This custom Signature Collection hourglass is handcrafted from solid cocobolo wood grown in Central America. A beautiful wood, it's denseness makes it very strong and durable and it finishes very smoothly. The color is a variegated yellow-orange, dark red with irregular black stripes. Like all wood cocobolo varies in graining and color - with some hourglasses the black stripes are more prominent, in others the yellow-orange color is more prominent. No two are alike. Combined with glass bulbs hand-blown in England, this classic piece is stunning.
Key Features
- Wood construction
- Fillable globe
Specifications
- 6"D x 10"H (size approximate as globes are handblown and frame built around them)
- Available fully assembled (as shown) or disassembled with an empty globe. That option is for customer who want to add their own sand (i.e. during a wedding sand ceremony). Note the center hole is larger than a normal hourglass to accommodate lots of different types of sand so they run fast.
- Made when ordered, usually arrives within 2 weeks.
Personalization
Add custom engraving to create a more personal tribute. View personalization ideas or request an engraving quote.
Customers praised the "beautiful" Cocobolo wood hourglass for its "elegant craftsmanship" and accurate timekeeping (58-61 minutes). The hand-blown glass and solid wood construction received acclaim. Most noted excellent customer service and careful packaging. Minor issues: sand occasionally gets stuck, requiring gentle tapping, and one sand compatibility concern.
- 5 stars: 42 (93%)
- 4 stars: 3 (7%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 star: 0 (0%)
This was a gift and the first words out of the recipient's mouth were, "This is so beautiful! I love the wood! It is gorgeous! And the hourglass is protected too!" She loved the fact that we'd had the top and bottom engraved and loves the quality of the hourglass. For me, the company was so easy to work with. We were kept up to date at every step of the process and no question was too much. Shannon answered promptly and with great courtesy. This was a great purchase from a great company. I definitely recommend you work with Just Hourglasses for your choices in the future.
Fine, elegant craftsmanship. Easy interactions with the sellers. Well-packed delivery. If you buy one as a gift for someone else, you just might want to keep it yourself!
Awesome piece of art. Well constructed. Very accurate with time - 61.45 minutes.
This product gets five stars from me, after an ordeal, it was well worth it. I had it personalized intending to give it as a gift. I got the delivery notification and went home excited and picked up the box and sand came pouring out of the bottom, my hourglass was broken. I emailed the customer service team and was met with a reply containing profuse apologies and a shipping label requesting that it be sent back for repair immediately. It arrived just a couple days ago in perfect working order, and it is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you to the craftsman and the wonderful customer service team!
I ordered this item and went back and forth on the personalization part but was very pleased with the final product. I want to thank the staff for their understanding and promptness to my request. Also, the product is of great quality, absolutely no complaints!! Thank you!!!
I am delighted with my new Cocobolo Hourglass. The wood is beautiful and construction is well done. Was impressed that the hourglass is exactly timed for one hour. It looks beautiful wherever I put it. Hats off to the maker! Also hats off to Justhourglasses for carrying this item and shipping it promptly.
I loved the craftsmanship of the hourglass on the website. When I called with a question the customer service rep was so friendly & knowledgeable. The product arrived & is even prettier than in the picture. Thank you!
This hourglass and the custom engraving were even more wonderful than I had hoped for. Stunning! The photo on the website is nice but doesn't truly do it justice.
The fast response from multiple emails I sent as I made my final choice and needed to determine what would work best was amazing. I was able to get all of my questions answered quickly creating a tremendously pleasant experience.
The hourglass itself is beautiful! Directions for assembly are also easy to follow.
However assured that it's designed to work with almost any sand. I found the sand that doesn't work. I did test a small amount as directed but not a lot as I didn't want it to look used. On my wedding day the sand just stacked in the top and would not be forced into falling as hoped.
My husband and I had to dump out the sand we poured on our wedding day and had to re-pour with sand that we found of a slightly smaller grain in the wrong color combo in order to get the hourglass to work as it should and to finish assembly.
Super quick response to all my concerns with order entry and processing!
Purchased hourglass for a Christmas Gift arrived well packaged & outstanding workmanship our friends were very pleased. JPR
Would proudly recommend! JPR
Great woodwork...was a pleasure to work with getting the full order correct.
Enjoyed working with my representative to place a very specific order
Item arrived exactly as described. Beautiful crafsmanship
Responsive. Easy to work with.
