Pause for thought: watchmakers on the concept of time ⌚
As many aspects of the world take a collective pause, horologists tell us how the meaning of time is changing, shape-shifting, suspending, for themWhether worldwide circumstances have gifted an abundance of time, or a severe lack of it, no-one has felt the shifting of time’s meaning more keenly than watchmakers. In an industry where precision is paramount and every millisecond accounted for, watchmakers are having to look at time very differently.
I can see the time passing by during the day, which I always found impossible in the past. We spend more time with our family yet that time is even more precious, despite there seeming to be more of it. However if this situation would last, I would miss colleagues and friends. We can achieve a lot through Skype or phone calls but I miss the genuine contact that comes through the eyes, body language and facial expression.
An hour will stay an hour, and our watches will continue to count them reliably. But we are currently witnessing a clear shift in priorities. Our lives were off course – too busy, too hectic, too selfish, too banal. And if we take a look at our health systems, we also see too little invested where it mattered. Perhaps that is why, despite all the challenges of the current moment, there is also a chance to improve things as well.
I am using this time to increase my skills on the Sketchbook app, which lets me draw on my iPad directly. I had the time to get used to this totally different feeling of drawing and it is amazing – I used to sketch with paper and pens and this has been a revelation! Now, I’m not using this time to work on new ideas, but instead am focusing on developing a new and different approach; taking the time to reflect more deeply.
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