This custom Signature Collection hourglass is handcrafted from solid cherry wood grown in the United States. Reddish brown with a golden luster, this wood becomes darker and richer with age. It is a finely textured wood that is strong and fairly durable. Combined with glass bulbs hand-blown in England, this classic piece adds a striking accent to any room.
Key Features
- Wood construction
- Fillable globe
Specifications
- Offered in 2 sizes - 4"D x 6"H and 6"D x 10"H (size approximate as globes are handblown and frame built around them)
- Available fully assembled (as shown) or in kit form.
- Fully assembled have 5 or 15 minute timers in the 4x6 size, 60 or 50 minutes in the 6x10 size.
- Kits are available with two options:
- You assemble, no sand - for customers who want to add their own sand (i.e. two different colors). Note: globe provided has a larger hole to accommodate different types of sand so timer accuracy is not ensured.
- You assemble, sand included - for customers who want a more accurate hourglass. The natural sand you see pictured comes with your kit (not available with all options).
Personalization
Add custom engraving to create a more personal tribute. View personalization ideas or request an engraving quote.
Customers praised this cherry wood hourglass for its "stunning craftsmanship" and "beautiful" design. Reviewers described it as a perfect desk piece and gift, with "flawless" finish and quality engraving. Timing accuracy varies with temperature (+/- 10%). Some noted it was "smaller than expected" and "pricey," though most felt it was "worth every penny" for the quality received.
- 5 stars: 23 (88%)
- 4 stars: 3 (12%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 star: 0 (0%)
The hourglass is beautiful! There is custom engraving on the top which came out wonderful!. Customer service was spectacular from the personalization, switching the sand color, to expedited shipping and was the best purchase experience I have ever had.
This was an anniversary present to my husband and he adores it.
I am sure I will be a repeat customer.
I am so happy with this hourglass, it is absolutely stunning and a beautiful addition to my cherry table. The craftsmanship is flawless and beautiful. Thank you so much to the craftsman for his skill and quality work. This person cares about what they create and the love shows. Most definitely worth the cost.
Thank you for your kind words and the lovely picture!
The 5 minute cherry hourglass is beautiful! Excellent craftmanship - the carving of the beautiful wood and the blown glass. The customer service was excellent. It makes a stunning desk piece while also serving a practical function as needed. I gave it as a gift and it was very much appreciated. It is a very classic piece.
Exceptional quality cherry endcaps...great finish and the laser engraving was crisp and uniform because of that quality. Definitely would recommend.
I been looking for an hourglass like this one for a while now. I found this one, and it is perfect, a 10/10. Beautiful wood finish, very elegant and simple design. A bit pricy but worth every penny for the quality and beauty that you get in return. I highly recommend this product.
I purchased one recently as a special 60th birthday gift for a close friend. I .assembled and filled the hourglass with sand from a beach we were on together in 2015. This is the second hourglass I’ve given like this. My friends are thrilled and it’s such a personal gift. Despite the high postage cost to Australia, I think it’s well worth the money.. Definitely a unique and quality product.
I was so happy when I received my hourglass! It's much nicer than I ever thought. The beautiful etching & just everything about it! Am so glad I found this website after a lot of searching on other websites. Best ever!
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I bought this as a gift and it is really beautiful. The size is perfect, the wood was light cherry and beautiful. Great craftsmanship and a short story about the artist is included. Highly recommend.
The wood is nicely sanded, It keeps time, and is just the right size for where i wanted to put it.
It's a very beautiful timer! Love the cherry--quite cheery. Love it!
Beautiful hourglass!
I am a returning customer and each purchasing experiences has been outstanding. In both instances I have purchased hourglasse kits not to be used as hourglasses but to display things I have collected. The first hourglass kit was purchased to display soil (dirt) from a friend’s ancestral home in Ireland. The most recent purchase was used to display sand from the five invasion beaches at Normandy. The completed hourglasses are great for this type of display and make excellent conversation pieces. I will be a returning customer again in the near future.
Just wanted to provide some feedback on the timing accuracy of the hourglass. The advertised accuracy is within +/- 10% which would be 6 minutes variance (over 60 min) and the hourglass seems to be mostly within this range.
Over multiple tests, at different temperatures, the temperature seems to be the controlling factor in how accurate in timing the hourglass/sand timer runs.
50F = within 3 minutes (60 min hour)
80F = within 7 minutes (60 min hour)
30F (degrees temp variance)
4 minutes (timing variance)
The very approximate rule of thumb, appears to be:
For every 7.5F degrees
The hourglass runs 1 minute quicker (shorter in time)
Thank you for sharing!
Not as big as I had hoped. But still very nice. Engraving done perfectly.
It would have been nice to get a little bit bigger one for the price we paid. But the hourglass looks nice. Also would have liked to have gotten a funnel along with it.
Service was prompt.
The hour glass .. Wow!! The craftsmanship that has gone into this item is just smazing. The care and the detail can be seen and I love this time piece its going to be my favorite keep sake from our wedding
The customer service was amazing. we emailed back and forth many times. They never got frustrated at my silly questions. They are patient and caring.
The solid cherry wood hourglass was everything and more. The quality is flawless and the kit form was easy to assemble.
The service was amazing. I received emails informing me about my hourglass and it was shipped and delivered in less than a week.
I purchased the 6 x 4 Cherry Hourglass with engraved plaque. The hourglass was attractive and easy to assemble. All pieces were expertly crafted and the finish was perfect. I will be a return customer.
The customer service was friendly personal and prompt. I received answers to my questions quickly and outside of normal business hours. Other company's could learn from JustHourglasses.com.
Great craftsmenship
prompt
I purchased this for my friend as a gift. He appreciated it and thought it was a nice 'different' sophisticated kind of gift. I had plates laid on the ends and it came out beautiful. The cherry wood was a little lighter in color than i expected but it still looks wonderful.
I appreciate the help that I received from Shannon - online and by phone. She gave me a good idea of what to expectt and a timeline and I was proud to give such a lovely gift.
I have this hourglass on the corner of my desk and use it daily. My co-workers have commented on how beautiful and unique it is. It is surprisingly accurate - I timed over 100 separate uses of the hourglass and the average time was 60:15 (+- 7 seconds on most instances largely based on room temperature). I am pleased with the purchase.
They were very patient with my questions prior to and following my purchase. They were pleasant and extremely helpful.
Beautifully made - it makes a simple and peaceful addition to whatever room I put it in. The size 6x11 is just right. Someday I want to get a really huge one and after seeing this one I know the quality will be worth it.
Excellent - no problems
Beautiful and finely crafted
Excellent
The cherry hour glass kit came just as how it look in the picture. It is a delight to have.
JustHourGlasses have been very helpfulquick and efficent in delivering my solid cherry wood hour glass to me.
Very nice hour glass and easy to put together.
(Editor's note: This customer ordered a kit. Hourglasses typically come fully assembled.)
Excellent and prompt service.
The product is perfect. It was a surprise present for someone who'd been looking for a long time but never thought to look online. Beautiful craftsmanship.
The service was great I received a very prompt email advising me of the cost of international shipping and a few weeks later it was here. I was impressed with the level of packaging as I was concerned about something so fragile arriving damaged but it wasn't