Your hourglasses are presented beautifully with full information on the website. My husband was so pleased with this gift and your craftsmen followed the specifications perfectly. This gift will be hard to top in the future!
The service provided was excellent and very friendly and the order arrived when expected. Thank you for making this easy!
The craft and care that went into this hourglass was over the top and we were both more than delighted to have this as our sand ceremony vessel for our wedding on Sept. 19th 2015. The finish brought out the most beautiful aspect of the grain and complimented the globe perfectly.
The Hourglass was shipped with more care and security than Fort Knox with every individual piece having its own foam encasing while being taped with masking tape to keep from any need of a knife to open so you would not scratch the contents inside. The only issue that I had personally with the overall was that we could not find any multi-selection sand meant for the hourglass on the site as we used a black teal and white. it would also have helped to have the option of a glass funnel for the filling of the hourglass just to up the presentation although we did make due with using some clear wrapping paper and tape. Otherwise the service was phenomenal product was amazing and final delivery time was exceptional and above standards.
Great product love the material my 12th hourglass I've pitched for my wife she enjoys them everyday. I will continue to purchase this item bi- yearly.
The service is above and beyond perfection.......
This was a 30th anniversary present from my husband! I actually cried when I received it loved the note that came with it saying this hourglass was inspired from the wizard of oz... My favorite movie!
Amazing! Just amazing!
It's beautiful. A wonderful master peace.
Very responsive. We'll packaged to afford harm to product.
I was very pleased with the quality and workmanship. Was wanting something nice for a gift and was not disappointed.
Very good service. e mail updates on shipping. Item was very well packed to insure no damages.
I bought this for my wife and she absolutely loves it. It is beautifully crafted the workman ship was very well done. It is something that I know she will love and cherish for the rest of her life.
The service was very good as well. I ordered the hourglass by telephone and the receptionist was very friendly and very helpful. I would definitely recommend this company to others and will be using them again for future purchases.
The hourglass is beautiful.
It was packaged perfectly.
Packaging could be a little better. This was gift and I had to find my own box.
Excellent
This hourglass was just spectacular!!look even more amazing in person than on the website. So happy that I came across this website. Wonder ful customer service as well.
Wonderful customer service!
Great craftsmanship beautiful product
Fast delivery packaged well enjoyed the insert explaining where it was manufactured
It is just beautiful the wood is just gorgeous. I have been looking for one for quite sometime for my husband for a gift. He loves it. Thank you
Shannon was so helpful she guided me with the laser printing that I chose.
The product is as beautiful as the online picture!! We are glad to have found such a beauty for our home.
The service was very gracious i.e. the product shipped and arrived when stated along with a personal letter from the company and the maker of the hourglass which really pleased me to see in this culture of mass production. The product was insured and so very well packaged for protection. This is a very nice company to do business with.
I brought this hour glass for my mom as a Christmas gift. She had been looking for one for years nowbut every time she had come across one it wasn't well made. So I started searching for one online but all I would see are these cheaply put together $20 hour glasses on EBay. As I keep looking I came across JustHourGlass.com. It seem to me that the product looked well made but I was skeptical. So to my surprise when I received the package and took out the hour glass from the box I was ecstatic to see how well made it wasabi how much pride the craftsman took in his work. So when Christmas came and my mom opened her gift it was one of those priceless moments. So thank you for makeing such a beautiful hour glass.
Excellent
This hourglass is beautiful and is spot on within a minute of being an 'hour' glass. I use it most days - sometimes I just like watching the sand fall and I've used it as a timer when baking something that takes an hour. All this said on at least three separate occasions the sand gets 'stuck'. I gentle tap on the glass will start again and fortunately it's not happened when I was using it as a timer. Otherwise it's definitely a five star but because of this I am only giving it four stars. The Cocobolo wood is gorgeous and heavy - and the craftsmanship is top notch. This is just what I wanted.
The service was excellent and shipping was within specified time period.
I am a novice wood spirit caver of 10-15 years and I know when a wood product has seen some love during creation. This has all that and more. Attention to detail and craftsmanship is very evident. I would recommend anything from this craftsman.
Prompt courteous and great follow-up. You can tell they appreciate your business and depend on satisfied customers to stay in business.
Very beautiful and I was delighted to find out that it was made by a farmer in Nebraska!
Excellent service.