This pendant emerged from a peculiar frustration: the constant awareness of time without any control over it. I found myself checking the time obsessively, yet never having enough of it. The solution wasn't more precise timekeeping, but the opposite—a reminder to step outside time entirely.

The mechanism inside doesn't keep accurate time. It runs fast, then slow, sometimes backwards. The hands move at their own pace, creating a rhythm that has nothing to do with productivity or schedules. It's deliberately unreliable as a timepiece, but perfectly reliable as a prompt to pause.

The weight is intentional—heavy enough to remind you it's there, light enough to wear comfortably. When you catch yourself checking it automatically, you're reminded that this moment exists outside the tyranny of precise timing. It's not about telling time, it's about taking time.

Made from brass that develops its own patina over months of wear, each pendant becomes more personal with use. The chain length allows it to rest naturally over the heart, creating a subtle physical reminder of presence over productivity.