Chroniques forestières

Guides d'entretien et réponses sincères depuis notre atelier de Londres.

Wooden Watches For Men And For Women: Does It Matter?

17 septembre 2026

Men's and women's wooden watches are size labels, not rules. Case sizes from 28mm to 45mm, which suits which wrist, the same woods on both sides, and the three Forest... Lire plus...

Nightfall wooden watch turned over on linen, its ebony caseback engraved with the words 40 years, thank you, in a script font

What To Engrave On A Watch: Ideas, Character Limits And Fonts

16 septembre 2026

What fits in 40 characters, what the £25 includes, and why initials and a date are the engraving people least regret. Covers writing dates, choosing fonts and when a name... Lire plus...

Can you get a wooden watch wet?

8 septembre 2026

Briefly, yes. Properly, no. Rain is fine. Being caught in a downpour is fine. Washing your hands with the watch on is usually fine. Take it off before you shower, before you wash up, and before you swim. A wooden watch is splash-proof. It is not a swimming watch, and it is not a washing-up watch. That is the whole answer. The rest is what "splash-proof" means in a day, what water actually does, and what to do if it does get soaked. What splash-proof means Splash-proof means the watch... Lire plus...

How long does a wooden watch last, and what fails first

8 septembre 2026

Years, if you keep it out of water and away from heat. That is the honest length. There is no ten-year number to put on it, and anyone who gives you one is guessing. The part that keeps time is not the weak point. On most wooden watches the movement is a sealed quartz unit, the same kind used in metal watches. It will outlast the battery, and the battery is a five-minute job at a jeweller. What ends a wooden watch early is almost never the wood wearing through.... Lire plus...

Wood and stainless-steel Apple Watch strap worn at a natural walnut workspace

The wooden Apple Watch strap, explained

21 août 2026

An Apple Watch is a very good piece of technology and a fairly anonymous object. Everybody's looks the same. Changing the strap is the one thing that makes it yours,... Lire plus...

a couple laughing while wearing forest wooden watches in the sun

Les montres en bois sont-elles fiables ? Un examen approfondi des avantages et des inconvénients

Updated 6 août 2026

Les montres en bois sont une véritable alternative au métal, pas une nouveauté. Elles sont plus légères, plus chaudes au contact de la peau, et chaque boîtier a un grain... Lire plus...

a man in a blue shirt wearing a wood watch

Comment entretenir votre montre en bois : 10 astuces et conseils pour qu'elle continue de tourner

Updated 6 août 2026

Une montre en bois demande moins d'entretien que la plupart des gens ne l'imaginent. Il n'y a pas d'huilage, pas de cirage et aucun produit spécial à acheter. Ce qu'il... Lire plus...