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Wood you buy this
Today we look back at watches with Wooden Dials. Wood is good. It is natural, and has unique patterns, so technically every wooden dial is different.
Do you have a piece with elements of wood? What are your thoughts of these previous releases?
Let’s head into the woods…
Credit: Phillips Auction
Credit: Phillips Auction
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Credit: Hautetime
Credit: Ethos Watch Boutique
Credit: Ethos Watch Boutique
Credit: Hautetime
Credit: La Cotes De Montes
Credit: Phillips Auction
Credit: Phillips Auction
Credit: Ablogtoread
Credit: Hautetime
Credit: Ethos Watch Boutique
Credit: Ethos Watch Boutique
Credit: Hautetime
Credit: La Cotes De Montes
Wood you buy this
Today we look back at watches with Wooden Dials. Wood is good. It is natural, and has unique patterns, so technically every wooden dial is different. Do you have a piece with elements of wood? What are your thoughts of these previous releases? Let’s head ...
I like the Corum a lot
Thing is…i just checked the price. It is quite expensive…maybe if it continues to haunt me, I have no choice but to get it.
They sometime fade and patina too...
I like wood. Especially beautiful wood boxes. I collect cigar humidors even though I don't smoke cigars. Over time, the wood fades into a greyish tone. For a watch, I can't say wood dials are high on my priority list. But for a man who has everything, sur...
Love wood . . .
. . . employed in pool cues. [pink ebony and Madagascar rosewood] In watch dials? Not so much, and honestly, I don't know why. Maybe it has to do with wood being perishable. I could make an exception for a dial made of kauri wood. After all, how many mate...
Kauri wood is magnificent
Here are a few I looked at today while waiting at the dentist: Black Persimmon Wood from Japan. Rare because the blackened region came from a fungal infection Credit: Traditional Japanese Handicrafts Petrified Wood. This is techically not a type of wood a...
You should visit my cue-maker's shop some day. Your eyes . . .
. . . will pop out of their sockets. 👀 ...
Very interesting post, and as you correctly pointed out, “wood dials” are an extremely diverse (and still relatively unexplored) class of timepieces!👍
My love goes of course for Patek’s wood marquetry, which only one man on Earth is currently authorized to create (J.B). The marvelous example from your selection is Ref. 5089G-019, while I was blessed with an allocation of Ref. 5089G-020 (both are from Pa...
I knew you’d chip in Fab
Esp since you introduced me to the micro wood dials of Patek. Yes I remember the post where you told me about it. It is so intricate.
