Wooden Watches

[dmwalking 0]

Being pretty new here, this May have been covered already. Apologies if it has been.

I came across this really funky website http://silvanoapparel.com/shoposc/catalog/index.php?cPath=22

Great wooden watches and awesome sunglasses too.

Appears to be pretty good pricing.

[BentleySharp 0]

hmm....interesting. There was a similar thread here ( http://www.rwg.bz/board/index.php?showtopic=1543 ) by a company called Mica, but i think this website you found has better looking models. I'm interested to know more as well. I second this thread, because enquiring minds want to know.

[Kcore 0]

Hi DM and welcome!

 

Thanks for sharing. I've seen the Woody's offered by NFNT, but not these.

[dmwalking 0]

I'll mull this over a couple of days and probably buy a watch. Then perhaps I can let you all know what I think.

 

[BentleySharp 0]

Ok, the FAQ on thier website sucks. I'm trying to find out something about the movements in the watches, specs, anything. This is as much as i could find "The Wood Watch collection is an incredible array of sought after handmade watches that consist of Sandalwood, Bamboo, and Maple woods, all indigenous to regions of China." so, probably chinese company, which is a red flag. Not a deal breaker. It's just a lot of dodgy stuff goes on in chinese commerce. Need more information.

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I really like their "Silver/Tan GST03". most of the watch is ... probably not silver, stainless steel im guessing, and just the bezel, dial, and the interior links of the two tone Wood/SS band are wood. Really white light wood. Looks like bamboo maybe.

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Gotta find out more.

[Rockzz22 0]

I like the look of some of these watches just don't know if I like them enough to buy would love to see a review about them.

[BentleySharp 0]

So, it looks like we have some kind of hand wound or automatic movement here, according to this google translation from what is maybe Japanese? " [Gorgeous design comes up 2012 most new work is one of the charm from popular watch] has become a hand-wound clock ※ This. It is possible to wind up the spring in the position of (the middle part of the crown) MID. " and from amazon.co.jp via google translation " The product of this place can not be resized.". And " arm around face width × ■ 22.5 × 4.5-5 ". not sure if that is the measurements/ diameter of case or what.

Here are some better pictures and an explination (kind of) of what 22.5 x 4.5-5 means :

 

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/sugaronlineshop/sal-121226-gst03.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgst03%2Bsilvano%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1667%26bih%3D914

 

Back to do some more investigation.

[dmwalking 0]

Bentley - given the price, and given the amount of labour involved in making these, I don't for one second expect a Swiss 6497/6498.

It might sound incredibly blasphemous to you, but maybe the guy is much more interested in wood than watch movements.

I also wonder how little thought he puts into the glass for his sunglasses.

By the way, some of the sunglasses look awesome.

[McJules 396]

check those one guys!

 

http://www.koniferwatch.com/en/

 

B&R inspiration

 

http://www.koniferwatch.com/en/product/wooden-watch-konifer-adirondack-matt-black/

[tesmith2112 0]

I've always liked this wood accented dial.

 

[BentleySharp 0]

check those one guys!

 

http://www.koniferwatch.com/en/

 

B&R inspiration

 

http://www.koniferwa...ack-matt-black/

PPFFFFfffffft!...to hell with this thread topic. These konifer wooden watches are the bees knees baby! ...and i dont have to try to decypher some crytic dodgy-ass website. nice find! Impressed? Hell yes.

not trying to dump on your find dmwalking, but did you see these watches? Man hold up!

...but i did like the two tone wood/SS of the silvana chinese/japanese watch.

[oscarmadfish 0]

have to admit to liking this http://www.koniferwatch.com/en/product/wooden-watch-konifer-adirondack-mahogany/

[myaz 3]

I've always liked this wood accented dial.

 

yeaaaah, just got a flashback of the burlwood dashes of the XJ series.

[McJules 396]

i talked with the guys at konifer on fb since they are locals and the movement is a quartz miyota.

 

they are planning on making some automatic in the future as well

[BentleySharp 0]

i talked with the guys at konifer on fb since they are locals and the movement is a quartz miyota.

 

they are planning on making some automatic in the future as well

Not a huge fan of quartz (call me old fashioined) so maybe i'll wait till they come out with some automatic models. And maybe by then they'll have improved upon their ceramic/wood two tone model. its got potential but its not quite there yet.

Well, I guess there's always Silvana

[BentleySharp 0]

As long as were talking about wooden watches, check these out. Absolutely Incredible. Works of art.

http://woodworkessence.com/archives/1862

They're prices are also Absolutely ridiculous (for me anyways. I guess some of us can afford to spend $100,000+ on a watch but its not me). taking out a mortgage to pay for a watch is not something im about to do...not yet anyway

[dmwalking 0]

Well guys, you're absolutely correct - and no offence taken.

The Konifer watches look really special.

I've particularly fallen for this one:-

http://www.koniferwatch.com/en/product/wooden-watch-konifer-navigator-army/