Watches
What Makes a Watch ‘American-Made’?
America is no longer the watchmaking powerhouse it used to be.
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StyleMilitary-Inspired Bags, Built to Last
A New York bag maker puts a stylish spin on utilitarian luggage.
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Food & DrinkThe Perfect Lobster Roll Comes from a Truck on Maine’s Southern Coast
The best lobster roll in Maine can’t be ordered in any restaurant. Instead, go to Fort Williams Park and find the Bite Into Maine food truck.
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FootwearHow L.L.Bean Makes Its Iconic Boots
Of Maine’s long history of shoemaking, L.L.Bean stand’s out as one of the state’s most iconic cobblers.
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HomeTested: Casper Mattress
The quest for a good night’s sleep shouldn’t be taken lightly and, after spending hours in showrooms full of mattresses, you’d be wise to consider the new Casper ($500-$950) mattress, which seems aimed to catch the traditional mattress world napping.
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OutdoorsTested: SportCrafters Omnium Trainer
For cyclists, both trainers and rollers have their respective pros and cons.
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StyleAthletic Guys, Consider These Easy Wardrobe Staples
There are a lot of great menswear companies making high quality clothes to fit most guys and most budgets. Perhaps unexpectedly, one guy who has been overlooked is the athlete.
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Watches30 Minutes With: Michael Kobold
Stories follow Michael Kobold everywhere. The founder of Kobold Watches, which declares that its watches are “conceived, designed, assembled and tested in USA from domestic and imported components”, has turned his immodest passion for timepieces into a successful business and made relationships with great men — Ranulph Fiennes, Gerd-Ruediger Lang, the late James Gandolfini — along the way.
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StylePopping in to the Pop Up Flea
The 2013 Pop Up Flea NYC shows off an overwhelming assortment of goods covering every aspect of a man’s wardrobe, from a beautiful Tiffany & Co-signed Rolex DateJust from Hodinkee to boots and leather goods from nearly every vendor at the show. Seriously, the PUF may or may not be the largest concentration of tanned hide ever assembled in one NY room.
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OutdoorsTested: NW Alpine
There are big-name brands in the outdoor clothing market that turn out lustworthy, cutting-edge shells, baselayers and insulation pieces season after season. But every once in a while, we stumble upon a small brand doing things a little bit differently yet equally well.
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WatchesTime On Our Hands: Shinola Runwell
Here’s the thing about Shinola: it gives off the right appearances, the right ethics, just the right amount of chip-on-the-shoulder pride; and then those things end up also being true, rooted in concrete examples like a city and the fingers of idealistic workers (who, outside of watches, also build excellent bikes) or abstract things like the American Dream.
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ArchiveSilent in Name Only: The Old Town Music Hall and Its Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
Tucked away in the quiet industrial surf town of El Segundo, California, stands a cozy theater that has been around since 1921. Within that theater sits a rare gem, something that most of us no longer associate with movies at all.
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HomeNailed It: 5 Best Hammers
Of all the tools in a man’s workshop, his hammer is perhaps the most personal. Chances are you still have your first forged striker, but we’ll forgive you an upgrade; it really is time.
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OutdoorsKit: Music Festival
Ah, the music festival. Concert after concert under the hot sun, huge fields of camping fans, available yet astronomically priced food, and port-a-potties stretching to the horizon combine for a strange breed of “roughing it” with large doses of civilization mixed in.
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HomeStanley PowerLock: An Icon Turns 50
Since 1963, we’ve enjoyed six generations of the Corvette and five versions of the Mustang. Nine different Presidents have called the White House home and we have listened to vinyl give way to tape, CDs and eventually the digital download.
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HomeScout Home Security System
When it comes to home security, there don’t seem to be many options between expensive monthly-fee security systems and keeping a pump-action under the bed (note: don’t do that).
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StyleArchival Clothing Webbing Belts
Ring belts are the saving grace for casual types who can’t stand the sight of belt loops in the raw. These Archival Webbing Belts ($28) are a restrained alternative to the preppy stripes and bright colors you’ll soon see crowding retailers’ spring shelves.
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StyleBilly Reid Heirloom Tailored Suiting
Billy Reid’s Heirloom collection is a new made-in-the-USA luxury line distinguished by high-end wools and cashmeres from the booming southern-style diplomat. The tailored collection currently features eight suits, all of which have their merits — but the Campbell Patch Suit in black red is our pick for expanding your suiting palette beyond the staples of navy, grey and black.
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HomeLoll Designs Fire Ring
You worked your ass off during the spring and summer to landscape that patio into a prime entertainment spot — only to watch it all wither away over the last few months. Your bitter attitude or the bitter weather shouldn’t keep you from enjoying moments outside with friends, though.