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All Wood Watch Review: Tree & Twig Aspen
While wood watches are not typically on the radar of hardcore watch hobbyists, I know a number of people who have bought one for themselves, or received one as a gift. As luck would have it, I recently became one of those people. I received a Tree & Twig Watches Aspen from my family. Knowing that I collect watches, they wanted to gift me something special for my 40th birthday. Since it is different from something that I'd normally cover, I thought it would make for an interesting review. First Impressions In keeping with the natural theme, the watch arrived in a fairly minimalist light tan cardboard box. inside, it was wrapped around a burlap watch pillow. As a nice surprise, it also came with a metal bracelet sizing tool. I didn't have my tools with me, so this was perfect, as my family was able to see me wearing it. Likely the first thing that you'll notice when picking up an all-wood watch is the light weight. With three links removed to fit my 7 inch wrist, the Aspen's mass is only 50 grams. This means that, despite its fairly large diameter, it really feels like nothing on your wrist. How...
All Wood Watch Review: Tree & Twig Aspen
While wood watches are not typically on the radar of hardcore watch hobbyists, I know a number of people who have bought one for themselves, or received one as a gift. As luck would have it, I recently became one of those people. I received a Tree & Twig Watches Aspen from my family. Knowing that I collect watches, they wanted to gift me something special for my 40th birthday. Since it is different from something that I'd normally cover, I thought it would make for an interesting review. First Impressions In keeping with the natural theme, the watch arrived in a fairly minimalist light tan cardboard box. inside, it was wrapped around a burlap watch pillow. As a nice surprise, it also came with a metal bracelet sizing tool. I didn't have my tools with me, so this was perfect, as my family was able to see me wearing it. Likely the first thing that you'll notice when picking up an all-wood watch is the light weight. With three links removed to fit my 7 inch wrist, the Aspen's mass is only 50 grams. This means that, despite its fairly large diameter, it really feels like nothing on your wrist. How...