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The best way to catch up on the day’s most important product releases and stories.

The best way to catch up on the day’s most important product releases and stories.
By Gear Patrol

And if you pre-order now you can save hundreds.

A $450,000 Seiko, an affordable perpetual calendar, Alpina’s vintage diver and more.

Pilots, divers and drivers from Switzerland, England and Germany fill out this week’s new watches.
By Jason Heaton

Here’s the right cross-country ski gear — classic, skate and backcountry — to get you out the door and on the trail.
By Jason Heaton

A good expedition watch must be a jack of all trades, with water, shock, and magnetic field resistance plus a compass bezel.


When building anything, one must begin with strong foundation. A watch collection is no different.

There are few scenes that conjure up summer more than white sails against a blue sky, whether you’re cruising in a 12-meter out of Newport, rounding buoys in a Laser at your lake’s weekend regatta, or just sitting on the beach watching the action. Our country’s lore and style are steeped in sailing culture, and watch companies haven’t ignored the nautical theme.
By Jason Heaton

If you’re like us, you have a long list of watches you’d love to own. The watch companies maintain a continuous flow of tantalizing images of their new creations, the Web is rife with chronic watch flippers offering good deals on minty timepieces, and suddenly that watch you’re wearing is starting to look a little rough around the edges.
By Jason Heaton

In the hallowed halls of Gear Patrol, you’ll occasionally hear a whimper, nay, more of a subdued weeping, when we get wind of a car that appeals to our senses that we’ll never be able to get here in the states.
By Amos Kwon

The right stuff
By Jason Heaton
