The Chaos of the Universe Is Contained in a Watch

[@earthscrust9092]

"Whatever you spend your time on, it is all you have"

[@satyajeetprabhu]

"Whatever time you spend on, it's all you have". Hit me hard this one.

[@wesleymorton7878]

found myself slowing down, tasting my tea, breathing a moment, being in my room where I am...great meditative piece. Beautiful film, the man is of a piece with his work, elegant, simple, artistic. Tokyo reminds me of a pocket watch. The clean harmonic orderliness, the functional clockwork of city rhythms. The sense of the trains, people, streets, edifices as though interlocking gears, pulleys, springs thrumming in synchronous movement...marvel.

[@bdhd206]

Very well said, "tasting my tea" really puts things in perspective, thanks.

[@jaymendoza4616]

I love that the ticking of the watches was constant in the background which reenforces the theme of 'order amidst the chaos' as the watchmaker goes about his life.

[@balthazarfitzpatrick7770]

This video is just as much art and craft as watchmaking. How does it only have 13k views?

[@laguna172]

Share it with your friends and let's kick 13k up a notch!

[@Psymphonicmonk]

This is like a tonic. Thank you

[@TheOfficialCzex]

He knows a rare craft. I have nothing but respect for this man.

[@manus5423]

great peace of art (and time)

[@alittlegreenjean]

and, i felt so quiet and peaceful as i watched and listened to what he had to say. his life is different from mine, but i can learn from him. excellent.

[@theshivelyfamily]

Came for the philosophy -- stayed for the videography.

[@pissawf9750]

Sweet

[@xavierpaquin]

That ticking sound is so satisfying

[@wearealljustclowns]

The symbolism to humans and watches is a very great skill that takes this mans skills to the next level, this is a skill not enough practice. Our creations symbolize our own existence and even God everyehere

[@go2wardlove]

I love how this made me feel. Thank you for making it.

[@VisualStory-Teller]

Meditations on life, art, and love for the macro & micro world.

[@nelsonth]

This is what hipsters wished they were.

[@pissawf9750]

As a unicycle riding, handlebar mustache having brewer , im very offended.

[@daddyneedsmilk4562]

too easy

[@anitasmith4559]

Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.

[@mdanes4664]

A great little biography-art-philosophy snippet.

[@stephenwardfilmmaker2075]

Beautiful (time) piece!

[@3MBeatsProDucTioN]

I'd love to buy one of his watches !!

[@giuvvbobb60secondsislife71]

Superb, bravo

[@Ecksterphono]

Another thing is it affects the eyes after a while, one has to have somewhat of a social life as well to learn new perspectives and nuances as well.

[@mehdimehdikhani5899]

As an Iranian myself I believe he is from Iran based on his accent and appearance.

[@haidengeary8277]

Does not matter where he comes from, he is human. He is very talented, because he shows patience and love.

[@philo3838]

@tacfoley he's not lol

[@ShadowKSG]

absolutely beautiful.

[@limegreen1989]

Beautiful eyes, wonderful philosophy

[@KWillyzz1]

make time to watch this watchmaker keep time...

[@karakand]

I want to be this guy when I grow up.

[@amintaslneto]

Nice vid! Congrats

[@anttam117]

A conversation between this man and Stephen Hawking would have been fantastic...

[@rokujones]

Well this video is surely an ASMR Zen goldmine.

[@OrganNLou]

Terrific!

[@mozdickson]

As a man thinketh, so he is. Book of Proverbs - Solomon. Beautiful documentary, thanks.

[@cycleinthesun]

Beautiful

[@stevewiggins1971]

Brilliant

[@bobfrishman2915]

Wonderful of course, but yet another in a long line of depictions of horologists as old sad eccentric loners. There are too many such examples in film and literature to list, and this again contributes to the cultural perception of us as strange people with limited social skills. I know from long experience that my customers, before visiting my shop, expect me to be old and quiet and lonely and probably weird. I assure you -- and any young person considering this trade and life -- that I and many of my colleagues are lively, funny, friendly people with families and social lives, and many of us are under 80!

[@dualtagallaher4001]

sounds like something someone sad, lonely , strange and socially awkward would say

[@kiruik1736]

@@dualtagallaher4001 not really

[@laguna172]

