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A New Now
Is there a side to time you’ve never seen?
The Present shows you the time you’ve been missing.
Its single hand moves with the natural rhythm of the year, revealing another side of time. One that is spacious, calm, and always unfolding.
One year.
One revolution.
One new way of seeing.
What is The Present?
The Present is a single-handed timepiece that follows the natural rhythm of the year, revealing the spacious, unfolding nature of time.
What does it do?
It helps you notice a different kind of time. Instead of tracking minutes and hours, The Present shows you the natural movement of time—slow and steady.
What does that change?
You feel more present, more grounded, more in sync with the natural world.
Why should I care?
The Time You’re Missing
Since 2012, people in 42 countries have shared how living with The Present changes the way they feel about time itself — bringing a sense of peace, presence, and connection they didn’t know was possible.
See the Whole Story of Time
Most clocks show seconds. The Present shows the seasons. The shift in scale helps you see yourself as a part of time, not racing against it.
What It Feels Like to Live with The Present
Owners say it brings a quiet sense of peace, connection, and wonder. It changes how you feel about time itself — not by making you work at it, but just by being there.
Most timepieces show now as a fleeting second.
The Present reveals now as part of the natural rhythm of the year.
It’s a slower, more beautiful side of time hiding in plain site.
Find the time you’ve been missing.
Give yourself The Present.
The Experience
"A 21st century Walden."
With over nine thousand units shipped to forty-two countries worldwide, we invite you to learn more about The Present directly from its owners.
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About
I wanted to see time differently.
Seconds, minutes, and hours are useful, but they leave something out. The natural world has its own rhythms but we can only catch fragments of it, never the whole picture.
So I made The Present.
Since 2012, thousands have welcomed it into their homes to reveal the time they've been missing all along.
Scott Thrift
American
B. 1979
