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Is Koa Wood Endangered – Or Extinct?

Is Koa Wood Endangered – Or Extinct?

Concerned people sometimes ask, “Is Koa wood endangered, or even extinct?”   The answer is a resounding “NO.”  Koa wood is not and has never been on any endangered species list.  There is more Koa growing in the Hawaiian Islands today compared to ten years ago. 

How to maintain a wood watch and keep it in good working order for the long term?

How to maintain a wood watch and keep it in good working order for the long term?

Now that you have a wood watch, you may be wondering how you can best take care of it so that it continues to look good and work well.  Believe it or not, wood watches are relatively easy to maintain. 

Wood Watches and Other Perfect Gifts for Valentine’s Day

Wood Watches and Other Perfect Gifts for Valentine’s Day

The next time you think there are no new gifts ideas for Valentine’s Day, think again.  If you’ve done the flowers and the chocolates once too often, maybe it’s time to be thinking about an eco-friendly gift and has natural beauty.

How To Buy Your First Wood Watch – Helpful Tips

How To Buy Your First Wood Watch – Helpful Tips

There are lots of companies that sell wood watches these days.  That’s no surprise because wood watches are the hottest trend for wrist watches in a long time.  Before wood watches, you had three choices for watch bands -- metal, leather, or some form of sweaty rubber made from petroleum by-products (yuck!) 

Perfect Holiday Gifts For Men Include Wood Watches

Perfect Holiday Gifts For Men Include Wood Watches

Let’s face it, men love wood accessories. This year, forget the stuff he never wears or the cheap-smelling, musk colognes. Give the man in your life something innovative, made from wood.

Tips To Choose The Best Wood Watch

Tips To Choose The Best Wood Watch

Choosing a wood watch can be challenging. But if you use these guidelines, you will definitely enjoy your wood watch for many years to come. There are lots of companies selling wood watches these days. But truth be told, not all Wood Watches are worth the lumber used to make them. Here are some helpful tips to choosing the best wood watch.

Wood watch buying 101

Wood watch buying 101
Choose a wood watch with a style suited to your taste. Do not compromise and get something that does not look right for you. The best companies, like Martin & MacArthur or Tense, offer hundreds of varieties, not just a few.

The History of Hawaiian Koa Wood: A True Story

The History of Hawaiian Koa Wood: A True Story
Koa Wood is legendary in Hawaii. Not only is this amazing wood native to Hawaii but it is known for the deep rich colors and varied grain pattern. Koa has honored heritage in Hawaii and is highly revered and sacred.

Perfect gifts for men : Wood, Watches and Koa Rings

Perfect gifts for men : Wood, Watches, Koa Rings, and Wood Sunglasses
wood watch will definitely make a man happy. The finest Wood Watches are made from solid wood with beautiful faces. The craftsmen of Martin & MacArthur have innovative wood watches made with Koa, the beautiful iridescent wood that grows only in Hawaii. They have Koa watches with mother of pearl faces or moon phase dials. But, the best wood watch is the automatic, self-winding watch with a skeleton, see through, 21-jewel movement. Sapphire crystal face, of course, the finest in the world.

Koa Makes the Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day

Koa Makes the Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day
Martin & MacArthur has been making fine Koa furniture in Hawaii for over 50 years. Today, the company creates personal accessories from Koa wood, as well. Martin & MacArthur creates the only solid Koa wood watches. The beautiful grain pattern and color of Koa shows off wonderfully in these wood watches. Each watch is made with a premium quartz movement to ensure timekeeping accuracy. The links and casing are hand-carved using the Company’s private stock of dark, rich Koa wood from the Big Island.

How to Care for Your Wood Watch

How to Care for Your Wood Watch

Wood watches have never been more popular.  Today, fashionable men and women from Maine to Maui are wearing wood watches.  There are lots of reputable companies selling wood watches like Martin & MacArthur and Tense, so be sure go don’t get a cheap timepiece from a company with just a few styles that look like they belong at Toys-R-Us.

Koa for Future Generations of Hawaii

Koa for Future Generations of Hawaii
The popularity of koa wood has never been greater. This beautiful wood is endemic to Hawaii and known for its deep rich colors and varied grain pattern. Koa has a rich heritage in Hawaii, and is still most highly revered, and a sacred wood.