The Present - (Matte)

Limited Lifetime Warranty

We stand behind our work.

Every single component of this timepiece is original and has been over-engineered for longevity.

Limited Lifetime Warranty means:

• If The Present ever stops working during normal use, at any point in your lifetime, we will repair or replace it for free.
  
• You cover shipping to and from Burlington, Vermont.
  
• We cover the work and the parts.
  

No fine-print trap. If something inside fails under normal conditions, we fix it.

What’s not covered

The warranty does not cover damage caused by:

• Drops or falls (off a nail, off the wall, off a shelf)
  
• Submersion in water (bathtubs, pools, lakes, sinks, storms, water parks, typhoons)
  
• Fire, extreme heat, or intentional abuse
  
• Heavy dust / debris environments (e.g., active wood shops, metal grinding, etc.)
  

Examples:

• If it falls and the print cracks:
  
  The movement will likely still be fine. We can refurbish or rebuild it at cost, but that’s outside the free warranty.
  
• If you drop it in water:
  It will not work. Warranty is void.
  
• If you throw it in a fire:
  It will probably melt. Warranty is void.
  
• If you use it as a dinner plate for lasagna night: It might still run, but… warranty is void (and also, gross!).
  
• If you put it in the microwave for 10 minutes: It will almost certainly explode. Warranty very, very void.
  

You get the idea: normal life, yes. Abuse, no.

About the batteries

We ship The Present with lithium L91 AA batteries, chosen specifically because:

• Their leakage rate is effectively near zero (on the order of under 0.01%)
  
• They’re far more stable than standard alkaline batteries
  
• Their self-discharge is extremely low over decades
  

Realistically, the two most likely long-term risks are:

1. A fall
   
2. Battery leakage after many decades in extreme conditions
   

If the batteries leak and damage the movement, that’s considered environmental/chemical damage, not a defect.

In that case, we can refurbish or replace the movement at cost.

How long is it really designed to last?

Electrically, this originally engineered marvel of technology is so efficient that, on the original lithium batteries, it has enough stored energy to run for roughly 291–335 years if nothing ever leaks, jams, or corrodes.

If something goes wrong and you haven’t submerged it, burned it, or smashed it — we’ll make it right.