I like to work in the evening. When the phone finally stops ringing and I can sit at my workbench and put on some music. Yes, it sounds cliché, but I’m sure you love it too. It’s so nice to have peace and quiet! You can work, get your head around adapting a drawing, and finish complicated things in no time. I’m exaggerating a bit, but honestly, I’ve never worked so well as when I’m in peace and quiet from 6.30 to 11pm. And then I like this atmosphere, when the workshop is silent.
F., jeweller for 35 years
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