When you pull together the day’s outfit, you want to make an impression from your shirt down to your wristwatch. In the era of ubiquitous smartwatches that all look the same, you’ll make a stronger impression with a traditional analog watch – especially one that’s gorgeous and has a story behind it (oh, and by the way, it never needs to be recharged). That’s why people choose Original Grain’s watches time and time again.
With Original Grain, your watch options aren’t limited to a monotonous stainless steel finish. Inspired by their love of whiskey, Original Grain upgrades traditional steel features by weaving in leather and upcycled wood for an eye-catching look as perfect for work as it is for the weekend. The brand’s love for nature goes beyond just its upcycled materials too, giving back to the planet with its years-long sustainability initiatives.
Between its crisp look and pro-environment focus, Original Grain is among the best watch brands around. Below, find all the reasons you should consider Original Grain when you’re looking for a watch that’s as unique as you.
1. Precision craftsmanship
Original Grain’s Barrel watch line paints a perfect picture of the brand’s precision craftsmanship. Each Barrel watch is designed with the same bold lines and rivet details as actual whiskey barrels, and the wood used in the watches is reclaimed and upcycled from bourbon barrels. To match the watch face’s one-of-a-kind feel, Original Grain offers both leather and bracelet-style bands for an especially impressive design.
2. Recycled and upcycled watch materials
The Barrel again showcases another Original Grain hallmark: This is a brand that cares deeply about the environment and sustainability. Like many of Original Grain’s watches, the Barrel uses reclaimed and upcycled material: in this case, reclaimed Kentucky bourbon barrel and German beer foeders (aka huge beer barrels). Other Original Grain watches are sustainably sourced with SFC certification, so you know the smoky all-natural rosewood in Original Grain’s Classic and Alterra Chrono watches are salt of the earth.
3. Additional sustainability commitments
When it comes to the environment and sustainability, Original Grain puts its money where its mouth is. In the past, Original Grain has worked with Trees for the Future to plant more than half a million trees in Senegal. Recently, they have partnered with One Tree Planted, in order to support reforestation efforts closer to home, so when you buy Original Grain, you give back to both your planet and your country.
4. Space-grade steel
When Original Grain chooses steel over wood and leather, it does so carefully. All Original Grain bracelets are made from 316L Steel, a variety engineered for space travel. Even if you’re not shooting into space anytime soon, steel of this quality can help you transcend – or, when Original Grain combines 316L Steel with its all-natural wood as in the Barrel, you’ll feel perfectly grounded. Plus, they back it up with a comprehensive manufacturers’ warranty.
5. LWG-certified leather
The leather band of Original Grain’s Oak Wood Barrel watch isn’t any ordinary leather. It’s certified by the Leather Working Group, making it among the highest-quality watch leather available. It’s also made by Horween, one of the oldest and most esteemed tanneries in the world. Other than Original Grain’s MLB series, all of the brand’s watches use leather this leading.
6. Truly one-of-a-kind designs
Original Grain’s Barrel watches incorporate the distinctive lines and rivet details of actual whiskey barrels into their designs, and this watch isn’t the only Original Grain item to reclaim fascinating materials as watch components. Original Grain’s Brewmaster colorway repurposes and uses German beer foeders (oversized beer barrels) in its watch faces, rims, and bands. You can’t get designs this thoughtful and sustainable anywhere else – and all the designs are made in the U.S.
7. Striking dual-layered dials and subdials
As Original Grain prioritizes sustainability and unique designs, it doesn’t forget what makes a watch useful and traditionally beautiful: dual-layered dials, day and date functions, and inlaid subdials. The 42 mm Barrel watch matches a striking dual-layered dial with a sharp day and date tracker, and the 46 mm Barrel includes a 24-hour subdial clock that matches the watch rim. Original Grain never sacrifices function for quality, and the Barrel is the perfect example for men — and now for women — alike.
For a watch that makes an impact on the people around you but not the planet, head to Original Grain now for 20% off the Barrel watch! Use discount code: Barrel20. Before you know it, you’ll have a high-quality, eco-friendly, striking watch that stands out just as much as you do.