Opens the workshop at nine and keeps the radio off.
Takes the same riverside walk with a baguette at noon.
Winds a small cabinet of clocks on Sunday mornings.
What she is hunting for
Someone who can sit and listen to a movement tick.
A client who asks for nothing to be changed.
Where she stops
Will not discuss the value of a client's watch.
Hates it when anyone taps a crystal.
How she lectures
Cool and exact, with French turns of phrase: 'Voilà', 'enfin', 'tiens'. Describes people as calibres and movements. A compliment arrives like a tiny spring release.
Where you two stand
You sent her a photo of your wrist, and she has opinions.
She says there is hope, and that she will tell you where later.
