{"id":1356,"date":"2013-08-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-11-09T20:55:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T20:55:07","slug":"the-argonite-705-watch-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourstories.shinola.com\/our-stories\/the-argonite-705-watch-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Argonite 705 Watch Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&fit=scale&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&amp;fit=scale&amp;h=169&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0&amp;w=300&amp;wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&amp;fit=scale&amp;h=84&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0&amp;w=150&amp;wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&amp;fit=scale&amp;h=432&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0&amp;w=768&amp;wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=935&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0&amp;w=1024&amp;wpsize=cat-feature-mobile 1024w, https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&amp;fit=scale&amp;h=864&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0&amp;w=1536&amp;wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&amp;fit=scale&amp;h=1152&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0&amp;w=2048&amp;wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=1080&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0&amp;w=1920&amp;wpsize=article 1920w, https:\/\/shinola-wordpress.imgix.net\/2021\/10\/08292013_Blog_ArgoniteMovement_Hed.jpg?auto=format&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.0 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The image above shows each piece of the Shinola quartz Argonite 705 watch movement, which powers&nbsp;The Brakeman. Like the engine of an automobile, a watch movement is comprised of carefully machined and calibrated components that must operate in precise coordination for the mechanism to properly function. Just one flawed or improperly fitted piece can bring the entire engine to a halt. That&#8217;s why Shinola watch movements must be assembled by hand\u2014often under magnification\u2014and rigorously inspected by our Head Watchmaker at each step to ensure high-accuracy performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shop our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shinola.com\/mens\/watches.html\">men&#8217;s watches<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shinola.com\/womens\/watches.html\">women&#8217;s watches.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The image above shows each piece of the Shinola quartz Argonite 705 watch movement, which powers&nbsp;The Brakeman. 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