SILENCE IS GOLDEN, FREEDOM IS SWEET

When Antti Rönkkö began practicing his craft, his ambition was to design and manufacture his own timepieces. Modern mechanics simply could not satisfy his idea of sophistication and perfection in watchmaking. There is no place for mistakes for an independent watchmaker, as the final result will reflect any flaw, like a black mirror. That’s why technique, attention to detail, and patience are so important when delivering a premium quality timepiece. And, for a Finn, the key lies in the beauty of aesthetic stillness and quietness when creating such a product – Finnish silence.

FINNISH SILENCE

When you ask a Finn what silence means to them, they will take their time to answer, even though the explanation lies deeply within Finnish culture. For a Finn, silence means a time for pause, for thought; a moment for creating something out of nothing. A Finn will not talk when words are redundant. For outsiders, this can be taken as an insult, an act of impoliteness, or even arrogance. Yet it is not intended as such. Instead, it is ethnologically linked with the appreciation of others and the idea of creation.