My name is Elliott Kim, and I'm currently 18. Throughout most of my life I’ve been obsessed with mechanical things. I remember seeing the repair of a complicated pocket watch when I was 8. Something about the movement fascinated me and I think that’s where my passion started. Over time, I developed a strong appreciation for the purity that existed in mechanical objects- things that worked without wires or electronics. It was this appreciation that naturally led me to watchmaking. I wasn't able to enroll in a formal training course because of my age, so I learned by deconstructing any watches I could find. It was a very hands-on approach, messy at times. But by fifteen, I'd acquired enough experience to conduct repairs and restorations, mainly on vintage watches (and a few marine chronometers that came by). Around this time I also completed a few unique projects- rough in design and construction, but handmade. Creating these taught me the necessary principles of constructing a watch outside the setting of a traditional watchmaking classroom. Theory One was the first watch in the JS Elliott series and was released in the autumn of 2023. It marked the beginning of a new chapter in my work, both in terms of inspiration and understanding. In the future, I want to continue being able to create in a free and unique way. This is my philosophy on watchmaking.