
Dress up Any Outfit With the Citizen Eco-Drive Endeavor Watch

Whether you're wearing dark denim and a button-down, or slacks and a jacket, the best way to complete any outfit is with a great watch. Citizen's Eco-Drive has plenty of great options that will have you looking better than ever, but our current favorite when it comes to checking all…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
Citizen Super Titanium Promaster Dive Automatic

The Citizen Promaster Diver line is legendary for its chunky looks, robust construction, and dive-ready capabilities. It also happens to be quite affordable in both stainless steel solar quartz and automatic versions, coming in at a couple of hundred bucks. Now, the Japanese brand has created one in lightweight and…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
These Limited-Edition, UK-Built Tool Watches Are Inspired by 1980s Tactical Hardware

You have a lot of options when it comes to the style, detail, materials and price of the watch you choose to sport regularly. If you want to be sporting a timepiece as unique as you are, you owe it yourself to check out all the new options from microbrand…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
VERO Workhorse Chrono

Activity or work in the field warrants a tough watch, and sometimes you want one that's a bit more stylish and unique than a G-Shock (as much as we love G-Shocks). Relative newcomer VERO has followed up its excellent Open Water dive watch with a rugged active lifestyle watch that's…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Gucci Planetarium Watch

Don't look at Gucci's new Planetarium watch for high-end mechanical movement horology. It's more of a playful timepiece with its fun and colorful planetarium print, bright green hands, and the recycled nylon strap with the Gucci logo festooned all over. There's a reliable quartz movement inside the modestly-sized 38mm case,…

By Amos Kwon
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