Chitra Time Center

Chitra Time Center is located at 58 on the 22nd Main Road in Okalipuram. It’s a steady kind of place that has been here for years. I’ve been working with clocks and watches for a long time now, and this shop is where I do all of my repair work. The 22nd Main Road is usually pretty busy, so there’s always something to look at out the front window when I take a break. Inside, it’s mostly quiet except for the ticking of the different clocks we have hanging on the walls. Some of them are out of sync, so you hear a lot of different chimes at different times of the hour. I keep my workbench near the front where the light is better for seeing those tiny parts that go into a watch. It’s a small space, so if three people come in at once, it feels very crowded. We have glass cases filled with various watches, some brand new and some that have been sitting there for quite a long time. I don't really bother with a lot of decorations or fancy signs. The walls are a plain color and the shelves are just basic wood. People from around Okalipuram bring in their watches when the glass breaks or the battery dies. I do my best to get them back in working order quickly. It’s honest work, and it keeps me busy from the morning until we close up the shutters for the night. You get used to the tiny pieces.