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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
Timex T80 x Space Invaders Retro Watch

Need a healthy dose of video game nostalgia? Watch brand Timex has teamed up with video game company Taito to release a limited edition retro Space Invaders watch. The Timex T80 x Space Invaders features the classic pixel artwork from the original arcade game along with the original sound effects.…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
Unimatic X Grimoldi Milano Modello Uno U1-GM

Try to say that ten times fast. The new Unimatic X Grimoldi Milano Modello Uno U1-GM is a special collaboration between the Italian microbrand watch company and the artisanal Italian jeweler. The very orange timepiece marks Unimatic's first Destro (meaning worn on the right hand, not the G.I. Joe villain),…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Hermès X Hodinkee H08

You don't often think of Hermès watches as tactical grade, but their second collab with wristwatch site Hodinkee has resulted in the tough but sophisticated H08. The 39mm titanium case has been coated with a matte black Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) to make it more resilient to life's imperfections than the…

By Amos Kwon
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The James Brand X Timex Expedition North Titanium

Mavens of knife style, The James Brand, has partnered with Timex to create a collab watch that's ready for the great outdoors, as well as for the rest of life. The modernized field watch gets a 41mm titanium case with a matte black dial and luminous hands and markers. The…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Vollebak Garbage Watch

Vollebak makes indestructible clothing that will likely outlast you. They also strive to be earth-friendly by minimizing waste. The brand will build its first timepiece with the upcoming Garbage Watch that expresses its mindset quite literally. They've partnered with the Wallpaper* Re-Made project to create this colorful and complex timepiece…

By Amos Kwon
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