For a birthday, Christmas, a return from a holiday by the sea or a departure on a trip. As there is nothing to personalise, it is also the gift you give with no occasion, or to someone whose engraving you would not know how to choose.

No. The wave is engraved in advance and is the same on every one: it is part of the product. The only choices are the cord colour, out of ten, and the size, out of three.

Movement — the swell forming and unrolling. It is a sea motif with no reference to a place or to a practice: it speaks as much to a surfer as to someone who simply loves the sea.

The wave takes up about 12.5 millimetres across an engraved area of 15 by 10 millimetres, itself centred on a wooden bead of 17 by 14. It therefore spans nearly the whole bead and is recognisable at arm’s length.

The shaka is a hand gesture, sociable and recognisable, with two initials engraved on the back if you want them. The wave is a motif, final and silent, with nothing to fill in. One says something to others, the other does not.

Yes, and that is intended: cherry wood darkens slightly and gains grain as it is worn. The engraved wave, darker than the wood, stays crisp — it is the contrast that softens, not the line.

Measure your wrist with a soft tape or a piece of string, just below the bone. Size 1 covers 15 to 18 cm, size 2 covers 18 to 21 cm, size 3 covers 21 to 24 cm; two children’s sizes, 11 to 16 cm, are available on some models. Each bracelet is then adjusted by pulling on the cords: the size gives a comfort range, not a fixed measurement.

The braided marine cord handles water without trouble. Cherry wood is a living material: avoid long baths, swimming pools and saunas, and dry it if it gets caught in the rain. It develops a patina over time, which is normal.

A drop of jojoba oil, or any neutral vegetable oil, on a soft cloth whenever the wood looks dry or dull: it feeds the wood and revives its colour. Nothing else is needed.

Every bracelet is engraved to order in our workshop in Aveyron, France, then shipped within 48 h, to your door or to a pickup point. Shipping costs are calculated at checkout.

Yes. It ships in a natural kraft box tied with string, with no plastic: it can be given as it is, with no extra wrapping.

Yes, it is unisex. Sizes 1 to 3 cover wrists from 15 to 24 cm, and two children’s sizes, 11 to 16 cm, are available on some models.

Yes. Each bracelet adjusts along the whole range of its size thanks to the sliding knots, and size 2 (18 to 21 cm) fits most adult wrists. If in doubt, quietly measure a watch or a bracelet they already wear.

Allow 48 h for engraving, then two to three days in transit and two days more for the crossing from France. For a fixed date — a birthday, Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas — order ten days ahead to be safe.