Twitter

I thought that only birds tweet but it would seem that is not the case. My education has now extended to an understanding that blogging is now taking on different forms and that Twitter allows us to follow the everyday whereabouts and brief thoughts of many people. So this blog is now posted to Twitter if anybody is interested. I can, therefore, follow Stephen Fry (apparently the most followed person after Barack Obama) but will he follow me? I very much doubt it. People say that all this blogging, especially Twitter, is changing and affecting the way we communicate with other for the worse, that what we have to say is too ephemeral and lacks substance and style. I don't agree. Yes, things are changing but language and communication evolve. So much more can be said these days and with easier access to different audiences and for different purposes. I think that makes communication all the richer.
 
Back to the clocks and watches. I have had three fine carriage clocks in for repair this week. They are always a delight unlike the dial clock with the faux American movement (actually Indian I believe) that refused to go until I improved one or two things that were actually wrong at manufacture. How I hate fakes!
That is why we only stock watches of good quality - you should get what you pay for. No imitations. No style over substance!
 
By the way, we now have the Obaku watches in the shop and they will soon be up on the website.
 
Designer watches and jewellery from the Watch and Jewellery Shop. On sale now, online..

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Taking on Obaku

I was very impressed with this brand at the Spring Fair.  The Obaku-Harmony watches are designed by the two Danish designers, Christian Mikkelsen and Lau Lieng ærd Ruge.  Christian Mikkelsen and Lau Lieng ærd Ruge have combined the best from the Scandinavian minimalistic design traditions with the Obaku-Zen design traditions.  The watches are characterized by pure, harmonic design, calm colour scheme, high functionality and good craftsmanship. 

All the watches have a clean design including every small detail. Some may believe simple and clean design is an easy process. It is the opposite; the simpler the design, the greater the demand for perfection, because even small design flaws will be exposed.  Tiny details, such as the size and shape of the crown, the hands, the strap and the choice of colour are just a few examples that have to be taken into consideration and worked into the whole.

The watches are even underpinned by a conceptual philosophy.  In Asia, Zen philosophies have given rise to a natural simplicity - in thought and act. Obaku Harmony takes its name from a branch of Zen philosophy and has created a universe characterised by a sense of calm - free from all superfluous details. The Northern European countries have a long design tradition featuring functionality and simplicity of composition.

Obaku Harmony has inherited the best from both these cultures, and has blended the simplicity found in both.

The watches should be available in the next couple of weeks.
Obaku watches available soon from the Watch And Jewellery Shop.