I have never really been a
watch kind of girl, but it all changed the day I stepped into the gym. Checking the clock during sets wasn’t cutting
it anymore and it was time to invest in a watch. My first watch was just a
cheapie one from somewhere I was shopping for the new wardrobe but it did the
job.
A little while ago Jord
Watches contacted me about reviewing one of their watches, a watch made almost
completely of wood. I didn’t know if
this is something I could wear on a day to day basis and thought it wouldn’t
suit too much of my wardrobe.
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When I received the watch my
first impression was very excited as well as surprised at how much effort was
put into packaging- the box was completely made out of Wood with the Jord
logo etched into the box.
The watch I ordered was the
- FIELDCREST Series-- Dark Sandalwood $120
After taking the watch out
of the box I first took note on how light the watch was, and the texture to the
wood was just amazing. I then realised
that maybe this watch would fit in with just about anything I wore as it was
such a neutral watch face and band.
The first time I wore it out
was for a yoga class I was taking and the amount of compliments and questions I
received for the watch was just amazing and encouraged me to now wear it every
single day I could.
My plans were to get this
review up sooner but I had a few bumps in the road and really wanted to test
the watch out. Lucky I did as well as I now have no watch due to a little
accident.
I wore this everyday there
after and let my sister wear it when we went to the waterfall, as she has
wanted to invest in a wood watch for a very long time now. So the day went
fantastically and when we jumped into the car she realised that she had lost
the watch. I know she did slip on a rock that was near the water and fell to
the ground; this is the only time she may have lost the watch. When I initially
put the watch on I was impressed with the two-way latch that secured the watch
to your wrist. Now I really could piece together how the watch could have
possibly fell off- but it did!
Made in the U.S but they give
free shipping to anywhere in the world, which makes the watch an absolute
bargain after working out shipping costs to Australia- almost the other side of
the world.
