IPOH, June 15 -- In a quiet corner of Ipoh's old town, 57-year-old Kwan Siew Mung spends his days repairing old watches and clocks from behind a modest glass counter.

As one of the few remaining traditional watch repairmen in the city, Kwan is preserving a craft that is slowly slipping into obscurity.

"There used to be more than ten watch repair shops here," he told Malay Mail.

"Now, from old town to new town, you might find five or six only. And all of us are old. When we close shop, there won't be anyone left."

Kwan first learned the intricacies of watch repair as a teenager, under the tutelage of his father, who ran a small stall along Jalan Market. After completing his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Kwan fully committed to the tr...