This Swedish watchmaker recycles materials from illegal firearms to create stunning watch bands and cases
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Steven John
May 20, 2020, 03:00 IST
TRIWA
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TRIWA watches are designed in Stockholm, Sweden and informed by an elegant simplicity that makes them the perfect complement to business attire, evening wear, or casual clothing alike.
The company offers several products with global-minded missions, including watch bands made entirely from recycled ocean plastics.
What do you really ask of your wristwatch? If you're like me and most other people I know, there are really just two demands you place on the thing, these being to reliably keep time and to look good while doing it. A watch is a single or at least limited-function device that tells you the time and perhaps the date and day of the week while dressing up your outfit with a dash of color, style, and interest. If you can find a watch that not only looks good and works well but that also sells for a decent price, then you've pretty much got things covered in the timepiece department.
As you might have guessed, based on the fact that I've chosen to cover them, TRIWA watches have definitely got you covered when it comes to form and function.
Designed in Stockholm, Sweden, these chronometers feature relatively clean, simple faces with stylish bands that are never flashy or overwrought. Their movements are reliable and the prices are no big deal, with their standard catalog models ranging from around $160 to $300 (though a few are in the $650-plus range).
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Why do I mention the standard catalog models?
Because TRIWA also offers a limited selection of watches that are anything but standard in design, though their aesthetics maintain the same crisp Scandinavian styling.
For example, TRIWA offers two watches, the Loch Nevil and Slate Nevil, that feature vinyl bands made entirely from recycled plastic. While each recycled plastic watch band might remove only a bit of would-be waste from the planet, these watches are intended to raise awareness of global pollution issues and to raise funds to combat them.
If that's the only civic-minded thing TRIWA did, I'd still be a fan. But what truly drew me to this company was the watch I'm proud to be wearing as I write these very words, the TRIWA Humanium Metal wristwatch.
The fact that these Humanium watches look good and works well is a plus, too. And I'm not complaining about their recycled material wrist straps, either.
The bottom line
Whether you buy a TRIWA watch through their Humanium Metal initiative, or if you go with a recycled band, or you stick with one of their standard models, you'll be getting a great watch from a company that supports good causes. And you won't be paying all that much, either, which is good news for you.
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