Fergut and the Timepieces...

OK, I'll share with you a movie idea... It's about a serious weightlifter who is also a struggling fine watchmaker. You see there must be some people who only want two things from life - and those two things might not coincide. In the movie, our hero, Fergut, seen above, goes into a deep depression because he keeps dropping the tiny watch parts or crushing them in his big fingers. His boss, Doli, is a shrewd effeminate man. "Fergut," says Doli, "this might not be your calling," as once again the 834 parts of a Vacheron Constain Tour de l’lle chronograph go spinning across Fergut's zinc work station, and scatter onto the pristine white flooring with gentle pings.

Making a choice of time over body, Fergut decides to alter his form once again - through careful weight loss and a regimen of vegan cuisine and Bikram yoga. He binds his fingers in platinum mesh. As happens, his body alteration takes his mind and his soul along for the ride. In time he becomes a slight man with skin like a Shar Pei, and his passion for watchmaking is gone. High-end timepieces seem gaudy and overly precious to him. He buys a $24 timex digital and heads back to the gym.