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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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This Watch Microbrand Has a Two-Year Waitlist, Was It Worth It?
By Amos Kwon
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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
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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
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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
Accessories
Steal: Extra 30% off Sale (up To 70% Off) Items at Todd Snyder

There are plenty of stalwart brands like Levi's and J.Crew that are consistently offering steals and deals that make upgrading your wardrobe as easy as clicking the "buy it now" button. If you want to take your wardrobe a step or two higher, look no further than renowned and critically…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Praesidus A-11

Microbrand watches are everywhere, and most of them are derivative, frankly. But then there are those that smartly tap into the horological past and create a gem of a reinterpretation. The A-11 from Praesidus out of New York pays homage to the WWII Allied Forces original version by Bulova but…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Archimede 1950-3

If you hate busy watch styles, the Archimede 1950-3 has your number. This is about as classically minimalist as a timepiece can get, and it's all the better for it. In fact, it's so simple, everyone will actually take notice of it. But there's also remarkable artfulness to it thanks…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Q Timex Marmont

Timex is crushing the vintage style quotient with its Q Timex series, and their latest is more dressy than the rest of the lineup. The Q Marmont is a reissue of a 1975 model that's rife with Hollywood leading man style. The gold plated stainless steel cushion case is a…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Urwerk Stormtrooper-Inspired EMC TimeHunter

If you're a die-hard watch fan and also happen to love Star Wars Stormtroopers' black-and-white colorway, you'd have to either settle for gimmicky watches or upgrade to the $2,700 Oris Aquis Stormtrooper dive watch. However, now there's a new Stormtrooper king-of-the-hill that trumps all, this $129,000 Urkwerk EMC has been…

By Amos Kwon
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