A watchmaker's monologue

**《The Life of a Watch Movement》——Monologue of a Watchmaker**

(In front of a dimly lit workbench, an old craftsman wearing a magnifying glass strokes the semi-finished product in his hand, with gears and springs scattered on the corner of the table)

"This watch has a Casio movement and an ETA steel case, but the Swiss label is finally attached... (chuckle) How many brands have I handled? I can't remember them all.

Young people on the assembly line always ask me, what's the point of tightening these screws every day? They don't understand——

(Pinching a sesame-sized gear)
Look at this escape wheel, it will not run accurately if it is 0.01 mm off. Last year I repaired an old Shanghai watch, the owner said it was his grandfather's relic, and it was so rusty that even the hands could not be seen... (suddenly speeding up) But guess what? I took it apart and found that the hairspring was not broken! I adjusted it with tweezers for three days, and with a click (suddenly slapped the table), it came alive again!

(Holding the semi-finished product to the light)
Now these smart watches can run for half a year after charging. But what if they run out of power? (Shakes head) There are two things we fear the most in this industry - magnets and human hearts. Two years ago, a boss asked me to imitate a Patek Philippe, saying that a layer of gold plating would increase the price by 30,000... (Sudden silence)

(Tools clang)
Do you know why old watchmakers are hunchbacked? (Lowers voice) It's not that they are hunched over to repair watches, but that they have been bowing to time all their lives. "

(The last sentence is almost a whisper)
"In fact, we never repair watches... We repair people who are reluctant to throw away time. "