Over the past couple of weeks, I must have gone through scores of online stores hunting for a clutch purse. The purse that I am presently using is beginning to fray at the seams, and needs a replacement. In the course of my research, I did find a few wallets that looked promising, but on […]
Since 1892, the Hamilton watch brand has been creating history. Being established in the US more than a century ago, it has American roots but in 1974, it was taken over by the Swiss watch company, The Swatch Group. Ever since, Hamilton timepieces have embodied “American Spirit Swiss Precision”. Hamilton has concentrated its efforts in […]
There will always be people who prefer a style that belongs to a few years or decades past. These styles tend to be simple but elegant and when it comes to wrist watches. None make it better than Tissot. Our Human Resource Manager was nearing 58 and she had just been promoted to the position […]
Contrary to popular belief, a dive watch is not only used by divers but is also used by all those working in high-pressure areas. This includes spelunkers (people who venture into caves), people who work in mines and people who work in high pressure industrial environment. After my son Fionn graduated from the Technological University […]
Buying my son, a watch for his eighteenth birthday when he is about to enter the military was easier said than done. My wife had recommended we buy him a watch. But considering the number of models on sale, which brand or model to choose was a big question. Thankfully, my wife had the solution […]
We were just finishing our weekly meeting when I noticed my boss Brea Fisher squinting at her tiny watch. I had no idea what brand it was but it had a blue dial which in itself would have made it difficult for anyone to read the time. The only saving grace was that the watch […]
Researching for a dive watch, I arrived at this page https://www.citywatches.ie/product/luminox-scott-cassell-deep-dive-xs-1555-quartz-300m-mens-watch/ City Watches Ireland, displaying the Luminox Scott Cassell Deep Dive XS.1555 Quartz 300M Men’s Watch. Curiosity heightened, I delved deeper into this brand and its history. Luminox is one of the youngest watch brands in the watch industry. In 1989 Barry Cohen and Richard […]
Any wedding anniversary especially the first one is very important. My da told me the wife will not just expect me to remember it days in advance of the event, she will expect me to drop hints on what I was planning and so forth. The more lavish, the better and all women are the […]
As an auto mechanic at the Ashton Auto Service in Dublin, no matter how careful I am, I go through at least one wrist watch every two years or so. So, no surprises that my current watch too has accumulated so many scratches on crystal, that I can barely see the time. This time though, […]
My son Roy who as Corporal in the military was promoted to Sergeant last week. He sent us a photo of the party he had to give to his friends. While looking at him, I noticed that he was still wearing the watch I had given him just before he had joined the military. It […]
Our daughter Annie was now a school going kid and so my wife Isabela took the opportunity to accept the offer to join the company she used to work for just before Annie was born. Her company had loved her work and her boss Andrew had told her that she could come back anytime she […]
Ciara, my 6-year old angel of a daughter is wise beyond her years and talks like a full-grown adult. Ever since she’s being going to school, she’s grown even wiser. In her kindergarten we had given her a mickey-mouse watch; not the toy one – but a real working watch. But now that she has […]