Quito Ecuador: Another profession vanishing, the watchmaker in the historic district

lahora.com.ec reported With very good pulse, Marco Leon begins to move the pieces that are failing a clock. After inspecting it and testing it, notice that the minute Cannon has released. Again you open the clock and adjusts this piece that holds the minute hand. He is one of the few ‘professional time’ that still keep their work in the historic centre. Note that the profitability of the business declined because “since the advent of cell phones people prefer to see the time in these devices and also serves as a calendar and alarm”. Read Article

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