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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
By Cool Material
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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.

By Cool Material
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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.

By Cool Material
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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
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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Fashion
Unimatic U4-A

The latest release from Italian watchmaker Unimatic is the Modello Quattro ref. U4-A. The watch is significant because it marks a new chapter for the brand and delivers a model based on the Modello Uno watches but with a fixed bezel, as opposed to previous Modello Uno versions with unidirectional…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
‘Retro Watches: The Modern Collectors’ Guide’

We're all for the modern innovations and design ideas that make current watches bulletproof, reliable timepieces capable of doing everything from looking good to tracking you with GPS. There's something to be said for the weird, quirky watches from the '60s, '70s and '80s that were more concerned with breaking…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
John Mayer Designed Casio G-Shock Ref. 6900 Watch

In case you haven't been paying attention to the comings and goings on Hodinkee in the past few years, John Mayer--in addition to being an international heartthrob and renowned singer / songwriter--is a huge watch fanatic that reveres quality timepieces as much as much itself. Unlike some of his contemporaries…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Todd Snyder x Q Timex

The Q Timex is officially an affordable horological icon due to the series' classic design and near-perfect sizing that fits just about anyone. The latest model is a collab with Todd Snyder that delivers a day/date sports-watch look that might just be the Q's best aesthetic yet, even sans the…

By Amos Kwon
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