Chronomentrophobia is the fear of clocks and watches. My son might have it. So what’s it all about?
So we’re staying at my in-laws and my two-year-old is lying in his cot stubbornly refusing to go to sleep. Presently, I’m summoned to his room (again) by a frenzy of yells. “Daaad!” he says pointing to the mantelpiece. “That clock is scary!” “How so? I enquire. “IT’S GOT GOOGLY EYES!!!” Peering at the table clock, I grudgingly admit the two winding holes for the chimes and pendulum embedded in the stepped dial do look a bit like eyes. So I cover the clock’s fearsome visage with a blanket. All seems to be well and, after the customary round of delaying tactics (demands for milk / an apple / a cuddle / fewer blankets / a plastic dinosaur…), my son eventually surrenders to sleep. But several hours later, I hear an ear-splitting scream. When I go into Marc’s room, he’s standing up in his cot pointing to the clock on the mantelpiece. “Daaad!” he wails. “That clock is trying to eat me!” I remove the clock from the room, calm my son and go back to bed. So what was going on here? Well, a quick diagnosis by Dr Google – the logical place to go when confronted by googly-eyed…
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Conor McGregor is a larger-than-life personality within the world of MMA. When you’re as successful as the “The Notorious” Irishman, you can not only afford to strut your stuff in the manner he does, but also spend ludicrous sums of money on watches. Yesterday, McGregor shared a window into his extraordinary life, filming his visit to a Jacob & Co. boutique to purchase not just one watch but two! The brand’s watches by no means come cheap, incorporating high jewellry and horology into wildly original and creative timepieces. With an already knockout watch collection, McGregor spent nearly £2.2 million on a Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette in rose gold and a Rasputin Diamond Erotic Minute Repeater – both brazen choices to match his bold personality. Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillion Baguette in rose gold View this post on Instagram A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) We spoke with Jacob & Co. about McGregor’s visit. “We recently welcomed Conor McGregor to our boutique, where he purchased his latest Jacob & Co. timepiece, the Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette in Rose Gold,” says Keith W. Strandberg, Chief Content Officer for Jacob & Co. “A legend in the UFC and MMA, Conor…
