Buyer’s Guide
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Tech
Ray-Ban Meta Audio Drops the Camera, Keeps the AI
Meta and Ray-Ban remove the camera for lighter $349 open-ear AI glasses with up to 12 hours of battery life.
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Style
Arc’teryx x BEAMS Marks 25 Years With Koyo
The anniversary collection revives the Theta AR and adds technical layers in an autumn-inspired Japanese palette.
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Watches
Kurono Calendrier SBR Turns Up the Dial Gloss
Hajime Asaoka’s latest 38mm triple calendar pairs a glossy saxe-blue dial with applied indices for $2,380.
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Watches
Timex Gives Waterbury Its First Automatic Day-Date
The 39mm Waterbury Heritage Automatic adds a Miyota 8205 day-date movement and enamel dial for $449.
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Audio
Beats 360 Makes Over-Ear Headphones Modular
Beats’ new $350 flagship adds swappable cushions, stronger ANC, IPX4 protection, and 32-hour battery life.
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Style
Todd Snyder Marks 15 Years by Reworking Its Menswear Staples
TS15 revisits the Dylan Jacket, Wythe tailoring, selvedge chinos, and other signatures in upgraded materials.
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Motoring
Ceer Exobot Debuts as Saudi Arabia’s First National EV
Ceer’s first production models are an electric sedan and SUV engineered and built in Saudi Arabia.
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Food & Drink
Blue Note Brings Back Its Honey-Finished Bourbon and Rye
Blue Note’s third honey-cask release raises proof and allocation while adding single-barrel versions.
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Watches
H. Moser Off-Grid Puts Digital Functions in a Streamliner
Moser’s limited Off-Grid pairs analog hands with GMT, chronograph, calendar, alarm, and travel tools.
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Footwear
Aigle Flowlite Takes Trail Tech Into the City
Aigle’s new Flowlite uses PEBA-infused cushioning, a stability plate, and grippy rubber in a 310-gram urban-trail sneaker.
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Outdoors
Chêne Founders’ Reserve Brings Waxed Canvas Back Outside
Chêne Gear builds four field pieces from British Millerain waxed canvas, brass hardware, leather reinforcement, and down.
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Style
DITA x 424 Artoa.92 Is Designed to Wear In
DITA and 424 turn a Japanese-made titanium aviator into a 100-piece experiment in deliberate patina, complete with sandpaper.
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Audio
Bose Expands Open-Ear Audio With Two New Earbuds
Bose adds a $199 sport-focused model and a $299 second-gen Ultra Open, both designed to keep outside sound audible.
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Footwear
NEEDLES Turns SOREL’s Ambler Purple
NEEDLES brings its purple palette and butterfly mark to SOREL’s waterproof clog and chukka.
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Watches
Timex Adds a Helium Valve to the Deepwater Meridian
Timex gives its $469+ automatic diver a ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal, and helium escape valve.
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Food & Drink
The Macallan Gives TIME : SPACE Its Own Sherry Casks
The 20-year-old Scotch is the first Macallan influenced by casks seasoned with its own Valdespino sherry.
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Watches
Victorinox Rebuilds the Maverick at 39mm
Victorinox gives its two-decade-old Maverick a smaller case, cleaner design, and quartz or automatic options.
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Motoring
Stark Blacks Out the VARG SM for a 500-Bike Run
The VARG SM SKÖLL pairs 80 hp with titanium hardware, a 271-pound curb weight, and a 500-unit limit.
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Watches
Hublot Turns Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog Into a Watch
The Classic Fusion Balloon Dog translates Jeff Koons’ mirrored sculpture into three 42mm Hublot editions.
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Audio
Shokz Makes the OpenFit Air 2 Lighter and Smaller
The 7.2-gram OpenFit Air 2 adds physical controls, fuller bass, IP55 protection, and 36-hour battery life.
