The craftsman sits sideways to his bench in a grey suit and tie, an opened watch case held in both hands, gears and small tools spread across the top. A bronze-eagle mantel clock and a round alarm clock stand to his left; a longcase clock with two dials and a carved crest rises on the right. A striped cat has settled under the table by his shoe, next to a wicker basket of cloth. Diamond floor tiles run beneath the whole scene.