Robust clock with Detroit Soul: Shinola Duck Watch Review

It was 2:30 a.m., a few more hours until my alarm clock woke me up From my sleep to turkey in the spring hunt in Colorado. I got upset and struck the ceiling to clear the snow and keep a collapse in chess. But I threw on the clock again, impressed by the Lume, the only thing I could see in the dark.

Last week the Detroit Watch Shinola brand released one of its 40 mm diving watches, the quartz-driven duck. And while the brand is a little polarizing, the 2025 Shinola duck is a stunner. In addition to the good look, which I think is enough for this watch, it is a solid watch for adventure.

I put it to the test for the last week, while Turkey found in the Rocky Mountains and in daily clothing in the city and in my office, and found this quartz-driven ticker for many people.

Consoling: The Shinola duck is revised for 2025 with a good look and a lower price. For 550 US dollars, buyers receive a classic, capable quartz clock. With a 100 -m water rating and a Sapphire crystal, it should master most strictly outdoor use. In the readability of Field Watch, however, it is a little short and does not have a sufficient depth evaluation or readability for use for diving.

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Shinola Duck Review: Overview

Shinola published its first version of the duck a few years ago, but the new 2025 version is completely different, and I would argue much more convincingly, water birds. While the old duck had bulbous, rounded edges and an almost cartoons logo and appearance, the 2025 duck vintage kool seeps.

The duck arrived in a pretty wooden display case in my office. My first impression was that this watch would be at home in a trendy Palm Springs Hotel at home under the furniture from the middle of the century.

It is a generally simple watch with a dozen flat relay indices for the hour markings, a small date window at the 3 o'clock position and the word Shinola in all caps under a tiny horizontal flash. Under the middle of the clock, “duck” reads in italics, followed by “Argonite – 715”, “Detroit” and “10 ATM”.

The text is all subtle against the black face. The seconds are referred to by subtly colored markers, which unfortunately do not quite match the green and orange second hand on my demo model.

Bezel

Outside the flat sapphire crystal, the bad-light bezel begins. It is well done in black and silver and has a subtle edge of coin, which, although it is attractive, is really too smooth to get real use in which wet or handled hands would be more difficult to get a good grip.

But that's not really a diving guard that is intended for diving. It is an everyday watch that is used in and around the water. But when you are diving, grab a computer.

The bezel has a small application of Lume in the 12 clock position, but the rest is not illuminated in the dark.

The bezel marked with a single Lume point at 12 p.m. and 15, 30 and 45 is a useful timer. And the bezel moves with a nice, smooth click. It takes a nice, safe handle to turn it. As with most watches, it feels functional and well done.

belt

The 2025 Shinola duck has a really nice basketwave rubber belt. It is soft, smooth and comfortable against the skin. I tested the black model, but it is also available in blue and yellow.

Overall, it is a really simple strap, but very nice and stylish. A nice gesture is that it has a quick spring rod, so that switching the belts is child's play.

Movement, lume

The Shinola duck has a Ronda 715 quartz movement. It is evaluated at -10/+20 seconds a month, which is a good average quartz accompanying. It is not a particularly remarkable movement, but the work will be done reliably.

It requires the battery replacement from time to time.

A very slight point of criticism that I have is that the second pointer does not match the second markings on the watch. It is only a fraction of a millimeter statement, but for a 500 dollar -Quartz clock I would really hope that these details will be chosen. It is not a big deal and certainly not a deal breaker, but something that was noticed to me that it could be improved.

In the meantime, I was very impressed by the Lume. As mentioned above, I was easy to read the watch in the absolute pitch darkness of a tent during a nightly snowstorm. In this case it was at least 6 hours since the clock had experienced the light of the day. Not bad.

The lume shines with a beautiful green color, greener than many watches that I have tested over the years. It is pretty readable.

Fallback

The fallback is pretty cool, with an engraving of a diving under the water. While the previous duck, well, was somehow stupid, it is well executed and is a beautiful representation of a generic duck. My duck identification is shit because I am not a very serious duck hunter, but I would call it a redhead or mass. Without many details it is a kind of guess!

No matter, it looks pretty good. And when it came to my tests, I was still hunting Turkey. But I think the duck would do a fairly massive duck hunting clock because it is waterproof and readable in low light.

Shinola duck: against the competition

You don't buy a 500 dollar -Quartz clock for any reason than you. There are many cheaper quarters that do the same or more than the Shinola duck. A couple that comes to mind are the VAER G2 meridian (approx. 350 USD, 150 feet of waterproof rating, solar quartz) and several watches from Seiko or Citizen.

But that's not a knock against Shinola. The duck is a sharp-looking clock that feels great on my 6.5-inch wrist. It really has good readability, even in poor lighting conditions. And it is well against the exertion of the outdoor use.

Is it a real diving guard? Not really. But it is a good -looking watch for daily clothing that has no problems on the beach, on a duck boat or in the camp.

The ideal buyer is someone who wants a nice, stylish watch at a reasonable price. It is fashionable, but built with high -quality components that don't feel like some fashion brands Chintzy. It has a nice, assembled in-detroit atmosphere, which contains a story for anyone who wants to talk to watches. And it is a pretty cool brand with a growing fan base.

The Shinola duck is a great-looking, functional choice for the person looking for a single quartz train to do everything. At least in the black configuration, almost every kind of clothing will go well. For those who want something that really bang, look at the blue strap with pink hands or the yellow strap and face.

It is a funny watch that is very easy to reach for many people, although they are far from it. As many watch lovers say when repeated, this is a perfect instance of “If you love it, buy it.” I can't see any disadvantage at all.