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What Patek Philippe Does Way Better Than Any Other Watchmaker

What Patek Philippe Does Way Better Than Any Other Watchmaker

Published by Jenni Sidey

Welcome to GQ’s 201-level Watch Glossary, breaking down the advanced terms and specific references that are essential knowledge for every serious collector. In 1941, in a show of Katie Ledecky-style dominance, Patek Philippe became the first to release a serially produced watch that combined two of the trickiest functions in watchmaking: the perpetual calendar and a chronograph. In the 85 years since, the brand has perfected this alchemy, and examining the many iterations of this watch is a crash course in how the watch industry has functioned and what collectors have sought out over the decades. Ref. 1518: The breakthrough (1941) The ref. 1518 was only produced in roughly 281 examples, but it started a long lineage of signature pieces at Patek Philippe and laid the foundation for a series of timepieces that remains an important component of the maison’s Grand Complications to this day. Constructing a perpetual calendar is difficult enough: the gearing necessary for a mechanical object to track months (let alone years) of different lengths is difficult to synchronize and miniaturize, and …

Menswear’s Best Affordable Collaboration Scores a Hat Trick

Menswear’s Best Affordable Collaboration Scores a Hat Trick

Published by Jenni Sidey

The fashion collab space is genuinely oversaturated, which makes it difficult to break into the ranks of the perennial link-ups we gleefully anticipate. There are only so many holes in any wardrobe, and only so many cheeky interpretations that can land. But folks, it’s time we add Aaron Levine and Zara to the list, because their third collection is out, and it is quite possibly better than any similar effort on the market. At this point, we shouldn’t expect anything less from the menswear maven himself, but it’s all there. Elite-level knitwear, exquisitely tailored trousers, louche button-ups, outstanding outerwear, a killer suit, and even some s-tier accessories, all of it punching far above its weight class. That means if you’re looking to overhaul your entire wardrobe, or add a couple of eye-catching pieces, there might not be a better place to start. So, take a look at what we’ve got our eyes on down below, or head on over to Zara to check out the whole thing for yourself. Aaron Levine x Zara Plaid Jacket …

Noah Kahan Sold Out the Rose Bowl, and a Good Sad Time Was Had By All

Noah Kahan Sold Out the Rose Bowl, and a Good Sad Time Was Had By All

Published by Jenni Sidey

Kahan’s sensitive songwriting and crunchy affability have a timelessness to them—you could imagine him doing a Counting Crows thing in the 1990s, or having a Five For Fighting “Superman”-style smash hit in the 2000s—but the conditions have been simply perfect for Kahan in our current decade: the pandemic kicking a wide swathe of young people from their college dorms and first apartments unhappily back to their places of origin, turning them into involuntary townies; an increasing awareness of and interest in ‘mental health’ as a concept; the rise of a social media platform that rewards clear, sticky, and relatable songwriting, especially from artists who vulnerably make work in front of their audiences in real time; the post-2020 appetite for homespun music that sounds best on porches, patios and backyards; a dearth of appealing male solo artists that left the field wide open for a new star to be born. Before the show, I was chatting with my husband, trying desperately to find any kind of music history comp for Kahan’s success. Is he a pop-star …

Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Cast, ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ footage, New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘VisionQuest’ Trailers, and a Sick Gosling Jacket Revealed at D23

Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Cast, ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ footage, New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘VisionQuest’ Trailers, and a Sick Gosling Jacket Revealed at D23

Published by Jenni Sidey

At long last, the MCU’s X-Men have arrived. That’s the big takeaway from this weekend’s big announcements from Disney’s biennial superfan event, known as D23. (It’s called that because Disney was started in 1923, an abbreviation I definitely always knew and certainly did not Google in the middle of drafting this piece). While most of the weekend focuses on exclusive merch releases, various panels, and other inside looks, the big draw of the event—at least for our purposes—was a flurry of footage drops and reveals around the future of Marvel and Star Wars. Sure, a new Incredibles movie, more information on Coco 2, and the announcement of a Kingdom Hearts anime are cool, too—but really, it’s all about the mutants and their impending MCU debut. If you somehow missed the panel or are looking for a bit more context on what their arrival will mean to the MCU, we broke down that announcement, and a few others, including the first details around Ahsoka season two and more info about Ryan Gosling’s Star Wars: Starfighter, below. …

GQ Box Fall 2026 Review: See Everything Inside

GQ Box Fall 2026 Review: See Everything Inside

Published by Jenni Sidey

For a limited time, get your first seasonal GQ Box for 60% off ($65 $26) using code GQ60—PLUS a $25 credit to the Member Store, sent straight to your inbox. Sometimes, the little rituals of getting ready can be even more satisfying than going out. Like pouring yourself an Old Fashioned, and taking a step back to appreciate your effort. Or spraying the fragrance that people love to compliment and thinking, “yep, that’ll do.” Even if you end up spending the night at home, there’s something to be said about ending the day more intentionally. That’s the spirit behind the Fall 2026 GQ Box. Every prstuct was chosen to elevate your everyday rituals—a better shave, smarter skincare, a proper pour—and make getting yourself together every bit as enjoyable as wherever your night takes you. That’s what GQ Box does best. We spend our days testing the latest products—and really living with them—before landing on the truly exceptional ones to recommend to you. Here’s what made the final cut this season, and why. Why you’ll love it: …