Like a couple of other commenters, it appears you missed the point of the film. I'll give you a hint: The title of the film. For one thing, the film does not depict an "old sad eccentric loner." Yes, he is old, but so what? Don't be an ageist. He appears to be very content and happy with his life. Living a simple life does not imply sad or eccentric. If the film were about an 80 year old car engine technician would you have the same comment? Where is your evidence of the cultural perception of "strange people with limited social skills?" To which culture do you refer? I do not know anyone who shares your perception. I gather from your comment that you are in the watch repair/service/sales industry. With all due respect and without trying to sound like I am telling you what to do, but you ought to be more aware of your own industry because today's watch industry, not only outside of Switzerland, but in the U.S. and all over the world, has more new watch brands created by horologists of ALL ages creating new mechanical watches with incredible designs, styles and which spring from PASSION. I am an avid watch enthusiast/collector and am, quite frankly, surprised that you apparently have such a limited perception of your own industry. I do not think horologists are "old sad eccentric loners" -- perhaps you are projecting. Obviously, I do not know you at all but to me it sounds like you have lost your passion for your work. If you do not recapture or renew your passion, when you are 80, you will be perceived as old sad and eccentric -- but you will have a skill set that will endure -- and that's worth more than anything. If your customers expect you to be old and quiet and lonely and weird, it is up to YOU to change that perception. My 2 cents worth. Happy Holidays and Peace!

[@bobfrishman2915]

I appreciate your comments and I certainly know many fine interesting horologists. I myself have hundreds of friends, lecture frequently to audiences large and small, just celebrated my 45th wedding anniversary, etc. However, you seem to have missed MY point which is that there is a long line of watchmakers depicted in literature who are as I described, most recently the strange protagonist of S-Town who now is familiar to tens of millions of podcast listeners. I could list many more such characters, and I'm sorry but this film also portrays a man who many others would avoid and feel pity for. I don't need your assurances that many of today's horologists are lively and funny; I instead need more depictions of these kinds of horologists in popular culture, rather than the stereotypical old odd guy. There is no literary analogy to old car mechanics or any other elderly artisan; THAT is my point. @@laguna172

[@matias4482]

@@bobfrishman2915 I think this is changing mate, here on youtube you can watch some cool films about watchmaking that do not depict old odd people, but you gotta admit, it is a craftsmanship that demands a degree of specialization and work environment that most people will find strange; specially if you wanna do cool things. i.e.: "In Tune with Time - Watchmaker Masahiro Kikuno". On the other hand, there is stuff for the more avg guy like the video "Watchmaker Breaks Down Swiss vs Japanese Made Watches" from WIRED. Anyways I get your point, although in this case it really shows that Marie-Cécile Embleton really wanted to show an odd melancholic guy and atmosphere, which looks really interesting and will get you thinking for sure.

[@Aonik49]

Wow.

[@shiddy.]

that's a deep level of crazy

[@AB_thingsDFW]

Made me want to sell my Galaxy watch

[@chingper199]

who decided not to display his name

[@CoderShare]

Likely his. He doesn't seek attention or profit. The lonely planet effect ruins the beauty of this world.

[@LCMNUNES1962]

BRASIL OK

[@jackleonardo2167]

It looks pointless, but it's quite profound.

[@laguna172]

You missed the point of the video but you are correct, it is quite profound.

[@ishanz8991]

film focused way too much on the aesthetics and less on the art. Leaves you wanting more.

[@laguna172]

True, I wanted more because the film was fascinating -- leaving you wanting more is one of the cornerstones in the theory of film production. It is what drives film producers to create sequels. BTW, the definition of "aesthetics" is: a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art [source: any dictionary]

[@wearealljustclowns]

WHATS THAT? SMEE I HEAR TICKING SMEE! THERES TICKING SMEE, STOP THAT TICKING SMEE.

[@zzyzxzee6374]

Sitting on a park bench...eyeing girls with bad intent Snot is running down his nose... Greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes... Oh aqualung....

[@MichaelWolf940]

Apple Watch put him business in a slump 😁🇺🇸

[@laguna172]

Actually, no, you are not correct. Cellphones contribute somewhat to the slump in business. But either way, an Apple Watch or your cellphone will both be useless objects once Apple stops supporting the software or the new model of cellphone comes out and you have to spend hundreds of dollars to "upgrade" your device. A well made, reliable watch, especially mechanical ones (i.e., not battery operated) will last decades -- much longer than your iWatch.

[@ladyshandbagorpurse6090]

I wish he was a little more violent.

[@Dayvit78]

"Watches have hands too." Actually, they're only hands because in English, they're called hands. But they're not like human hands, they're just stick like things. We could very well call them sticks.

[@AkashMishra23]

This dude is Indian LMAO

[@batya7]

So slow. Who is this guy? Why?

[@nelsonth]

Nobody. Because.

[@haidengeary8277]

Slow? He is doing precision work, which requires one to slow down. If we move too quickly, we make mistakes.

[@batya7]

I mean the video is slow. Slow moving. Tedious. Without context, or explanation who this guy is, it just seems ... slow. "People are like watches..."

[@laguna172]

@@batya7 Thank you for your opinion that the video is slow. I do not share your opinion. Context and explanation are what YOU make of the film. It apparently captured your attention enough to watch the film, so maybe the video is not the issue....just sayin'...

[@philo3838]

You're slow lol

[@SolaceEasy]

Too affected. Too heavy handed. Poor editing. Yuck

[@apocalapsus]

Beautiful