This WSJ piece is a reminder that watchmaking isn’t just a technical skill — it’s a generational responsibility.
The Singh family’s story shows how a watchmaker once sat at the center of community life, trusted to repair what mattered and preserve what endured. Today, that same craft is at risk not because it lacks value, but because the systems around it no longer support continuity.
As modern careers pull the next generation away, the question isn’t whether watchmaking is still relevant — it’s whether the industry is willing to evolve the infrastructure around the watchmaker so the craft can survive.
At Winding, we believe tradition doesn’t disappear; it either adapts or gets abandoned.