Note: First published in Firebird: Writing Today No. 1, ed. Tim J. Binding, 1982.

Synopsis: "A watch crafted by the great-grandfather of Adam Krepski, the narrator, possesses the magical quality of never needing winding. But even more than this, whoever carries the watch will have near immortality, living until they are killed but never dying of "old age." As a result the older generations bring a great deal of pressure to bear on the younger, causing a generational war that creates the central conflict of the story." (Barry J. Fishman)