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Is your chronograph second hand not lining up at 12? Here’s a tour of my Shinola Runwell Sport Chrono 48mm and the quick fix for that hand.
I showed you the Black Blizzard Runwell Sport Chrono before. This one is the standard Runwell Sport Chrono with a white dial, a navy blue bezel and a blue rubber strap, and I really love it. Here’s a quick tour, then how to realign the chronograph second hand on its Argonite movement. My original link was an Amazon search page, so the button now goes to a Runwell Sport Chrono 48mm listing on Amazon; Shinola sells several color combinations.
- Huge presence, but wears nicely
- White, black, blue and gray all work together
- Dark brushed case hides knocks better than polished steel
- Screw-down crown
- Chrono hand is easy to realign
- Mix-and-match color combos
- 48 mm is a big watch
- 10 ATM, so not a true dive watch
- Pricey
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The strap
You get a very solid navy blue rubber band, made in the USA in Stillwater, Minnesota. It has a wave pattern so it breathes a little, a raised center line, and a Shinola lightning bolt on the end. The buckle has a gray brushed finish with another lightning bolt underneath.
The watch
It’s freaking beautiful. The lugs droop down a little, and at 48 millimeters it’s a large watch with a lot of presence. The bezel clicks all the way around like a diver, though water resistance is 10 ATM, so I wouldn’t take it diving much.
There are slightly rounded traditional pushers for the chronograph and a screw-down onion crown. The sunken subdials have the concentric circle pattern typical of the Runwell. The white dial has black silk-screened Arabic numerals with a nice 3D look, lume at the hour markers, sword hands, and a shiny orange lightning bolt.
How to realign the chronograph second hand
My chronograph second hand wasn’t lined up at the top. Here’s how to fix it on the Argonite 5050 movement:
- Unscrew the crown and pull it out to the third (furthest) position, the time-setting position.
- Hold the A and B pushers in together for two seconds. The hand does a 360-degree swing and enters reset mode.
- Use the pushers to adjust the hand to 12.
- Push the crown back in and screw it down.
Start the chronograph (top pusher), stop it, reset it (bottom pusher), and it snaps right back to the top.
On the wrist
The flat white dial and navy bezel, with a matte shimmer, tie together with the band, and they look great against the dark brushed case. That finish holds up to getting banged around better than polished stainless steel.
On my 7.5-inch wrist, 48 mm sounds big, but it wears nicely. It also comes in other combos, like a red bezel with a white dial or a blue bezel with a blue dial, and the straps are cross-compatible if you want leather or a bracelet.
FAQ
How do you reset the Shinola chronograph second hand?
Pull the crown to the third position, hold both pushers for two seconds, adjust the hand with the pushers, then push the crown in.
How big is the Runwell Sport Chrono?
48 mm. It wears nicely on my 7.5-inch wrist.
Is it a dive watch?
It has a clicking diver-style bezel, but it is rated 10 ATM, so I would not dive with it much.
What movement does it use?
The Argonite 5050 quartz chronograph movement.
Can you change the strap?
Yes. The straps are cross-compatible if you get the right size (about 24 mm on mine).
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