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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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Is NORQAIN The New Favorite Watch Brand for Hockey Fans?
By Beau Hayhoe
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This Watch Microbrand Has a Two-Year Waitlist, Was It Worth It?

A $380 watch with the same wait list as a $10,000 Rolex Sub.

By Amos Kwon
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty

The brand that invented unbreakable style just made its two most iconic watches even sharper.

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
Fashion
Q Timex Malibu Series

You might not be ready for summer just yet, but Timex wants you to start prepping with its supremely colorful Q Timex Malibu Series. It takes the iconic Q Timex and adds three fresh, beach-ready colorways that will mate perfectly with that suntan that's coming your way. Pastel hues of…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
O-BOY Satellite Rescue Watch

If you're a regular in the great outdoors and you oftentimes put yourself at risk, a smartwatch might not save your bacon. You also probably don't want to carry around a big, fat satellite phone or pay the price to own one. The new O-BOY Satellite Rescue Watch doesn't rely…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Ti Field Watch

A good field watch should be part of every man's collection, and it doesn't have to break the bank to play the role. This new Ti Field Watch is just the kind of timepiece we're talking about. They've partnered with excellent microbrand RZE Watches to create their first offering on…

By Amos Kwon
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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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