−50%The Clockmaker's Patience: Small wheels, long afternoons
Harriet Combe · narrated by Agnes Loch
2026
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There is a particular quiet that settles over a workbench covered in small wheels and smaller screws, where nothing can be rushed without being ruined. This is an afternoon spent at that bench: the patience it takes to set a mainspring, the satisfaction of a gear train finally turning true, and the plain pleasure of hours measured in careful hands rather than the clock itself. Gentle, unhurried, and content to let the work take exactly as long as it takes.
18 chapters
- 1What We Will Cover5m
- 2Chapter 1: The Bell Above the Door12m
- 3Chapter 2: Small Wheels14m
- 4Chapter 3: The Regulars13m
- 5Chapter 4: A Watch Left Too Long14m
- 6Chapter 5: The Season of Nothing to Fix13m
- 7Chapter 6: The Grandson's Watch14m
- 8Chapter 7: Tea at Half Past Three12m
- 9Chapter 8: The Widow's Clock13m
- 10Chapter 9: Rain on the Window15m
- 11Chapter 10: The Apprentice Who Wasn't11m
- 12Chapter 11: Long Afternoons13m
- 13Chapter 12: The Clock That Ran Backward11m
- 14Chapter 13: Closing Time13m
- 15Chapter 14: The Door Left Unlocked14m
- 16Conclusion3m
- 17About the Author1m
- 18One More Thing Before You Go1m
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