The Redwood Journal

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Watch Strap

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Watch Strap

Your watch is more than just a tool to tell time—it’s an expression of personal style, a reliable companion on adventures, and sometimes even a sen...

Why Doesn’t the Second Hand Always Hit the Markers on My New Watch?

At Redwood Watches, we pride ourselves on crafting reliable, high-quality timepieces that combine functionality and style. However, one question we...

Shedding Light on Lume: The Glowing Feature of Redwood Watches

When it comes to watches, there’s something undeniably captivating about a timepiece that glows in the dark. At Redwood Watches, we use applied Sup...

In-Depth: Standard Issue Automatic Field Watches

At the heart of the compact 38mm Standard Issue field watches beats a robust member of Seiko's renowned NH series. Built to withstand the harshest ...

In-Depth: The Marine Engineer Automatic Diver's Watch

March 23 1961, 1:30pm - Project Mohole’s experimental Navy barge, packed with a daring mix of drilling experts, engineers, seafarers, and geophysic...

In-Depth: The Can-Am Racing Chronograph

September 1966, Saint-Jovite, Canada. One of the greatest racing series in the history of motorsports is about to begin. The ground shakes, the car...

In-Depth: The Redwood Type B Pilot Watch

After brutal WWI, European countries began the colossal project of rebuilding and modernizing their armies in the 30s. The German ministry of aviat...

In-Depth: The Redwood A-13 Pilot Watch

In 1964, the Department of Defense published MIL-C-6499, a new military specification for a mechanical aircraft clock. In addition to a high-contra...

Exciting New Watches Arriving in 2024!

Here's a preview of what to expect from Redwood in 2024 in terms of restocks and new models. At the workshop, we've been diligently preparing for a...

In-Depth: The Redwood Recon Pilot Chronographs

In 1946, as battles raged between Chinese nationalist and communist forces, American war-hero Chennault founded Civil Air Transport to airlift supp...

How we keep Redwood affordable

Businesses around the world have tried to convince us that you can only pick two out of these three: QUALITY - PRICE – DESIGN Poorly made impor...

In-Depth: The Redwood Monsoon Watch

In 1964, the MACV-SOG was established to conduct covert warfare operations during the Vietnam War. Ben Baker, head of the CISO, was tasked with sup...

In-Depth: The Redwood Kilroy Watch

From the mid-50s, the US mil-specs for field watches were rapidly modernized. MIL-W-6433/A lead to the A17/A watches with high grade movements, rug...