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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.

By Cool Material
Fashion
Timex + Todd Snyder Colorblock Milano Watch

It seems the duo of Timex and Todd Snyder can do no wrong. The Colorblock Milano embodies the best of classic sports watch ethos with its bi-color dial and brushed and polished stainless steel cushion-tyle case. The 38mm diameter and 11mm height make it under-cuff ready, and the clean sword…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Yema 1970 LED Watches

YEMA's LED watches from the '70s might not be as renowned as the Bulova Computron, but they're no less stunning. Recently, the French watch brand has made a comeback via crowdfunding, and they've just reissued their 1970 LED watches in high style. These iconic timepieces emerged during the quartz watch…

By Amos Kwon
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Fashion
Rimowa Aluminum Watch Case

The renowned luggage maker has created a watch case for the ages. Priced at the same level as a quality timepiece, the all-aluminum Watch case is made in Italy, and it's about as fancy as a watch case can get. The three-watch storage compartment slides out from either side of…

By Amos Kwon
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CODE41 Makes Sophisticated Mechanical Watches at a Fair Price

Founded by luxury timepiece designer Claudio D’Amore years ago after having designed watches for the biggest Swiss brands such as Tag Heuer and Montblanc, CODE41 delivers high-quality, automatic movement watches direct to consumer for a fraction of the price you'd get comparable timepieces elsewhere. Their total transparency around origin, price…

By Cooper Fleishman
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McQueen’s ‘Le Mans’ Heuer Monaco Headed to Auction

Aside from Sean Connery's Rolex Submariner Reference 6538 worn in Dr. No, there is perhaps no other movie watch more iconic than Steve McQueen's own Heuer Moncao worn in the 1971 film Le Mans. That same watch will head to auction in December, and expect it to command a serious…

By Amos Kwon
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