Diesel MS9 DZ4516 Chronograph Quartz Men’s Watch

Being left-handed and wearing a right-handed watch is a pain. So, when some 20 years back, my wife (God bless her soul), presented me with a German-made WWII vintage watch, I was quite happy.

It was a Kriegsmarine Alpina KM 592 with the crown on the left side. Purchased at a pawn shop, the watch lasted me 20 years. Finally, when I took it for repairs recently for maybe just 4^th or 5^th time, the watch repair centre said they could no longer source the required part for it. My son sold the watch on ebay for €40. I was astonished someone would buy a used watch that could not be repaired.

My son suggested we check out some new watches at Dylan Oaks (North City, Dublin). Sure, they had a fine collection but not one of the watches had a left-handed crown. Seeing my disappointment, my son suggested we check online.

So, a few days later when he was free, we surfed the net using Android TV. At least that way I did not have to squint. Anyway, we visited citywatches.ie/ which my son said was the “go to” place for watches.

5 minutes into our search we came across the Diesel MS9 DZ4516 Chronograph Quartz Men’s Watch. It looked impressive and more importantly, it was meant for a left-handed person like me. Even the date window was on the left and it had a magnifying lens on top of the date. In a right-handed World, you can’t imagine how difficult it is to find a watch for the left-handed.

The Diesel MS9 DZ4516 Chronograph Quartz Men’s Watch had tree sub-dials and one of them (the bottom sub-dial) indicated the time in 24-hour format. Having served in the military, I was used to reading the time in 24-hour format so, this was another thing that I liked about the Diesel MS9 DZ4516 Chronograph Quartz Men’s Watch. I had no idea what the other two sub-dials were for but my son said they had something to do with stop-watch functions.

The Diesel MS9 DZ4516 Chronograph Quartz Men’s Watch had a street price of €400+ but was being retailed at citywatches.ie/ for just €157 and free delivery too. Minus the €40 I received for the old watch, at €117, this was an excellent bargain and well within my meagre military pension. So, I asked my son to go ahead and buy it.

Few days later, it arrived and I tried it out. To say that I was impressed would have been an understatement. I wish my wife was alive and with me today, she too would have been happy.

I’m told diesel watches were actually manufactured by a company called Fossil. Frankly, I don’t care. What I do care, is that I found a perfect watch in the Diesel MS9 DZ4516 Chronograph Quartz Men’s Watch. Moreover, my son set the alarm on the watch so I don’t forget to take the pills. That’s another reason to smile.

• Share on:
• WhatsApp
• Deel
• Tweet
• Pin it
• Messenger
• Email

---