NEW PERSONAL WORK / @reasonforbeingstories Reason #7 / Reuben Schoots / Watchmaker / 'The Mechanic of Time...' Reuben Schoots @reubenschoots is an independent Australian watchmaker. As a 'self-taught' first-generation craftsman, he has embarked on a feat only accomplished by a handful of people in the world. Known as 'The Daniels Method', Reuben is making a Tourbillon pocket watch from George Daniels' book Watch Making, using only hand tools and manual machines. After four years, he has just one more mechanical component left to make. In the meantime, Reuben is a few months away from finishing his First Series release wristwatch. Limited to six watches, they were all pre-sold within 40 minutes without an official release. In 2015, After contracting a life-threatening illness during his travels to South America, Reuben was forced to re-invent his life as he knew it. A journey into the world of Horology ensued. Remarkably, Reuben has only 4.5 years of watchmaking experience; it usually takes decades, and he is still only 29 years of age... Reuben reached out to me via Instagram in late May 2022, hoping to have his First Series wristwatches documented and photographed by me. With a personal interest in watches, I've had similar enquiries from others in the past; but Reuben was the first to introduce himself as an actual 'watchmaker'. Curiously, I Googled his name. The next minute, I was on the phone with Reuben; then, shortly after, I was on a plane to Canberra to meet the man... Read Reuben's story at: www.reasonforbeing.com.au @reasonforbeingstories