Tristan
E535
US$75.00
Gold-plated case, dustproof construction, diam. 1.25ins. (33mm), Japanese
quartz movement, 3 year battery, stainless steel back, champagne etched
dial, black leather band.
This design is one of the simplest of the Celtic religious symbols.
It represents the 5 elements of which all life consists. The quadrants
represent earth, fire, air and water. The fifth element is spirit and
is shown by the intermingling knot that joins all four elements harmoniously
into one. The whole design is a single line throughout, symbolising
the golden thread of life that links man, earth and the gods.
Tristan:
Nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, Tristan was one of the great lovers
in Celtic mythology. He was escorting Isolde
to Cornwall to marry the King, when they accidentally drank a love portion
prepared by Isolde's mother, the Irish queen. They fell desperately
in love. In the end they agreed to separate and Tristan went to Brittany
where later he was seriously wounded. He sent for help from Isolde,
who had cured him once before, of a wound. She sailed for Brittany with
the magic potion, however a mix-up in the signals from the ship led
Tristan to believe that she was not aboard and he lost the will to live
and died of his wound. When Isolde was told of her lover's death she
died of a broken heart.
