Wai plans to continue repairing clocks and watches for as long as he can. — Photos: ART CHEN, KK SHAM and LOW BOON TAT/The Star
WATCH repairers have plenty of time on their hands, so to speak.
As they strap on their eye loupes (a magnification device to see small details), they make it their mission to focus on the inner workings of watches and clocks.
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Wai plans to continue repairing clocks and watches for as long as he can. — Photos: ART CHEN, KK SHAM and LOW BOON TAT/The Star
Edwin took five years to learn the inner workings of mechanical watches.
Chitra learned to repair watches from her husband.
Unlike computers, watches do not change in structure.
The Watches of Switzerland repair centre that started off as a small shop at the former Atria Shopping Centre in Damansara Jaya, is now the largest watch repair chain centre in Malaysia having done more than 80,000 repairs.
Wai never misses a day of work.
Wai, who never misses a day of work, plans to continue repairing watches for as long as he can.
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