Interview
Sitting down with Shinola’s first watch design intern to talk, art, design, and of course, watches.
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On watches, Presidents, and politics
Analysis
The other day, Slate published an article with a pretty funny premise — is Pete Buttigieg an anonymous Wikipedia user who’s editing Mayor Pete’s own page, as well as related pages? Slate lays out a pretty convincing case, but I’ll leave that controversy for the Politicos and politicos.
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On Andrew Yang and Shinola
Analysis
In a recent sit-down with the Des Moines Register’s editorial board, Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang was asked why he didn’t wear an Apple Watch. “This is a Shinola watch” Yang exclaimed. “I’m friendly with the Shinola guys and gals.” The interviewer had noticed the watch had stopped moving and that the battery needed to be replaced, indicating that Yang was wearing one of Shinola’s quartz-powered watches.
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July 4 Rewind: Our Best American Stories of 2019
Just for Fun
In honor of July 4, I thought it appropriate to take a look back at our most American posts of the year thus far. Overall, it’s been another solid year in the slow but steady “renaissance” of American watchmaking, and we’ve been here to cover it.
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The Best American Watches in 2019
Guides
I recently posted about why I want Merci’s LMM-01 field watch so bad, but there was a small detail about that watch that’s stuck with me: French President Emmanuel Macron wears one. Like President Obama, Macron seems to find joy (and easy political points) in wearing a watch from his home country. But as I thought about it, it’s an idea I’m drawn to as well. Sure, we’re all citizens of the world, but we’re also proud of where we’re from. “American made,” especially in the context of watches, can be a hard term to pin down; it’s part marketing ploy, part statement of origin. And it’s not without controversy.
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