NOAH in the press

NOAH was founded in Cluj by Iosif Harasemiuc and Ruben Perju. Since then, we have made and sold over 5,000 custom wooden watches. Here we have gathered the places where we have been written about or spoken about, starting from 2015.

2015–2016: beginnings

• Made in RO Fair, Bucharest (May 2015). Here we sold the first NOAH watches. Read on our blog.
• Stejar Masiv: “Noah – wooden watches – Made in Romania” (January 2016). Read the article.
• Ziar de Cluj: “Ruben Perju, the designer who measures time with wooden wristwatches” (January 2016). Read the article.
• Business Magazin: “Two young Romanians came up with a unique idea” (March 2016). Read the article.
• Produs în Ardeal: “Two young people from Cluj sell wooden watches” (May 2016). Read the article.
• Ceasuri pentru România: “Noah – the time of wood”. Read the article.

2017

• Banca Transilvania: interview on the BT Story blog. About the beginnings of the business. Read the interview · Read on our blog.
• Ziarul Financiar: “Two entrepreneurs from Cluj sold wooden watches” (April 2017). Read the article · Read on our blog.
• Complice: interview with the founders of NOAH (October 2017). Read the interview · Read on our blog.
• Peroni Nastro Azzurro: “NOAH – wooden watches made in Romania”. A portrait of the workshop and how we work wood at the micron level. Read the article.

2018: NOAH Smart Hybrid

• Digi 24: report “NOAH. A unique business in Romania” (February 2018). Journalist Sergiu Voicu came to the workshop in Cluj. Watch the report · Read on our blog.
• The launch of the wooden hybrid smartwatch (May–June 2018), presented by Adevărul, Business Magazin, Wall-Street.ro, Start-up.ro, StartupCafe, România Pozitivă and Ediția de Dimineață. Read on our blog.
• Start-up.ro: “Noah Watches, a half-million-euro business in 2018. How?” Read the article.
• Rațiu Friends & Family 2018, Cluj. Iosif and Ruben were invited to the panel on Romanian design. Details.
• Mitsubishi Motors: “Drive Your Ambition – Entrepreneurs who create legacy”. The story of NOAH told at the launch of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. Watch the video · Read on our blog.

2019–2020

• Bucharest Stock Exchange: “Made in Romania” finalists (2019). Cluj.info · Read on our blog.
• Mediafax and EBS Radio (2020). In the spring of 2020, we used the workshop to produce protective face shields for doctors in Cluj hospitals. Mediafax · EBS Radio.
• WhichWatch: “5 Romanian Watch Brands”. NOAH is first on the list. Read the article (in English).

2021–2024

• Retail.ro: “Noah, the wooden wristwatch business of two friends from Suceava” (September 2021). Read the article · Read on our blog.
• Transilvania Business: Gheorghe Zamfir limited edition (December 2023). Read the article · Read on our blog.
• Economedia: “Value-added entrepreneur” (August 2024). About NOAH watches with Swiss movements, made in our own workshop. Read the article · Read on our blog.

Collaborations

• Maestru Gheorghe Zamfir. Together we created Zamfir 80, a limited edition of 80 watches for the Maestro's 80th anniversary, with his signature on the back of the watch.
• Laura Bretan. The Laura Bretan watch, made of kingwood and steel.
• Pas cu Pas Foundation. We support the practical training of children from the system, who can learn a trade in our workshop.
• A watch for a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV. A client asked us for a watch made from the same wood as the car's dashboard, amboyna root. Read the story.

Are you a journalist or would you like to collaborate? Write to us at contact@noah-watch.com.