J Dilla's Hands Made Music.Our Hands Made This.
Meticulously Designed, Assembled and Tested in the USA.
Limited to 500 pieces, this Runwell Chronograph features a cassette tape-inspired window that exposes the transparent chronograph eye discs and movement inside. The multi-layer dial, colored, accents, and gold indexes with custom caseback have each been customized with a Dilla Time graphic treatment, reflecting his groundbreaking rhythmic sensibility. This timepiece is completed with an '8 Bar' embossed navy leather strap with a purple lining.
Movement
Argonite 5021.D
Case Plating
Stainless Steel
Case Back
The custom caseback is adorned with a signature Dilla Time graphic and the watch's individual serial number.
Color
Clear
1. CLEAR ACRYLIC BOX
Fittingly packaged in a custom commemorative box crafted from clear acrylic in homage to the cassette tape.
2. DIAL REVEAL WINDOW
Slide off the outer blue sleeve to reveal the cassette-inspired window dial.
3. COMMEMORATIVE CARD
Accompanied by a storybook insert that commemorates the achievements of J Dilla written by Dan Charnas, author of Dilla Time.
A tribute to the man who remixed time itself.
Shinola is proud to honor J Dilla, our next Great American, with two new timepieces celebrating his legacy as a hip-hop legend and Detroit native.
Movement
Argonite 5021.D
The high-accuracy quartz movement—hand-assembled in Detroit with 79 components—drives the hours, minutes, sub-second dials, chronograph and date window with precision.
Dial
Cassette Inspired Window
Dial details pay tribute to Dilla’s influence on music as we know it—from the Dilla Time inspired tracking to the transparent sub-eye discs. The stripe indexes and hour and minute hands feature Super-LumiNova.
Case
Stainless Steel
This polished stainless steel case features a classic pumpkin crown and double-domed sapphire crystal. The custom caseback is adorned with a signature Dilla Time graphic and the watch’s individual serial number.
Strap
8 Bar Navy Leather Strap
This premium leather strap in navy features eight embossed bars that represent the rhythmic sections found in music. Flip it over to reveal a purple underside with purple stitching.
