Interested in watchmaking? Great! Check out the links in the description for more info to get your rolling 👍

Alena... You are AMAZING! I was a teenaged gearhead too, but got tired of the grease (but not the fat paychecks). It's so wonderful to see women in the trades... long overdue.

@thetimist

Күн бұрын

Well said, I'm sure Alena appreciates this greatly :)

Becoming a certified watchmaker was always a dream of mine, but after learning about the average annual earnings, I decided to have a career in real estate. It’s admirable to see, because most of them don’t make much. It’s a labor of love.

@thetimist

7 ай бұрын

A niche industry and craft without a doubt - it's never too late though! Also, with the rise in watch culture as of 2020 certified watchmakers are in higher demand, and the compensation packages reflect that 👍

@RabbitWatchShop

6 ай бұрын

@@thetimist I’ll be satisfied with repairing my own watches, and repairing families, friends, and my neighbors. I love working them on, but my wife has seen me curse in a fit of rage when it takes me an hour to place a seconds hand on a canon pinion 😆 appreciate the reply. Cheers 🥂

What a great way to spend the morning. Listening to a watch maker with who has a lot of passion and enthusiasm. Thank

@thetimist

6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed it 👍

This was great! A wonderful story in a little known world. Thank you so much for sharing this.

@thetimist

6 ай бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it! Alena is a great storyteller and I was happy to be able to help share it 🤗

Wonderful evening with great people

@thetimist

7 ай бұрын

It truly was! Thank you SO MUCH for hosting us ♥

When she makes her first production ready watch I would love to review one.

@thetimist

6 ай бұрын

You and me both 🤗

Incredibly modest for such a skilled horological artisan.

@thetimist

5 ай бұрын

Modest, skilled, and such a positive person as well 😃

@Alenagracediaz

2 ай бұрын

Thank you sir ❤️🙏

Inspirational and awesome, nice job Alena!

@thetimist

7 ай бұрын

Glad it inspired you! Talented people have that kind of effect 🤝

Hello Alena, I just saw you on KZread. I really enjoyed your teaching at AWCI in Ohio in February (I was the old man with the cane). I really enjoyed your video “Becoming A Watchmaker”. God Bless, Tom Moquin

@thetimist

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Alena's presentation, Tom! I'll be sure to pass your kind words along so she see's it :)

@thomasmoquin2210

3 ай бұрын

@@thetimist Thank you! Alena is a great teacher.

@Alenagracediaz

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It was such an honor having you in my class Tom!

What aye wonderful person you are ,I’m so pleased that women are thriving in the watch industry.All my best wishes to you and all the other women watch makers .greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿 watch collector.

@thetimist

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to drop such a nice comment - I'm sure Alena appreciates it as well :)

@Alenagracediaz

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, that means a lot! ❤

Something I would love to do, but not sure in this lifetime. 😂 Love your content.

@thetimist

6 ай бұрын

Never say never! Thanks for the support 👍

What a bright light in watchmaking 🥰🥰🥰

@thetimist

6 ай бұрын

Truly - Alena is awesome!

@Alenagracediaz

2 ай бұрын

Sophie, what an honor, you are to me as well!! ❤

Great job, Alena!

@thetimist

7 ай бұрын

Agreed, Alena did an amazing job 🙌

@Alenagracediaz

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Darren!! It meant the world to tell a bit of our story! ❤️🙌🏼 I appreciate you so much friend!

Wonderful video!

@thetimist

7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it - all kudos to Alena 👍

Great content! Regard from Breitling Wings.

@thetimist

7 ай бұрын

Means a lot my friend!

nice humble woman 👍👍

@thetimist

6 ай бұрын

Alena is amazing indeed 👍

Hi, as an amateur watch repairer who so wishes I'd started doing this before the age of 60 and got a proper career path established, hearing your journey to where you got to where you are now is so encouraging for other youngsters and it would have definitely been the route I'd taken. However, I see you mentioned on one of your slides that (I quote) "Having a female mentor out of school was so detrimental to my career." I don't want to sound like a smartass but 'detrimental' is a formal way of saying harmful, which I'm guessing is NOT what you meant to say. Maybe you could find a different way of saying having a female mentor was a huge benefit.

@thetimist

3 ай бұрын

Glad you found Alena's presentation useful! I'm sure we've all been a little nervous when presenting to a larger group of people - I definitely won't speak on Alena's behalf, but if I had to venture a guess, I'd say that the spirit of that specific portion was meant communicate that having a female mentor played a monumental role in her career :)

@Alenagracediaz

2 ай бұрын

Well thank you for the correction sir, good catch!

hey where are the tattoos 🙂

@thetimist

6 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure they're still there 😆