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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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Sweat the Small Stuff: The Best Desk Accessories That Work Handsomely
By Beau Hayhoe
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Watches
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
The Somms of Watches: I’m Timepiece Certified and You Could Be, Too
Watches
The Somms of Watches: I’m Timepiece Certified and You Could Be, Too

Coolest resolution, unlocked.

By Karlton Miko Tyack
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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
Vaer’s Ocean-Ready A3 Tradition Field Watch Is a Modern Classic

There are many stylish timepieces on the market, but few combine quality, design, durability and affordability quite like Vaer.  Specifically the A3 Tradition Field Watch you see here. The A3 tradition has it all--clean simplicity of mid-century design, paired with the rugged performance of a modern tool watch and USA-assembly.…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
Worn & Wound X Autodromo Prototipo Limited Edition

Autodromo's focus on motoring-style timepieces is well-known in horological circles. With styles that are clearly evocative of auto racing's glorious past, the brand uses modern watchmaking and materials. Their sold-out Prototipo chronograph returns by way of popular watch blog Worn & Wound in a 150-unit limited release in a special…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Casio G-SHOCK GSTB400X-1A4

There are so many G-SHOCK models, it's impossible to keep them all straight. Most models are also not really for the small of wrist. The brand new GSTB400X-1A4 ranks at the top of the massive heap because it's the thinnest in the popular G-STEEL series. The pushers have also been…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Grateful Dead x Nixon Watches

Watchmakers Nixon have teamed up with everyone's favorite jam band for a limited edition line of stylish watches. The Grateful Dead watch collection features four models in a variety of styles with the iconic art from the band. The Grateful Dead Time Teller is available in three distinct versions with…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
Spinnaker Boettger on Nitrile Butadiene Rubber Strap

The Boettger is not a brand new model for Spinnaker, and it smartly borrows from the very niche and rare Sinn 809 with its unique markers adhered to the underside of the sapphire glass. But this time around, the Boettger gets a brilliant new integrated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber strap. Not…

By Amos Kwon
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