What a watchmaker can teach us about time: The Rebecca Struthers Interview

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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 📊NTS Views: 129,289 Subs: 506