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On Wednesday night, I stayed behind the
\nbench longer than usual. Nothing beats the most productive hour of the
\nevening – half past seven, when the city slowly falls asleep.<\/p>\n

Around eight, as it was time to call it a night, I was still roaming
\nthrough the junk box, looking for a “dollar deal” for tomorrow\u2019s premium
\n subscribers. And there it was: a perfect candidate. An old Citizen
\nDiver, still ticking. With a massive scratch on the case – which, thirty
\n years ago, rendered it unsellable.
\n\u201cI reckon I can polish this one in less than fifteen minutes!\u201d I exclaimed loudly.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you won\u2019t,\u201d a voice replied.<\/p>\n

I was quite sure the staff had left two hours earlier. I looked over my shoulder, but there was no one in the office.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you dare touch me! Put me back in the junk box!\u201d said the Citizen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorry not, mate. In no time you\u2019ll be as good as new,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeave me alone, I am sovereign. Besides, you are not a qualified Citizen repairman,\u201d said the watch.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen, you shitter, I am a third-generation master watchmaker, and you
\n are a worthless piece of junk. You may be worth a dollar – but not
\nyet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swiftly, the Citizen was subjected to a buff. But only a second later,
\nit flew away from the spinning wheel, hit the ceiling, then disappeared
\ninto the darkness under the bench.<\/p>\n

I arrived home tired and worried. That stupid shitter could have hit me right between the eyes.<\/p>\n

Now, you may say this is all nonsense – watches can\u2019t talk. Fine. But hear this.<\/p>\n

The next day, I arrived early. I had completely forgotten about the
\nincident. But then I remembered that I still needed a bargain to
\nfeature. The moment I pulled open the drawer with pocket watches, I
\nheard another voice:<\/p>\n

\u201cHerr Hakko, we need to talk!\u201d<\/p>\n

There were more than fifty watches in that drawer, but I knew exactly
\nwhich one was complaining: a 1940s German field piece, a Grana, with a
\nloud escape wheel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you want now? I am busy! Keep it short!\u201d<\/p>\n

The usual stuff. He was complaining that he didn\u2019t want to be in the same drawer with ‘asiaten’-  Seiko Railway pocket watches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be placed in the middle of the display case, where I deserve
\nto be! I am not just an ordinary pocket watch – I was built for
\nWehrmacht!\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, the delusional self-grandeur stuff I\u2019ve heard so many times before.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo way. In this shop, all watches are equal. Your glory days are long gone – you\u2019ll remain where you are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOn display, to be seen and heard! I am built to last forever!\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t go on display. Your radium hands still glow in the dark, you
\nare a radioactive hazard. A danger to customers. Toxic to everyone.<\/p>\n

But he wouldn\u2019t listen.<\/p>\n

With a swift swing of the Bergeon case opener, I snapped Grana\u2019s balance staff.<\/p>\n

My shop. My rules. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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