About
The Present is a new way to experience time.
Instead of racing through seconds, it moves slowly through one quiet revolution a year revealing the hidden natural rhythm of the seasons.
First Edition (2012)
Why is it called The Present?
The hand always points to the present moment.
One hand.
One slow revolution.
One full year.
It helps you see time at the speed of life, turning the moment into something you can see, feel, and live with.
Give yourself The Present and find the time you’ve been missing.
Below are the common themes of compiling hundreds of testimonials.
• A more profound, calmer sense of what it means to be present.
• A way to see change unfolding at a more natural, forgiving pace.
• A beautifully crafted piece of art.
• A conversation piece that invites reflection and sparks curiosity.
• A quiet connection to a global community rethinking how we live with time.
Read the testimonials here.
The video features an early prototype of The Present (2011)
Crafted with Care
The Present is precision-engineered and thoughtfully crafted to remain accurate for decades.
Since 2012, every custom component has evolved across seven different editions of The Present.
After all of this time, what remains is a remarkable work of functional art engineered to operate quietly for decades.
If you ever have an issue, please let us know. Each part is replaceable as needed, ensuring longevity and reliability.
Each timepiece is assembled in Vermont.
About Scott Thrift
I want time to have options.
With a background in film studies and as co-founder of an award-winning production company, my creative path is focused on the refinement of time, previously as a filmmaker and now as an artist.
Today, over 10,000 of these timepieces are in thousands of homes and offices across 43 countries.
CREDITS
The Present is a labor of love, and has been made possible with the help of dozens of partners and thousands of individual backers and customers worldwide.
The latest edition is the seventh generation, crafted with industrial design guidance from Che-Wei Wang & Taylor Levy of the award-winning design duo CW&T.
It features a first-of-its-kind clock movement engineered by Josh Levine of josh.com to run for decades on the included batteries.
The Present Icon and communication design is a collaboration with the artist Jonathan Harris.
What's it like to live with The Present?
Visit our Testimonial page to find out.
Production
We meticulously craft and assemble each timepiece by hand.
This is the seventh edition of The Present, guided by feedback from our valued international community.
Let us know if you have any questions by messaging us at:
hello@thepresent.is
February 16th.
