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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
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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Fashion
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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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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Fashion
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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