Dame Judi Dench was thrilled when The Repair Shop fixed a treasured watch, but she had not expected a magnify-cent gift as well.
For horologist Steve Fletcher gave her two pairs of his super strong specs, which meant Judi, whose eyesight is failing, could see every tiny detail in her late husband’s pocket-watch.
Dame Judi, 87, recently took part in a special Repair Shop show, where Jay Blades and his team helped to repair the timepiece belonging to her late husband Michael Williams.
Afterwards, Dame Judi, who has age-related macular degeneration, was unable to see a tiny engraving of Michael’s initials, which Steve had added. Steve told the Mirror: “She was looking at the watch and couldn’t see the engraving we’d put on the back.
“So I loaned her my glasses and she said, ‘I can see it so well now’.” He then gave Judi two pairs of his specs, which together providing magnification five times the normal size.
He said: “She could see everything about the watch and it was a lovely moment.
“She could use them as really powerful reading glasses. Sometimes the simple things work.”
Judi thanked Steve profusely, telling him, “You’re so very kind.”
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