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The best in watches and timepieces: Editor reviews, new releases, limited editions, and the latest news.

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
By Amos Kwon
What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch
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What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

I spent some wrist time with the Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE Gold, a wonderfully strange feat of watchmaking with no dial, hands or crown.

By Beau Hayhoe
10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About 10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About
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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About

Forget the usual suspects. We found worthwhile deals on menswear, watches, luggage, design, fragrance, books, and more.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in August 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in August 2026.

By Cool Material
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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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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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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‘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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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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