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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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Sheffield Revives a Classic: Crafting Quality, Technology, and Affordability Into Every Timepiece
By Cool Material
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Sweat the Small Stuff: The Best Desk Accessories That Work Handsomely

Appreciate the finer things with small additions to your desk set-up, each as handsome as they are useful.

By Beau Hayhoe
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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
The Somms of Watches: I’m Timepiece Certified and You Could Be, Too
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The Somms of Watches: I’m Timepiece Certified and You Could Be, Too

Coolest resolution, unlocked.

By Karlton Miko Tyack
Fashion
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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The Novo Streetcar 1912, a Pocket Watch Made From Vintage Railroad Track

Looking for a unique, one-of-a-kind timepiece for a special event? Novo Watch crafts personalized watches from vintage memorabilia. In fact, Novo watches give a new life to forgotten detritus like cargo ships, railroad tracks, and more. The Type 02 Streetcar 1912, for instance, repurposes a trolley track from 1912 Lethbridge,…

By John A. Paradiso
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J. Crew x Marathon Pilot’s Navigator Watch

Preppy fashion brand J. Crew has once again teamed up with Marathon Watch Company on a special edition of the brand's Pilot's Navigator watch. This J. Crew exclusive features a new dark blue 41mm fibershell case and a 20mm navy and light blue nylon strap. The collaboration watch uses self-contained…

By John A. Paradiso
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