Nomadic Watches to open Dublin boutique with Weir & Sons

Independent Belfast-based brand Nomadic Watches has announced its plans to launch a new store in Dublin.

Working in partnership with luxury retail jeweller Weir & Sons, the new space is scheduled to open its doors at the start of November at 6 Castle Market Street.

This announcement comes on the back of the brand opening its first flagship boutique in Belfast last summer — resulting in more than 30% of the company’s money turnover being generated there.

A Dublin follow-up was teased last Christmas with a pop-up at Weir & Sons, with the jeweller opting to stock Nomadic in the months that followed.

“Opening in Dublin feels like a natural and important next step for Nomadic,” said Peter McAuley, founder and managing director of Nomadic Watches. “We founded the business with the ambition of putting Ireland on the watchmaking map, and establishing a permanent presence in the heart of the capital brings us closer to fulfilling that mission.

“When Chris and Lucinda Andrews [the leadership team at Weir & Sons] first gave a relatively unknown Belfast watch brand space in the window of Weir & Sons on Grafton Street last Christmas, they took a chance on us. The reception from the people of Dublin was incredibly warm, and I think the sales surprised all of us. There were watches we simply couldn’t keep in stock.

“Less than 12 months later, we’re opening a standalone store together and giving Nomadic a proper home in Dublin. The success of our partnership with Weir & Sons, combined with the response from Dublin’s watch community, made the opportunity clear. We can’t wait to open the doors in November and welcome everyone inside.”