“I often think that sometimes I wish things didn’t work. Because in this business, the production of parts is almost always in a hurry. You know that yourself! And therefore, urgency means that there is little time to finalise the parts and get them out. Hence my initial thought, sometimes I wish I didn’t have the resources to find the solution, but every time, it works! And I have to say that it makes me angry, smile too but still angry! I have come to the conclusion that this job involves suffering and that this suffering is almost beneficial. I did say almost! “
D., jeweller for 35 years
Exigency
The requirement as a lifeline is me. I have my magnifying glass riveted to my eye, I check everything all the time. The slightest pitting, crack or oddity in the metal earns the right to go back to the workshop to be reworked, not to mention the setting. A...