Though most people don’t associate Detroit with watchmaking, the team at Shinola are working hard to create a new tradition in American timepiece manufacturing. The Argonite 1069 Movement inside each Runwell is Swiss and is assembled from 4 dozen parts in Detroit, the strap is made of American Horween leather and the watch is capable of running for years on a single battery – it’s also waterproof to 50M.
The design of the watch is timeless and the limited production quantities make them fantastic acquisitions, especially if you’d like to support the heritage of hand built machines coming out of Detroit. Each Runwell costs $550 USD and can choose from a series of sizes and dial colours.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, and many more.
Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
The Bolt Safe was designed to offer a simple but very effective hiding place for small items, including rolled up bank notes. People who travel overland (and over sea) often squirrel away some cash and ID papers in a hidden location, to keep them safe from thieves, corrupt border officials, and unscrupulous local law enforcement….
Lloyd Brothers Motorsports have been building some of the quickest flat trackers in the world for over 25 years, but this project wasn’t built for dirt oval competition, it was built as a father son project by company co-founder (and Dad) David Lloyd, and his son James. The Beginning The project began with a 1987 Honda…
Pacto Racing Boots are hand-made by two artisans who sit side-by-side in a small workshop in Costa Rica – one of them cuts and stitches the leather, and the other cuts and mounts to the soles. The boots themselves were very carefully designed in the style of the original racing driver boots from the mid-20th…
The Bell Eliminator Helmet is a new design from the American company designed to fit into their expanding line of classic helmets, alongside models like the Moto-3 and the Bullitt. It’s clear from the outset that the Eliminator takes its design cues from vintage automobile racing designs, particularly those from the drag strips and oval…
Anyone who’s ever had an argument with Siri or Alexa will already be familiar with the parallels to HAL 9000 – the prescience of the digital Arthur C. Clarke character has proven to be truly startling. Now for the first time ever you can buy your own fully-functional HAL 9000 in either wall-mounted and voice-interactive…
Background: An Inventive Family Marshall and Milton Reeves were American brothers whose inventions made their mark on agriculture, commercial vehicles, and industry. They were Christians known for their humility and when their company became large and successful, they could be found with their sleeves rolled up working on the factory floor alongside their employees. Both…
