When I finally laid hands on an antique watch, and looked at the gorgeous engravings, and saw the incredible thought and detail put into the pieces, I knew I wanted to do them justice. I couldn't just slap some gears into an acrylic mold and consider it done.

Some of these majestic watches date back to the early 1700s. They have HISTORY, they have beauty, and they have a story.

The watches I take apart are not 'living'. I can't get them repaired easily (or cheaply!). Many watchmakers don't have the required parts to repair a 1783 Fusee timepiece. But when you see these gorgeous works of art, you just *can't* throw them away. They must not go to the recycler to be melted down.

I enjoy working with items that have integrity. Good quality gold and silver. Real diamonds, emeralds, rubies. These amazing horological artifacts (note: horology is the science of measuring time) deserve the fine treatment. They deserve to be passed down in generations, like they had been as watches.

This is what I want to do. When the watch is at the end of its life as a timepiece, I want to breathe new life into them, and serve them justice.