In this episode, Dr Rebecca Struthers tells us about her new book, The Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History (of time). In this interview, Rebecca discusses her work and how it connects to our understanding of time.
👉 Get Rebecca's book: https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Time-Watchmakers-Rebecca-Struthers/dp/0063048701
Dr Rebecca Struthers is a multi-award-winning designer, watchmaker, and historian;
she is half of the founding husband and wife team behind Struthers Watchmakers studio and workshops. Rebecca uses traditional methods, materials and techniques in the restoration of vintage and antique watches as well as the production of her own. She is also the first watchmaker in British history to earn a PhD in horology (which is the study and measurement of time).
Rebecca is also an active campaigner in the preservation of endangered heritage skills in the watch, clock, and jewellery trades along with the improvement of diversity within her discipline.
And on top of all that, she’s written a fabulously engrossing book entitled, “The Hands of Time, a watchmaker’s history”.
00:00 Intro to The Rebecca Struthers Interview
01:59 Hands of time quiz
03:50 Hands of Time: history of time through the incredible objects built to measure it and what this tells us about how we perceive time
05:30 Tips for creativity and following a craft
07:07 Who should read this book? (Probably you)
09:30 Introduction of mechanical clocks
22:00 Chronometers and the Harrison Longitudinal Clock
28:30 "Who controls the clock"?The power of applying the analytical lens of time to social, political and cultural development, and
32:00 "Time guilt" – is it time to think again about how we think about time?
35:40 The most influential watchmaker of all time
40:30 Rebecca's favourite watch of all time
45:30 Core skills of a watchmaker
49:30 What's the process of making a new watch?
51:00 Only use materials that are worthy of your time and effort
52:00 The concept of a "complication" in watchmaking
55:00 What's next for highly skilled watchmakers and for time itself?
🔗 LINKS
Struthers Watchmakers: https://www.strutherswatchmakers.co.uk/
🙌 CREDITS
🎶 Ours For The Making Theme: Fuzzy Steppenwolf
📸 Additional pictures: Andy Pilsbury; Asia Werbel; Hodder; Harper
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