Frequently Asked Questions
- What does it mean when the second hand ticks every 4 seconds instead of every second? Shinola's quartz watches are equipped with an EOL (end of life) feature. When your watch's battery is approaching the end of its life, the seconds hand will tick once every four seconds instead of once per second. This feature conserves battery power and alerts you that it is time to ...
- What does the Serial Number mean on my watch? The serial number is a unique identifier for the category of your watch, its model year, and the specific number of your watch in the production run. View our serial number guide below to learn details about your watch. We encourage you to register your watch through ...
- What is the difference between automatic and quartz movements? The History of Watch Movements Before the first quartz (battery powered) watches were made available in 1969 and into the 1970s, all watch movements were mechanical - powered by a main spring that was either wound manually (manual) or wound automatically by the wearer's motion (automatic). ...
- How can magnets affect my automatic watch? Magnetism may cause an interruption in the timekeeping of your automatic?either making your timepiece operate much faster or slower. Leaving a watch that isn't equipped with an anti-magnetic shield near magnetized objects, including but not limited to cell phones, speakers, televisions and ...
- What are your watch straps made from? And where are they built? We currently offer leather, rubber, nylon, silicone, and cloth straps for our timepieces in addition to stainless steel and titanium bracelets. The majority of our leather watch straps are cut and sewn in our leather strap factory in Detroit, MI, while others are crafted by our manufacturing ...