9 Best Shinola watches for men 2025, according to GQ editors

Shinola watches are literally built. Detroit can claim more than its share of important exports, from Motown and the Big Three to Tim Robinson and Big Sean. However, no list of Detroit's biggest hits would be created in Detroit without mentioning Shinola, the modern accessories brand, which has been created in Detroit for almost 15 years (along with leather goods and for some time.

Shinola, named after a long -held shoe polel brand, was faced with the city of the city in 2011 against the background of the city's decline. Since then, however, Shinola has opposed the expectations and has grown into one of the most famous watch brands in the country and combined a distinctive aesthetics inspired by Vintage with Swiss components and a healthy shot of bourgeois pride. Nowadays, everyone on the market for a Shinola watch has to choose more than 100 models, all of which are gathered in the flagship of the brand in the historic Argonaut building. From vintage skin divers to dials made of petrified corals, these are the best of them.

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According to GQ, the best Shinola watches of the men

Best Shinola dive guard: Shinola Duck Uhr

Shinola's latest drop (without counting the immediately sold out homage to the famous Detroit mixtape this week artist J Dilla) is inspired by the golden era of skin diving in the 1960s and 1970s. With a pronounced middle of the century, which is accentuated by a palette of pink, yellow and blues, the duck makes an ideal addition to camp shirts, Huaraches and everything that could rock this summer on the beach (or by the pool or the cookout).

Best Shinola Chronograph: Shinola Mackinac Automatic watch

This limited ticker is not named after the beautiful and historic island in Lake Michigan, but for a historical race on the island and the back back every summer from the Chicago Yacht Club. The Shinola Mackinac corresponds to its namesake (and in addition to its striking square case and his Bermuda blue dial), which can be differentiated by a yacht-timer function that can be used to count a breed or a regatta. Fortunately, you do not have to know the difference between a spinnaker and a genoa to appreciate the nautical mood exhibited here, but only in the event that you are in the Chicago Yacht Club this summer is extremely MackinAW.

Best Shinola Daily Driver Watch: Circadian Monster Automatic Watch

With all its many appealing properties, Shinola's watches were in the past at the end of the spectrum in Chonkier, with cases up to a sheny strong 48 mm. With this year's introduction of the Circadian Monster Automatic, the brand finally has something for those who have an impression of classic dimensions. With 36 mm, the stainless steel housing of the circadian is almost universally flattering, especially when it is combined with an Eucalyptus-green dial. If you are looking for a watch that looks right in your wardrobe with pretty much everything, this will do the trick.

Best vintage-like shinol clock: Shinola Mechanic clock

Shinola's aesthetics was always strongly influenced by a nostalgia for the Americana in the middle of the century, but only a few of the brand's creations reached the brand with as much finesse as the mechanic. A pillow-shaped housing, a crystal style in the style of “Box” and Big Sans-Serif digits are reminiscent of the clock designs of the 1930s and 1940s, as well as a Swiss wedding movement of the old school.

Best Shinola watch with the coolest dial: Shinola Runwell Uhr

Stone leaves are everywhere these days, but Shinola was ahead of the curve when she launched this variant of Runwell in 2017. Anyone who has spent time on a beach on Lake Michigan is probably familiar with the unique appearance of Petoskey stones, which divides their unusual six-sided pattern from the fossilized remains in the region in the area, and it is a common area that is located in the region, and there is an ordinary area. This makes this runwell not only one of the most unique stone switches, but also the most historical creation in Michigan since the Coney dog.

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How we make this selection

We strive to throw a network as far as possible to determine the best options in three key categories: QualityPresent fitAnd Price.

In order to start the process, the GQ Braintrus recommends coordinating our competitors. Some of the people involved worked in retail and thrown clothes to the masses. Others have tried for small-batch menty labels. Everyone spend far too much time to think about what is hanging in their cupboards.

We rely on this collective experience to lead our search and to correct a mixture of known names, indie favorites and the craftsmanship for bleeding the genre. Then we narrow down the range to the picks, which achieved the highest in terms of quality, fit and price.

In most of our buyers, our team has first -hand experience with the majority of our selection, but a handful is completely new to us. After several months of intensive debate, we collect the voices, collect the anecdotal evidence and, with a list of what we think is best in the category, from the proven staling to the modern disruptors, the affordable rackets, the affordable racket designer.

Regardless of your preferences, regardless of your style, there must be a superlative on this list for you. ((Read more about the GQ test process here.))