Time stands still for this Egyptian watchmaker - in pictures

The Armenian watchmaker shop Francis Papazian has stood in Cairo's Attaba Square since 1903 under the arcade of an old Haussmann-style building built in the downtown district's heyday

Samy Taha, a 63-year-old Egyptian watchmaker, repairs a watch at the Francis Papazian shop in the central Attaba district of Egypt's capital Cairo. AFP

The National

Mar 04, 2021

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