I'm Mike. 36 years old. Father of three sons. I was a programmer for my whole adult life. Until year 2016, when I decided to change my life and create something with my own hands (not through keyboard).
Since I was a kid, I'd like to tinker, build something, modify things. But never had time to finish what I've started - always suffered for insufficient cash resources :)
The idea of wooden watches goes to beginning of year 2016. I bought then a lot of tools for woodcrafting for another wood project, that finally did not come out. So - having a lot of free time, I decided to create a timepiece. Working with wood and the effect both were so good (in my opinion),that I went to a white hairs watchmaker for a honest judgment... and spent with Him a Year. Whole year. Building, testing, parts folding, etc.
So, after one Year of many tries, project modifications and checking quality from different parts providers I made first watch that my watchmaker (the one with white hairs) was completely satisfied. I'm not the first one, who made wooden watches, but I'd like to create some great quality in every part/piece. So here it is - Eagle's Tree, a wooden watches brand having origins in my own town's history.
Why? Gniezno is a city of seven hills. Myth of it's origin is a story of Lech, Czech and Rus. They were three brothers that while hunting went different directions. Lech traveled north. There hefound an eagle - great white eagle guarding it's nest on an old Oak Tree. He saw that eagle against setting sun, and took that for a good omen and decieded to settle. Lech named his settlement Gniezno (in polish "gniazdo" means nest). No one knows, but this Oak tree exists even today! From old branches that fell I make Eagle's Tree watches ;-)