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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
10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About 10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About
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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About

Forget the usual suspects. We found worthwhile deals on menswear, watches, luggage, design, fragrance, books, and more.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in August 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in August 2026.

By Cool Material
Fashion
The 8 Best Rugged Smartwatches for Your Summer Workout

You've been diligent about working out all winter long, but it's not the same as getting out in the warm sunshine and getting in those calisthenics, trail runs, and bike rides. Sure, you can do all of your workouts inside, but what fun would that be? Exercising outdoors is downright…

By Amos Kwon
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Longines Ultra-Chron Diver

Longines dug into its back catalog of vintage divers and reissued a new version of its lauded (and first) high-beat dive watch known as the 1968 Ultra-Chrono. Although it's been redesigned for today, some of it hasn't changed. The case is upsized by 1 mm to 43mm, and the high-beat…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Seiko 5 Sports GMT Series

Seiko have outdone themselves by delivering the first GMT movement in its value-driven Seiko 5 Sports lineup. the Seiko 5 Sports GMT Series consists of three different styles: a black dial with a black bezel (SSK001), a blue dial with a Batman (blue and black) bezel (SSK003), and an orange…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
These ‘Stranger Things’ Smartwatch Accessories Let You Show Off Your Love of the Series Nostalgia

Whether you're talking phenomenal story, incredible effects, actor comebacks, breakout performances, spine-tingling scares, superb weekend binge sessions or a general ode to 80s nostalgia, Stranger Things has it all. The ground-breaking, award-winning and must-watch series recently returned for Season 4 and, with that, MobyFox--the premiere creator of licensed smartwatch accessories--has…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Spinnaker Hass x Marine Conservation Society Limited Edition

Spinnaker issues some of the best affordable dive watches around, and they've just dropped a new collab piece that works with the Marine Conservation Society, a UK-based organization that works to protect the ocean. Set to launch on June 8th, World Ocean Day, the Hass X MCS Limited Edition pays…

By Amos Kwon
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