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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
Best Vintage Watches Under $1,000

A great vintage watch can impart a unique and very personal style that a brand new model could never achieve. You can also find a good vintage watch where your dollar has the ability to go farther than it would if you purchased new. A worthy vintage timepiece is by…

By Amos Kwon
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Leica L1 and L2 Watches

Is it a logical leap to go from making some of the world's best cameras to wristwatches? Perhaps not, but some of it makes sense when you look at Leica's first horological venture. Mechanical intricacy, minimalist styling, and plenty of black. The L1 and L2 (GMT) were announced back in…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Hodinkee x Globe-Trotter Travel Watch Case

Give your watches a proper home on your travels with a stylish portable watch case. Beloved timepiece retailer Hodinkee has teamed up with Globe-Trotter for an ultra limited-edtition 10-Watch Attaché. The grey suitcase-style case features lovely cognac leather highlights as well as stainless steel clasps and hardware. The case can…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
Louis Vuitton Tambour Horizon Light Up Connected Watch

Combining equally extreme worlds of style and tech, the LV Tambour Horizon Light Up connected watch has an always-on 1.2-inch round AMOLED screen, a ring of 24 trefoil-styled LEDs for a clean aesthetic, and sapphire glass encasing the entire face. You can choose 8 dial styles, 11 gradient displays, customized…

By Amos Kwon
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Grand Seikos in Ever-Brilliant Steel

Grand Seiko creates some of the most stunning timepieces on earth, celebrating its robust history, premium materials, and dial styles and textures second-to-none. Its two latest models are the epitome of Grand Seiko style that has been the beacon for the brand. The SLGA013 and SLGH009 are the numerical model…

By Amos Kwon
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