{"id":1343,"date":"2013-05-21T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-08-03T17:09:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T17:09:18","slug":"welcome-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourstories.shinola.com\/our-stories\/welcome-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome To Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit is a passionate city, and the community-minded folks here are living examples of what&#8217;s possible when industrial ingenuity meets old-fashioned grit and determination. That spirit is what drew us to Detroit in the first place, and it&#8217;s why we&#8217;re such fierce proponents of this city.<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<p>But we feel the only way to truly understand Detroit&#8212;as well as Shinola&#8212;is to experience it firsthand. That&#8217;s why our first question for all potential retail partners is, &#8220;When can you visit?&#8221; We insist that any retailer who wants to stock our timepieces must first come and experience the Motor City for themselves, and see our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/shop\/watches\/mens-watches.html\">men&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/shop\/watches\/womens-watches.html\">women&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;watches being hand assembled by the skilled craftspeople in our watch factory.<\/p>\n<p>Really, though,&nbsp;<em>everyone<\/em>&nbsp;should visit Detroit, and right now is an exceptional time to come and witness an iconic American city in the midst of a dramatic reinvention. 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