RobMatthews
The Watch Repairman's Bench
Yes there are still watch repairman making a living today, and this one keeps very busy as evidenced by the workload on his workbench. I’ve read where a messy desk is the sign of a creative mind; well I guess my watch repairman friend is exceedingly creative. He also happens to be a really nice guy and a great watch repairman. It’s always a pleasure to stop in with one of my old timepieces to get a tune-up. There’s something about a mechanical watch that transcends the mere keeping of time. Yes, a $20 Timex keeps time as good today as the most expensive Swiss watch, but there will always be something magical about the mechanical watch with all of its gears, springs, levers, and pure human ingenuity that a quartz or digital timepiece can never compare with. John Harrison spent a lifetime perfecting the mechanical timepiece to eventually solve the problem of determining longitude at sea by creating the first reliable marine chronometer in the mid-18th century. A feat the British Parliament paid a reward equivalent to about $5 million in today’s value. It’s amazing to think how far technology has come since then. But it's good to see the old traditions still living on.
The Watch Repairman's Bench
Yes there are still watch repairman making a living today, and this one keeps very busy as evidenced by the workload on his workbench. I’ve read where a messy desk is the sign of a creative mind; well I guess my watch repairman friend is exceedingly creative. He also happens to be a really nice guy and a great watch repairman. It’s always a pleasure to stop in with one of my old timepieces to get a tune-up. There’s something about a mechanical watch that transcends the mere keeping of time. Yes, a $20 Timex keeps time as good today as the most expensive Swiss watch, but there will always be something magical about the mechanical watch with all of its gears, springs, levers, and pure human ingenuity that a quartz or digital timepiece can never compare with. John Harrison spent a lifetime perfecting the mechanical timepiece to eventually solve the problem of determining longitude at sea by creating the first reliable marine chronometer in the mid-18th century. A feat the British Parliament paid a reward equivalent to about $5 million in today’s value. It’s amazing to think how far technology has come since then. But it's good to see the old traditions still living on.