Tom Brady Wore a Fully Glow-in-the-Dark IWC

Tom Brady Wore a Fully Glow-in-the-Dark IWC

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Back in May of 2024, IWC equipped Lewis Hamilton with every five-year-old boy’s dream watch. The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Ceralume, which looks white at first glance, is actually made of ceramic powder infused with luminous pigment, so the case, dial, and white rubber strap doubled as a night light. Unfortunately, like many pieces worn by Hamilton, it was just a production piece that wasn’t available to the general public. Collectors’ patience was rewarded earlier this year, though, when IWC debuted a commercial—and more complicated—version of the technology in the form of the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume. Limited to 250 pieces, it has already found itself on the wrist of one mega-collector (and former IWC ambassador) in the form of Tom Brady, who wore one while on vacation with his family in southern France. This IWC has been one of the breakout hits on watch social media this year. The effect of the entire piece breaking out into a neon blue glow whenever it enters the dark is quite a stunt. This watch …

Drake Just Got a Wild One-of-One “Iceman” Rolex Daytona

Drake Just Got a Wild One-of-One “Iceman” Rolex Daytona

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On Instagram, Drake just shared what might just be the rarest piece in the entire watch world. While Rolex routinely drops special “off-catalog” pieces—extremely limited and high-priced variations on its watches that often feature over-the-top diamond settings—getting the Crown to do a true one-of-one is practically unheard of these days. This doesn’t appear to be a problem if you’re Drake, though. On Friday night, the rapper posted a Daytona that is unlike anything else in the Rolex catalog. The case and dial of the watch share the typical glitz and glamour seen in the really high-end off-catalog pieces. Much like the one worn by Roger Federer last year, Drake’s Daytona has a pavé diamond dial and sapphires set just about everywhere you could possibly put them. Hour markers? Yes. Bezel? Of course. Lugs? Why not? But what really sets this watch apart from anything Rolex has done before is the bracelet. Drake shared in his caption that the name of his one-of-one is the “Ice Gradient” Daytona, and the bracelet shows us why. The rapper …

Tramell Tillman Can Finally Talk About ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and His MCU Role

Tramell Tillman Can Finally Talk About ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and His MCU Role

Published by Jenni Sidey

You’ve spoken at length before about how your experiences working in corporate America through your twenties heavily influenced your approach to playing Mr. Milchick on Severance. More specifically you’ve noted that he’s a bit of an amalgamation of a few people you met in offices during those days. Was there a similar real-life frame of reference for this corporate antagonist? I lean more into the politician analogy for Metzger. I had this inkling that Metzger had just a little bit of swag, a little smoothness. So the politician who came to mind immediately was President Barack Obama. There’s a fullness, a calmness, a steadiness there. I borrowed a little bit of that and marinated it in my own flavor, because we have to believe Metzger. We have to trust him. Destin mentioned in a recent Interview story that you had an R&B playlist for Metzger that you listened to on set. What was on that? I won’t say what’s on it because my process, that journey, it’s very personal to me. But I will give …

This Is What the ‘90s Smelled Like, According to Gap

This Is What the ‘90s Smelled Like, According to Gap

Published by Jenni Sidey

Retro Gap is in high demand. Peruse the secondhand market and you’ll find no shortage of resellers hoarding output from the brand’s ‘90s-era heyday, inspiring Gap itself to rerelease some of its archive’s greatest hits. A faded denim jacket or khakis with the old Gap logo might elicit fond memories—lived or borrowed—but nothing tickles the subconscious like a familiar scent. Maybe that’s why the everyman label decided to revive its suite of fragrances, each plucked straight from the golden era of American mall culture. If you’re an elder millennial, you might remember that Gap’s original fragrance line was discontinued in the early 2000s, leaving fiercer alternatives to win over the nostrils of a new generation. Now, at long last, it’s back. The re-release includes a quintet of eau de parfums that evoke ‘90s minimalism with their plain packaging, which features Gap’s iconic serif typeface logo and Helvetica product text over simple impressionistic vignettes. The packaging is cute, so I’d hoped the bottles themselves were more reminiscent of some of the more sculptural, biomorphic bottles of …

Inside the Weird New World of Peptide Tanning

Inside the Weird New World of Peptide Tanning

Published by Jenni Sidey

As far as subcultures go, bodybuilding is a famously tan one. Initially, Ken “Skip” Hill’s regimen was no different from that of other guys in the circuit. Supplementing tanning bed sessions with regular sun exposure secured him a solid char that helped contour his hard-earned muscles. “Brown fat looks better than white fat,” Hill explained. It was 1985, and the goal was to look like David Lee Roth, the lithe and atomically sun-kissed frontman of the hair metal band Van Halen. “I could sound like a Neanderthal,” Hill says from his current home in Southern Florida, where he works as a professional trainer, “but the muscle thing in my teenage years was: girls. The tan, for some reason, was every bit as important.” In 2006, Hill was introduced, through other bodybuilders, to a peptide that stimulates melanin production, allowing users to achieve a much deeper tan with less sun exposure. “A lot of us are our own guinea pigs,” he said. Along with visits to the tanning bed, the peptide, called Melanotan-II, gave him the …