The annual clock survived Sandy. 

So did we. 

Nothing is more resilient than New York itself.  

All of the annual movements made it through customs 

and are now in the office of m ss ng p eces.


We have everything except the refined pieces of steel.

We received 25 final prototypes from our steel vendor on October 24th for review.

Those 25 are not part of the 2000 limited press. 

The short run of 25 pieces were created for intense scrutiny by our team. 

We examined the quality, indicated the flaws & made the necessary alterations to the tooling for the final press. A lot of things were off, including the width of the rim over the face of the glass. What you will see in the video is an overcorrection that has been subsequently corrected and will not be visible in the final piece. I am speaking of the edge detail which is far too thick across the face of the glass in this video. You will probably agree that it is crude. A handful of similar inconsistencies were apparent in the final 25 prototypes. But not to worry, 

the tooling has been modified at great cost to meet the needs of ThePresent. 

After six months of prototypes and alterations with the steel alone, I feel confident for the first time that all of the pieces are coming together. Our new contract with the steel vendor, who is a few blocks away in Williamsburg; stipulates that 2000 of each of the four pieces will be delivered no later than November 30th.

Wrapping up ThePresent (all of which I intend to have filmed)

1. Back Plate Steel Dome + Satin finishing + Stamping of ‘mp + made in new york’

2. Inner steel cup to accurately hold the Annual Movement 

COMPLETE pictured in this video update

3. Outer rim bezel that holds glass against clock face + exact screw slots

4. Battery back plate with stamped ‘ThePresent’ graphic

5. Send each element of the piece to the assembler.

6. Sign, Assemble and Pack Each Piece

7. Ship 

If you're still reading, 

no one has been more frustrated by the timing of this process than I have.  

I fully expected to have a finished version of the steel by September 22nd. What I have learned is that my expectations for quality are out of the ordinary, making this clock at all, is out of the ordinary. 

My sense of urgency is unrealistic.

Yet, 

nothing could make me happier than to promise to deliver the clock by 12.21.12. 

But the realities of producing an object to this degree of precision, 

denies me the luxury of guaranteeing an exact ship date from now on. 

The least I can do is let you know what I'm shooting for, in earnest.

Any and all feedback is always deeply considered.

Thank you. 

In time, 

scott walker thrift

age: 33

occupation: designer 

currently: jumping up and down in anticipation

FAQ

Where is the music from?

SOLO PIANO II

Why didn't you post on the full moon!?

There was a hurricane. It knocked out the internet but we still had power. 

HELP DECIDE ThePresent WEBSITE NAME

I’d like your opinion on the best website name for ThePresent.

The site will feature a ‘live’ clock as the background of the home page. It is essentially a tool to tell the story of ThePresent and link to our store to purchase directly from m ss ng p eces. 

At the moment it’s a toss up between 

thepresent.is     &    ownthepresent.com 

Which do you prefer? And if you have a second, why? 

(please answer directly in the comments)

Thank you, 

your comments will be the deciding factor in the future of ThePresent on the web.

GETTING ThePresent OUT THERE

Also we’re putting together our marketing plan for the holiday season and was just curious if you had any ideas about where you think the clock would be a great fit? 

Stores, gift guides, events, particular street corners? 

(please answer in the comments) 

A NEW BOOK FEATURES ThePresent

And finally, there is a new book being released today all about Kickstarter. 

The Kickstarter Handbook 

I received an early copy from the author Don Steinberg who interviewed me last November. 

 I opened up the first page to see this.....

I know! Amazing right!?

Wow.

Writing to you from The Land of Time, St. Georgen, Black Forest, Germany.

Someone is picking me up in 10 minutes to go film the assembly of the Annual Movements!

In time,

Scott Thrift

Nearly at the end of summer 12

Yes! Okay, so I have two orders of business to share with you. 

FIRST  

I auditioned for TED 2013 this past June at Joe's Pub in NYC.

There is a small chance that they'll invite me to speak at TED2013 about our time piece. It depends in part on how many views and positive comments my video gets, so if you feel inclined to share....tweet / fb / reddit away! 

http://talentsearch.ted.com/video/Scott-Thrift-An-annual-clock-fo;TEDNew-York 

I started a Public Speaking class this week and learned that I made a lot of common mistakes on the talk. I was honored to talk about ThePresent but I've got a lot to learn about how to get my point across outside of the editing room. 

In hindsight, I feel like I spoke a lot about HOW I'm making ThePresent and not enough about WHY I'm making ThePresent...noted. 

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SECOND

Yesterday I approved the final production sample of the hand!

IT LOOKS A M A Z I N G

Check out the edge detail. 

It has a sharp arrow-head-like rim that dissolves as it reaches the tip, 

and it's a perfect snap fit for the Annual Movement. 

We're so close to holding ThePresent in our hands that I'm about to burst. 

See you on the BLUE MOON August 31st.

Scott Thrift 

from the offices of m ss ng p eces on August 17th, 2012