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Virgil Abloh posted a mysterious picture to Instagram featuring a customized Patek Philippe Nautilus with a totally blacked-out case & dial.
Zen Love is Gear Patrol's Associate Editor. He has been deeply obsessed with watches for over a decade and has written about them professionally for nearly as long. Since 2019, he's been covering anything that ticks and fits on the wrist for Gear Patrol with a bent toward making watches' history, mechanics, and collector culture approachable and democratic. He is always punctual.
Virgil Abloh posted a mysterious picture to Instagram featuring a customized Patek Philippe Nautilus with a totally blacked-out case & dial.
By Zen Love
The new Mido Multifort Patrimony collection combines retro looks and a 80-hour power-reserve automatic movement.
By Zen Love
This masculine new dive watch from Mühle-Glashütte is dark and serious, with tough German tool watch-cred to back up its mean looks.
By Zen Love
We found three great examples of watches from the Swiss brand Rotary, once known for issued British army watches and diver chronographs.
By Zen Love
The Citizen Caliber 0100 high-end quartz watch is accurate to within one second per year, and costs over $7,000.
By Zen Love
At 68% off its retail price, the Cahill Diver from Spinnaker is a great option as an everyday sport watch or Father’s Day gift.
By Zen Love
This GMT watch from indy brand Ultramarine is competitively priced with all Swiss parts, from its automatic movement to the last screw.
By Zen Love
This new Casio G-Shock features the signature looks and quality of the famed boxing equipment manufacturer.
By Zen Love
Microbrand Mercer celebrates its fifth anniversary with an affordable watch combining an enamel dial and vintage French mechanical movement.
By Zen Love
A cool, military-inspired dial and a Swiss movement help this Kickstarter project stand out from the crowd.
By Zen Love
Three vintage watches by the French brand LIP show different sides, from elegant to funky, of a once prolific company.
By Zen Love
A new version of Ball Watch Co.’s Roadmaster Starlight dive watch offers not only a bronze case but in-house movement, and all for a pretty reasonable price.
By Zen Love
Casio’s latest G-Shock MT-G watch is tough, features more tech than ever, and is now available in a striking black and red-accented version.
By Zen Love
Tissot’s new Heritage 1973 Chronograph watch features a “panda” dial and other retro-sporty elements enthusiasts just can’t get enough of.
By Zen Love
Handsome and affordably priced, almost every part of Timex’s new American Documents watch collection is made stateside.
By Zen Love
Bucherer’s hansome blue chronograph edition of the popular Oris Divers Sixty-Five may be the best entry in the series.
By Zen Love
Bravur watches offer sleek Scandinavian designs, Swiss automatic movements, affordable prices, and colorful dials.
By Zen Love
Three vintage watches from Movado’s early years give a more nuanced picture of the brand than many associate with the modern company.
By Zen Love
American watch company Brew celebrates coffee culture and vintage watch styles, and new dial colors really pop with retro charm.
By Zen Love
The new Longines Hydroconquest for 2019 takes on a sleek and sporty character with a deep black ceramic case.
By Zen Love