SpotlightExquisite Green Watches To Help You Revel In The Spirit Of St Patrick’s Day

March is celebrated as the Irish-American heritage month as it coincides with St Patrick’s Day. Worldwide, it is also the month wherein spring is in full bloom, and a cover of green spreads over a vast landscape providing respite from the dreary winter. But in the west, the lucky Shamrock – which St Patrick used as analogy to explain the Holy Trinity – stands out amidst the cool green as festivities leading up to St Patrick’s day are in full swing. The Watch Guide dives right into the revelry and celebrates St Patrick’s Day with a one-of-a-kind compilation of watches in all shades of green, the colour that defines the Irish festival. Electrifying, full of complications or just soothing and simple, these watches for men and women will have you vying for green and will play the perfect accessory to match your outfit on March 17.

St Patrick’s Day is serious business and has its roots in Ireland since it’s believed that it was St Patrick who introduced Christianity to Ireland. But the USA witnessed a massive inrush of Irish immigrants during the Great Famine and Americans really took it upon themselves to make the festival grand and give it the weightage to be celebrated on a global level. Since 1762, New York City’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is a gala affair and the biggest parade pertaining to the festival. The festival was originally associated with blue, the colour of the Order of St Patrick, but was changed to green as part of the widespread Irish rebellion of 1798. But while the festival has serious significance, it has fun elements attached to it as well. In Chicago, 40 tonnes of green dye are mixed in the river to turn in the right festive shade. The burgeoning festivities have given a green twist to things you wouldn’t fathom otherwise, such as green beer. Taking cues from the Irish and Americans, as you turn up in green for fun times with the leprechauns, add one of these green watches to your ensemble for St Patty’s Day.

Carl F. Bucherer Manero Power Reserve

Let’s start with a green canvas that has been worked to perfection by Carl F. Bucherer. The limited edition pine green wristwatch is exotic in terms of aesthetics and powerful in terms of performance. The intricate design of the Manero has a clean finish on the 42.5mm stainless steel case, fitted with a stitched genuine calfskin leather strap, which matches the vivid green of the dial. The dial is likely to appeal to all watch fashionistas who don’t like the extremes of a completely clear or extremely busy dials. It strikes just the right balance with the counters and is easily legible. The different textures and shades of green light up under the sun and are so electric that they create a spectacle courtesy the soft dégradé colour on the dial. Paired with a floral green shirt or a formal white jersey, the watch is sure to amplify your look this St Patrick’s Day.

Oris Divers Sixty Five

Dive into all the multitudes of green, best defined in one watch and you’ll land yourself with the Divers Sixty Five from the house of Oris. Strap on this moss green watch and you are likely to head the St Patrick’s parade because of the boost of confidence it endows you with. The diver’s watch has the most refreshing green hue and a diverse range of interchangeable strap/bracelet options. It’s a timepiece that will appeal to the modern generation thanks to its extremely cool sunburst dial. The dial has a domed sapphire crystal to protect it, which moulds the vintage vibe even in a modern, trendy case. It also has a trapezoidal date aperture at three o’clock.

The 42mm case has a unidirectional ceramic bezel with a knurled edge to help with the grip. The yellow SuperLuminova stands out bright against the overall green palette. At the heart of the watch is the Oris Calibre 733 automatic movement, which offers a 38-hour power reserve. All in all, the stunning watch is water resistant upto 100m and comes with strap options ranging from a traditional steel bracelet to a NATO and a rubber strap, which has a carbon fibre pattern. The aforementioned make it not only a great dress watch but also the perfect companion for a St Patrick’s Day pool party.

Nomos Glashütte Tetra Kleene

This quirky green wristwatch from Nomos is perfect for a change of tone, post all the intense and solid-green contenders above. With its appealing ‘turquoise’ green dial, the watch redefines clean lines and echoes a modern, free-spirited coolness. This watch is even more special due to a unique square, 29.5mm steel case, which makes the Tetra Kleene a perfect choice for a slender feminine wrist as well as an effervescent young man’s hand. The quintessentially German watchmaker, Nomos, is not shy of using colours in their dials and that’s brought out in this gorgeous green tint which has a mix of gold numerals and batons to indicate the hours.

Even the timekeeping hands are gold-plated and the distinctive round window between 12 and one o’clock is the golden power reserve indicator, which signifies when it’s running out of charge and the need to wind it. The dial also has the functional small-seconds counter at six o’clock. The charismatic watch comes with a sapphire crystal caseback which allows a peek at the hand-wound calibre DUW 430 ticking inside. Fitted with a grey strap, you can wear it practically any and everywhere, from the pub while chugging beers to a house party, where you enjoy a corned beef and cabbage feast.

Movado Edge

Ultra-modern and so eccentric that it’ll leave other watch enthusiasts green with jealousy, especially for the price it comes at. The Edge collection from Movado is unique by itself, but this timepiece stands out all the more for its sublime green dial housed in a round, 40mm round steel case with black PVD treatment. The Museum Dot-inspired dial has ‘a three-dimensional sculpture’ and ridges on the outer edge, which is enigmatic and amplified by a tint of tangerine in the hour hand.

The extremely clean dial has no counters or hour indicators which could be daunting at first but extremely edgy eventually. The iconic dot at 12 o’clock is present in all Movado watches and denotes the sun at its strongest – at noon. The quartz watch has a sportive element in the black silicone strap, which also equips it with durability. So if your choice is to stay minimalistic on St Patrick’s Day even while making your presence felt in a crowd, this should be your choice of watch.

Victorinox I.N.O.X. Naimakka

Victorinox presents a watch that encapsulates the vibe of the Irish festival in every aspect – the I.N.O.X. Naimakka. The world’s toughest watch has a reputation of being rugged and an all-terrain pro, but this camouflage edition is also an aesthetic treat. The watch has a 43mm steel case, and a bold, yet subtle green dial. It runs on a Swiss Ronda 715 quartz movement and comes with a water resistance clearance of 200m. The highlight of the watch is the stunning Naimakka braided strap which is made out of a specially woven ‘Paracord’. This life-saving, adventurous fabric on the Victorinox watch makes it the perfect timepiece to parade down the road on St Patrick’s, looking cool, sporty and most of all, stylish.

Green is the hue that’ll rule the roost on March 17, and there is no better way to commemorate St Patrick by fastening a green watch around your wrist. So stand out during the massive feast or jump into the parade in style.

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