Shinola Bronze Monster Automatic 43mm Watch Review
Shinola, the Detroit-based maker of hipster-oriented briefcases, bicycles, and watches, has taken some flak since its 2011 inception, most prominently for its American heritage-oriented marketing campaigns and, at times, exaggerated claims of U.S. manufacture. It became serious. In 2016, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that Shinola must no longer include "Made in the USA"or similar claims in its marketing materials and must become more transparent regarding its manufacturing and supply chain processes, a blow which might have upended the brand. Some watch enthusiasts have also been tough on Shinola, citing high retail prices for relatively simple watches equipped with inexpensive Swiss-made Ronda quartz movements, which are, in fact, assembled in a Detroit factory from Swiss-made components.In an apparent answer to its critics, Shinola released its first diver's watch and first automatic as a limited edition of 500 pieces in 2017. The new watch was called the "Lake Erie Monster"in a
Sarpaneva Woodoo Moon Piece Unique Watch
When buying high-end watches from small, independent watchmakers, you are buying the personality of the watchmaker as much as you are the watch. Like art, an investment in a boutique and perhaps one-of-a-kind watch is primarily emotional before it is practical. However, how often is it that you find the watchmaker’s face on the watch itself? The Sarpaneva Woodoo is one such example… and we also happen to think it is a cool watch for Halloween today.Quite literally, Finnish Stepan Sarpaneva’s face is on the dial of the piece unique Woodoo watch. This individually made watch is based on the Sarpaneva Korona Moonshine that came out a few years ago. What Stepan did is overlay a diamond-studded skull mask over the face of the grimacing moon. The face is loosely based on Stepan’s own face – and if it isn’t, then it seems all too convenient. That’s actually him below modeling off the face paint inspiration. What followed was probably a hell of a night