For Malaysian watch restorer Vincent Wong, time flies when work feels like play

For watch repairer and restorer Vincent Wong, his passion means never dreading a day at the office.

THE saying by Chinese philosopher Confucius, “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life” holds true for Vincent Wong, a horologist for the past 22 years.

“I am lucky in a sense that I get to hold and take apart complicated mechanical timepieces daily in my job as a watch repairer and restorer.