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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
10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About 10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About
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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.

By Cool Material
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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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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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