The Five Watches: An Accident of Time
By John R. York
Publication Date: August 15 2023
Time Travel
What might happen if a handful of people living in different eras became entangled in time, some intentionally and some accidentally? The nineteenth-century scientist, Dr. Wilhelm Gussen, is passionate about improving the welfare of mankind, and so he begins a journey through time in a quest to learn about future advances in epidemiology. Physicist Emory Lynch, from the twenty-seventh century, studies an old pocket watch, said to be a time travel device, and accidently stumbles into the twenty-first century. In 2019, Jim Zimmerman, the de facto neighborhood go-to guy, finds himself caught in the middle of a clandestine, future conspiracy. True to his character, he becomes inextricably involved in future affairs that involve saving humanity from itself—dragging his wife and a few neighbors along for the ride. Thus, begins a time travel adventure that examines the stubborn predictability of human behavior and how some things, even over time, never seem to change.
Praise:
“The Five Watches is filled with interesting characters and enchanting tapestries woven into the fabric of time itself. John explores not only the ravages of time but more importantly the impact of individual kindness, caring, and selflessness towards others that is heartwarming. I enjoyed this suspenseful page turner, the connection to everyday people and to imaginable heroes that we can all strive to become. Uplifting! – Jim Richards, Beta Reader
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Jóhann Schweizer lived in Biel, Switzerland. Like his father and grandfather before him, he made watches—watches of the very highest precision and quality. Only the purest gold and silver were used for his casings and the most modern technology of the time for his clockwork mechanisms. Cylinder and lever escapements and jewel bearings made with rubies or diamonds ensured his watches were accurate and durable. People from all over Europe, and even America, bought his timepieces, particularly the popular pocket watches.
Siegfried von Ballenstedt, a wealthy Prussian, knew of Jóhann’s reputation as one of the most renowned watchmakers in Switzerland, perhaps in all the world. Wishing to purchase several watches for what he called ‘a special purpose’, he wrote to Jóhann asking him to come to Berlin with his very best pocket watches.
Of course, Jóhann could not refuse. This was an opportunity that could very well lead to his dominance in the growing watch market throughout all the Germanic nation states.
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