Before you can buy with meaning you will need to understand what the different symbols represent.
Celtic jewelry makes the perfect gift as it is striking to look at, while being full of symbolism and intrigue.
In Celtic jewelry rings there are three main elements you will find, either on their own, or more intricately combined together.
Here is a brief guide to their meaning.
1. The Claddagh. This is two hands holding a heart and the heart wears a crown. The Claddagh is popular around the world because of the story behind the first ever Claddagh ring. In brief an Irish man called Robert Joyce was sold to a Moorish goldsmith. This goldsmith taught him is trade and when the slaves were given freedom in 1689 Robert return to his home in Ireland where his sweetheart had waited for him. He presented her with a ring which depicted the hands of friendship, the love they shared and the loyalty they had to their love. It is this story which so many people want to share with their loved ones.
2. The Trinity. This is from the time of the early Christians. The three elements represent the father, son and holy ghost. If there is a circle around the centre of the design it is the love which god shares with us. The shape of the three elements is similar to the fish which the early Christians would used as a sign of their beliefs.
3. The Spirals. These are usually found in single, doubles or triples. They have a pre-Christian meaning. The single represents the sun, and the double spiral represents day and night. The triple has two possible meanings. It is either the three stages of the moon; waxing, waning and full moon, or the cycle of womanhood; maiden, mother and crone.
Of course you can always choose your Celtic jewelry rings because you like the way they look.
The story of Ball watches must be told by looking back a few years into their origin. These watches have become a standard of timekeeping closely associated with their original purpose and the history of the Pioneers of the American Railroad system.
In the late 1800's there was a major train crash in America. The crash was caused by the time differences between the watches kept by the train drivers of the trains that crashed on a particular track. As a result, it was decided that a time standard would be established, by which all Train drivers in the railroad network, would synchronise their watches to within 30 seconds. Hence all across America, it became known that if you wanted to know the exact time, you could get it from the Railway Stationmaster, or one of the train crew.
Usually there were four watches held on a train. These were carried by the Firemen, the Engineer, the Conductor and the Brake man. These watchholders have provided, Ball watches, with names for their primary models. Their watches were synchronised, so they all would be on the same "wavelength" when it came to time keeping on their journeys.
Today the range and the brand reflect this heritage. Just looking at their advertising, makes you smell the oil and steam of the early railway industry. Their watches have an earthy, precision engineering feel, they oooze the color and character of the early American Spirit of Free Enterprise. The settling of this great land. Supplied and pioneered by the railroad entrepreneurs who pushed the railheads from coast to coast, through the mountains, across the prairies and joining the towns and cities of this new frontier.
Owning and wearing a, Ball watch, says something about you as the owner. Perhaps you have a leaning towards things mechanical. Perhaps you have a pioneering spirit. Perhaps you feel comfortable with the sheer magnificence of the heavy flywheels, cast iron driving shafts, high pressure boilers, blasts of steam from the cylinders and railway whistles howling through the night. Your Ball watch evokes all these feelings. Giving you the owner, gravity and depth while linking you to the seeking spirit of those earlier pioneers.
Brands are all about the images they invoke. You beer brand, Your motorcar, the cereal you eat at breakfast all have a brand identity. They have been chosen by you because you feel comfortable about them. So will your,Ball Watch. Wear it on your entrepreneurial days.
