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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
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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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Sweat the Small Stuff: The Best Desk Accessories That Work Handsomely

Appreciate the finer things with small additions to your desk set-up, each as handsome as they are useful.

By Beau Hayhoe
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
Fashion
The Best Leather Watch Straps for Every Type of Watch

You don't have to own a bevy of watches to change up the look of what's on your wrist. Some watch manufacturers outfit their timepieces with bracelets, bands, or straps that are commensurate with the style of the watch itself, and they complement the watch's aesthetics perfectly. Other watch brands…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Q Timex 1972 Reissue

There have been numerous Q Timex iterations coming into the affordable brand's lineup. The latest version is more colorful than any that has come before it, and it digs deep into the Timex archives for style inspiration. The 1972 reissue has a shapely gold-tone stainless steel tonneau case punctuated with…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Citizen x Nissan Fairlady Z Chronographs

The long-awaited Nissan Z sports car is on its way, and it should prove to be one of the most attractive and engaging rear-wheel drive, manual transmission cars on earth. Nissan partnered with Citizen watches to celebrate the all-new Z car's launch with two beautiful titanium racing chronographs. Known as…

By Amos Kwon
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Seiko Prospex Black Series Dive Watches

Seiko Prospex dive watches are some of the best designed and most reliable watches in the industry. They kicked off 2022 with a quartet of black-hued automatic dive watches that should be welcomed in any collector's watch arsenal. The first is the Seiko Prospex SPB253J1, a reimagined version of its…

By Amos Kwon
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Chari&Co x Citizen New York Watches

Citizen just partnered with Japanese cycling outfit Chari&co to create two affordable but stylish and murdered-out timepieces that scream "I love New York". The first watch is a modified version of the famous Ana-Digi Temp, multi-dial watch with two digi-camo analog subdials, three digital readouts, and a fat fabric cuff…

By Amos Kwon
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