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Watches

The best in watches and timepieces: Editor reviews, new releases, limited editions, and the latest news.

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
By Amos Kwon
What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch
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What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

I spent some wrist time with the Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE Gold, a wonderfully strange feat of watchmaking with no dial, hands or crown.

By Beau Hayhoe
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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About

Forget the usual suspects. We found worthwhile deals on menswear, watches, luggage, design, fragrance, books, and more.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in August 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in August 2026.

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Rec Watches Latest Masterpiece Is Made From the Icon 1000 Triumph Speedmaster

When it comes to impressive timepieces that tell a story, you won't find better than the REC Watches that combine bulletproof Swiss watch-making with recycled iconic vehicle hardware. Their latest is the REC Watches TTT ICON1000, a 262-piece limited-edition timepiece made with the stator cover from ICON1000 Motorsports Triumph Speedmaster…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Aera D-1 and P-1 Watches

Copycat derivative dive and pilot watches are everywhere. It's also not exactly a breeze to design modern interpretations of either type without looking weird and/or polarizing. UK-based Aera has done a bang-up job of creating its own fresh versions of both of them in the D-1 Diver and the P-1…

By Amos Kwon
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Unimatic X Esercito Italiano Collection

The Italian microbrand watch company is on a rampage, issuing special edition watches that sell out quickly. Its latest collab is with Esercito Italiano, otherwise known as the Armed Forces of the Italian Republic. Three watches comprise this limited edition series: the U1-PA, U1-PAN, and the U4-TA. Each watch is…

By Amos Kwon
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Girard-Perregaux Casquette 2.0

Whoever said digital watches were for nerds never laid their eyes on the original 1976 Casquette, a watch that oozed all kinds of futuristism. Now, the luxury watch brand has reinterpreted the original for the 21st century, and it's murdered-out cool. The case is constructed with ceramic and grade 5…

By Amos Kwon
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Laco Oliv 39 Watches

Laco's pilot watches are certainly some of the best around, and they just unveiled a pair of military green-hued pilots in wrist-pleasing 39mm diameters. The 42mm version of the Oliv sold out quickly, and it only made sense to downsize them since smaller watches are pretty hot right now. 39mm…

By Amos Kwon
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