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Good evening everyone!
This column talks about mechanical watches from an engineer's perspective. This is the 23rd and final installment of the dial series.
About natural wood dials
I will talk about this topic.
The dial is likened to the "face" of a watch and is the most visible part. We have introduced various types of dials in several installments, and this is the final installment in our series, where we will introduce you to natural wood dials.
And as is customary every year, the announcement of new products from each brand is fast approaching. This time, as the first installment, I, Dr. Ito, would like to share my predictions for new products for 2025.
Please be sure to watch until the end.
Types of wood dials
1. Birch
The birch dial is attractive for its bright yellowish color and dense, lustrous wood grain, but this dial is made of birch wood. Another attractive feature is that the color does not change easily even with age.
We also received the "Day Date" with a beautiful birch dial at the end of 2024, and it sold on the same day. Wow, it's really cool!
②Walnut
Walnut is one of the three most precious woods in the world and a high-quality material alongside teak and mahogany.
Generally, walnut refers to the "black walnut" from North America, which is characterized by a white surface and dark brown color toward the center of the wood. It also has the characteristic that the color of the material changes over the years, but when used for watch dials, a thick coating is applied to the surface to prevent deterioration.
The simple-looking Datejust also has a similar feel to a tropical dial when it is fitted with a deep colored walnut dial.
③Mahogany
Mahogany is a general term for three species of wood in the genus Mahogany and the Meliaceae family, and is considered a rare and luxurious material that is one of the world's three most famous woods.
It has a beautiful reddish wood grain and is easy to process because its vessels are large and soft, and it is known as a wood used for luxury furniture and musical instruments because of its three-dimensional appearance called ribbon grain that appears in the direction of the fibers.
The luxurious reddish grain of the wood goes exceptionally well with 18KYG (yellow gold), and is often used for violins and other instruments.
Big predictions for new releases in 2025! Part 1
Now, we would like to bring you the first part of our long-awaited "Big Predictions for New Releases in 2025"!!
Many of the new product announcements from various brands are concentrated in April every year, but this year, you may be wondering what new products will be unveiled and which models will be discontinued.
In fact, all the wood dial Rolexes I have introduced this time are not current models but discontinued models. So...
This year, the highlight of the new Rolex
"The revival of the wood dial"!!
Here's what I, Dr. Ito, predict.
If a model with a quartz case and wooden dial like this was announced, even I, who am not particularly interested in current Rolexes, would jump at the chance!
It's also interesting to see dials that use wood for the subdials, reminiscent of the tropical dial of the hand-wound Daytona.
This is partly wishful thinking (laughs), but I hope that this year's new Rolex models will feature wooden dials.
summary
Watches made from natural materials have a unique beauty and a noble impression with their one-of-a-kind colors and patterns. If you want to have a watch that stands out from the rest, why not try one out?
With the announcement of new products approaching, let's all have fun predicting new releases together!
We hope that this article has been useful to you and has piqued your interest in luxury watches! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly and we will answer them thoroughly. We look forward to your visit and inquiries.
Look forward to the next one! See you next time!
