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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
Marin Instruments Skin-Diver

Redefining the classic dive watch design for the modern age is no small task, but Marin Instruments has pulled it off in high style with its new Skin-Diver. The iconic cues are still there, from the markers and hands to the unidirectional dive bezel. But modern touches like lumed trim…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Yema LED Kavinsky

Don't miss out on the red LED watch bandwagon because this horological segment is hot. Versions from Girard-Perregaux, Bulova, and Pulsar are now joined by French watchmaker Yema's LED Kavinsky. The brand launched France's first LED watch back in the '70s, and now the LED Kavinsky emerges from a collaboration…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
This Vaer Field Watch Is the Spring Style Update You Need

When it comes to watches that combine quality, design, durability and affordability, there's no better value proposition than VAER's C5 Field Watch. As they put it--and we agree--the rugged-yet-refined collection offers a guaranteed waterproof warranty, scratchproof sapphire crystal, USA-built Ameriquartz movement, C1 SuperLuminova, and your choice of two interchangeable straps.…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
Breitling Top Time Triumph Speed Twin Owners’ Limited Edition

Breitling's Top Time series is one of its more interesting and colorful offerings, and their latest version comes by way of Triumph Motorcycles, namely its matching Speed Twin Breitling Limited Edition 1200cc bike. This time around, the Top Time version is a bit more muted but nonetheless stunning. The watch…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Oris Chronos Limited Edition Divers Sixty-Five

Oris struck the right new-classic chord with its Divers Sixty-Five skindiver back in 2015, and it hasn't stopped making fresh versions. The first 2022 permutation is done in partnership with popular horological magazine, Chronos. The smaller diameter 38mm steel case, bezel insert, and tapered 3-link bracelet show up in full…

By Amos Kwon
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