While the homegrown watch market has historically been small, things are on the up with Irish-owned or led niche watch brands making an international mark
Limited-edition and hand-built in Ireland, Sidereus Watches was created by Carlow-based Bryan Leech who trained as a product designer and has worked all over the world creating everything from ceramics and silverware to telephones and Apple keyboards. “As part of the Product Design Course I teach at South East Technical University in Carlow I began setting a 4th-year project to have my students design watches as I had always been interested in horology,” Leech says.
Speaking about his unique designs Hanley says: “There's plenty of tool watches out there for action men, but I'm more drawn to designing a watch with a quirk or a story. I've incorporated asymmetric beauty as the guiding design tenet in recognition of the second bite at the apple fate has gifted me, and I want to offer something more playful.
In 2021 Stephen also set up his own accessible brand called Magon Watches which are considerably more affordable. The first watch is a sport-themed chronograph in titanium costing €9,800, which is less than an Omega chronograph in the same metal. The Fórsa Titanium Chronograph has some subtle nods to Stephen’s love of rugby and if you spot Robbie Henshaw out and about, he is likely wearing his one.
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