• 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
    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 Francis Papazian watchmaker's shop in the central Attaba district of Cairo. The Armenian shop opened in 1903. AFP
    The Francis Papazian watchmaker's shop in the central Attaba district of Cairo. The Armenian shop opened in 1903. AFP
  • Samy Taha, 63, at work in Cairo. Time seems to stand still at the Armenian watchmaker shop, which has been in Attaba Square since 1903. AFP
    Samy Taha, 63, at work in Cairo. Time seems to stand still at the Armenian watchmaker shop, which has been in Attaba Square since 1903. AFP
  • Samy Taha repairs a watch at Francis Papazian. The shop is found under the arcade of an old Haussmann-style building in central Cairo and is currently surrounded by street sellers. AFP
    Samy Taha repairs a watch at Francis Papazian. The shop is found under the arcade of an old Haussmann-style building in central Cairo and is currently surrounded by street sellers. AFP
  • Refaat Makary, a 58-year-old Egyptian watchmaker, repairs a watch at Francis Papazian. The Armenian watchmaker shop has been a feature of Cairo since in 1903. AFP
    Refaat Makary, a 58-year-old Egyptian watchmaker, repairs a watch at Francis Papazian. The Armenian watchmaker shop has been a feature of Cairo since in 1903. AFP
  • Refaat Makary at work in the historic Armenian watchmaker shop in Cairo. AFP
    Refaat Makary at work in the historic Armenian watchmaker shop in Cairo. AFP
  • Samy Taha, 63, repairs a watch at the Francis Papazian in the central Attaba district of Cairo. AFP
    Samy Taha, 63, repairs a watch at the Francis Papazian in the central Attaba district of Cairo. AFP
  • Ashod Papazian, a 64-year-old Armenian-Egyptian watchmaker, examines a clock in his family-owned business: the Francis Papazian watchmaker's shop in Cairo. AFP
    Ashod Papazian, a 64-year-old Armenian-Egyptian watchmaker, examines a clock in his family-owned business: the Francis Papazian watchmaker's shop in Cairo. AFP
  • Karam Iskandar, a 56-year-old Egyptian watchmaker, works on a clock at Francis Papazian. AFP
    Karam Iskandar, a 56-year-old Egyptian watchmaker, works on a clock at Francis Papazian. AFP
  • Clocks decorate a wall of the Francis Papazian watchmaker's shop in Cairo. The shop has been part of the city for more than a century. AFP
    Clocks decorate a wall of the Francis Papazian watchmaker's shop in Cairo. The shop has been part of the city for more than a century. AFP
  • Ashod Papazian at his family-owned watchmaking business in Cairo. AFP
    Ashod Papazian at his family-owned watchmaking business in Cairo. AFP

Egypt

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

The National

March 04, 2021

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