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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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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
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Are These the Most Underrated Watches of the Year?

Citizen’s newest luxury collections set a new bar for everyday excellence.

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The 1970 Classic Just Got a 2025 Upgrade

Bulova brings back the Super Seville. With vintage charm and cutting-edge precision.

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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.

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Fashion
The Best Field Watches You Can Buy

The venerable field watch deserves your respect. It was, essentially, the first bona fide wristwatch for men, one that was born out of necessity on the battlefields of WWI and WWII. Prior to this, most men who could afford a watch used a pocket watch. But pulling one out of…

By Amos Kwon
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Hamilton x Far Cry 6 Khaki Field Titanium Limited Edition

Hamilton used to be an American watch brand, but now it's owned by the Swiss. They have strived (with wonderful results) to keep the American spirit alive in their products, and the Hamilton x Far Cry 6 Khaki Field Titanium Limited Edition is a fine example of this. Rather than…

By Amos Kwon
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Can’t Afford a Vintage Rolex? Buy One of These Instead

In the world of men's watches, conventional wisdom says that Rolex is the king of wrist candy. And for good reason. Immensely reputable quality and some seriously impressive vintage provenance from coveted collectors' pieces have catapulted the brand to stratospheric heights. But what if you don't have the funds to…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Breitling Top Time Classic Cars Capsule Collection

Breitling might be a Swiss watch company, but they're paying serious homage to American classic cars from the 1960s with a special line of its colorful Top Time chronograph watch. There are three versions in the new Top Time Classic Cars Capsule Collection: Chevrolet Corvette (red), the Ford Mustang (green),…

By Amos Kwon
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Bulova MIL-SHIPS-W-2181 Submersible

Bulova has just resurrected a watch that never really was, at least for the layman. The MIL-SHIPS Diver was a prototype created for testing with the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Divers and Underwater Demolition Team in 1957, but it never saw the light of production. Now, the new MIL-SHIPS-W-2181 is…

By Amos Kwon
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