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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
Oris Big Crown x Cervo Volante

Sustainability in watch-making is very much a real thing that many major watch manufacturers are incorporating in production. One of our favorite watch brands, Oris, does it better than anyone. The Hölstein, Switzerland brand continues down this path with its latest offering, the Big Crown x Cervo Volante. The climate-neutral…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
RZE Fortitude Titanium Watch

Titanium watches are becoming more popular for a reason. Titanium is noticeably lighter and stronger than the typical 316L stainless steel found on most watches, but it typically costs more. What RZE Watches has done with its newest offering, the Fortitude, is nothing short of awesome. The 41mm case of…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
HYPEBEAST x Timex M79 “Fuchsia” Automatic Watch

Men's style website HYPEPBEAST has partnered with Timex for its first watch model. The collab is trendy yet also classic at the same time. It uses the current Timex M79 (the modern version of the iconic Timex Q) as its base and adds a fresh matte blue and washed-look fuschia…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
The 12 Best Dive Watches For Every Budget

If you see a guy wearing a dive watch, chances are he's never gone deeper than the local swimming pool. And perhaps not even on purpose. But don't laugh because the venerable dive watch has evolved from a purpose-built instrument into the most popular sport watch style today. Its origins…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Huckberry x Zodiac Super Sea Wolf “Kelp Forest”

Green is definitely "in" when it comes to watch dials these days, and Huckberry and Zodiac have collaborated on one that's both classic and fresh. The popular Super Sea Wolf dive watch model gets exclusive with a dial inspired by rich California kelp forests, one of the most important planetary…

By Amos Kwon
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