The Rise of Nomadic Watches in Northern Ireland - Ep #53 Time To Unwind by WatchGecko

In this video, we talk to Peter McAuley, the founder of Nomadic Watches, a Northern Irish watch brand that's putting Belfast on the global map of watchmaking


The brand is only a few years old but we wanted to talk to Peter about his experience and what drives him to create the best watches possible. In this interview, Peter shares his story and details about Nomadic Watches, including the unique design process and what we can expect in the future from his team.


0:00 Brief introduction to Nomadic Watches
1:11 Background of the company
2:49 How did you get into watchmaking?
5:40 The Marai 401 dive watch
7:12 How the RNLI saved my family
9:45 Unique details about the Marai watch
13:08 What new watches can we expect in the future?
16:59 The lost Tag Heuer
18:07 What makes the Marai 401 stand out?
18:54 How big is Nomadic?
20:42 How do you grow the brand?
22:27 Proud to be Northern Irish
24:11 Running a watch company
27:56 Watch shows and future developments
29:00 What is your favourite watch story?
30:28 Cold water swimming
33:09 A watch is meant to be worn not tucked away