Slim Timber is run by a husband and wife who make wood products. Their latest endeavor is a wood watch called “The Slab” ($165). The Slab uses a Miyota 8215, an automatic mechanical movement that is also used in watches like Invicta and Citizen. It will run up to two days when not in use. The remainder of the watch is made from stabilized maple or seven-ply maple skateboard wood. The Slab is water resistant to 5 ATMs, so it’s OK for swimming and showers, but not for diving or snorkeling.
The Blacklamp Carbon Watch by Schofield ($15,900) is a limited edition mechanical watch. For the case, Schofield uses a propriety material called Morta. Morta is hand-laid carbon fiber that’s formed into small billets. A single billet forms the Blacklamp watch case. Because of this process, every watch is unique. For illumination, the Blacklamp uses a […]