Konke kwaqala ngosuku olulodwa ngo-1909 lapho u-Alberto Olvera Hernández, owayeneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-17 ubudala, eqonda ukuthi iwashi “loshimula” lase lonakele… ngakho-ke kwazalwa umlando othokozisayo weClocks Centenario. Yazi!
Ngenkathi ezama ukulungisa lelo washi le-mantel, waliqaqa nokuyilapho-ke anqotshwa umlingo walowomshini omncane wokulinganisa isikhathi, isasasa elalizomphelezela impilo yakhe yonke.
U-Alberto Olvera Ube esenquma ukwakha iwashi lakhe lokuqala “elikhulu” elizophatha imisebenzi yabasebenzi nezenhlalo yabasebenzi bepulazi likababa, elisendaweni yase-Eloxochitlán, eZacatlán, ePuebla.
Ukufeza inhloso yayo, U-Alberto Olvera Wayenentambo yokhuni kuphela, ifolishi, isendlalelo namanye amathuluzi esisekelo avela esitolo sikayise sokubaza. Ngezandla zakhe wakha umshini wokumba izinkuni, wenza izigaxa zobumba futhi wenza amafayela athile. Wangena emsebenzini kwathi eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, ngo-Agasti 1912, kwavulwa iwashi lakhe lokuqala, epulazini laseCoyotepec, eZacatlán, ePuebla.
U-Alberto Olvera wayeyinsizwa engahlaliseki, wayedlala i-violin kanye ne-mandolin futhi, phakathi kokunye, umsunguli woshintshela umzila wezitimela zikagesi awunikeza ilungelo lobunikazi ngo-1920. “Ukuzama okuthile kuwuphawu lokungazinzi. Ukukwenza ukuvivinya isimilo ”, kwakuyisimiso esiqondisayo sobukhona baso obunezithelo.
Naphezu kwemisebenzi yakhe eyahlukahlukene, u-Alberto Olvera waqala ukwakha elinye iwashi ngo-1918. Kulokhu kuthathe unyaka kuphela ukuliqedela nokulifaka edolobheni elingumakhelwane iChignahuapan. Uqhubeke nokusebenza eCoyotepec kwaze kwaba ngu-1929, unyaka lapho aqala khona indawo yakhe yokusebenzela edolobheni laseZacatlán, ePuebla.
Wazalwa kanjalo Amawashi wekhulu leminyaka, igama elamukelwa ngo-1921, usuku lwekhulu lokuqala leminyaka lokuQedwa Kwenkululeko YaseMexico.
Njengamanje basebenza ku- Amawashi wekhulu leminyaka izingane nabazukulu baka-Alberto Olvera, kanye nabasebenzi nabasebenzi abangamashumi amahlanu. Ngoba UJose Luis Olvera Charolet, umphathi wamanje weClocks Centenario, ukwakha iwashi lomphakathi ukuzibophezela, hhayi kuphela kulabo abayithumelayo noma abayikhokhelayo, kodwa nawo wonke umphakathi, ngoba yileli washi kuphela elilawula imisebenzi yabantu. Ukuvulwa kwewashi eliqhakazile kulindelwe ngentokozo enkulu futhi kusukela lapho lifika lithathwa ngabantu bendawo njengelabo. Kungaba esontweni, esigodlweni sikamasipala noma etsheni lesikhumbuzo elakhiwe ngokukhethekile ukulakha, iwashi lihlobene kakhulu namasiko nezimpande zabantu baseMexico ezweni labo. Kube njalo ukuthi isisebenzi saseMexico esihlala eMelika sikhokha zonke izindleko zewashi “edolobheni” lakubo.
Iwatch Centenario iyimboni yokuqala enkulu yokubuka eLatin America. Unyaka ngamunye, phakathi kuka-70 no-80 wabo ubekwa emadolobheni aseMexico nakwamanye amazwe. UJosé Luis Olvera uqinisekisa ukuthi endaweni yethu - kusuka eBaja California kuya eQuintana Roo– kunamawashi amakhulu angaphezu kwayi-1500 akhiqizwa yile nkampani.
Phakathi kwamawashi abaluleke kakhulu e-Centennial yizimbali ze Ipaki edakiwe (Luis G. Urbina) eMexico City, engenye enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, ehlala endaweni engamamitha-skwele angama-78 futhi enendawo yokudayela engamamitha ayishumi ububanzi. Isisekelo seNuestra Señora del Roble, eMonterrey, sigqame ngobukhulu baso, nesembozo saso esingamamitha amane ububanzi ngasinye. Ngokungangabazeki, esinye sezithandwa zomndeni wakwa-Olvera yiwashi lezimbali laseZacatlán, manje eliwuphawu lwedolobha, elinikelwe yiClocks Centenario kubantu ngo-1986. Leli washi, elihlukile emhlabeni elinobuso obubili obubhekene nabayisihlanu Amamitha ngamunye, enziwe wumshini ophakathi nendawo, amaka amahora ngemiculo ehlukene eyisishiyagalolunye, ngokwesikhathi sonyaka, ngo-6 no-10 ekuseni, ngo-2 ntambama nango-9 ebusuku. uzimisele ukungaphazamisi ukukhokhwa kwezinsimbi zesonto.
Njalo iwashi elihle kakhulu eliqhosha ngokuba munye kumele libe ne-chime (yize libizwa ngokuthi yi-chime, alilungile, kusho uJosé Luis Olvera). ICarillon iqoqo lezinsimbi ezikhiqiza umsindo noma imisindo ethile ukumaka ukuphela kwesikhathi. Izingoma ze-carillon zikhethwa iklayenti ngokuya ngamasiko omculo wendawo noma okuthandayo.
Mayelana nalokhu, uJosé Luis Olvera ulandisa ezinye izinganekwane: ngenkathi idolobha laseTorreón lithola amawashi amabili, elinye lezimbali leRegional Museum yaseLa Laguna nelinye lapho kwakhiwe khona itshe lesikhumbuzo, lowo owayengumongameli kamasipala ngaleso sikhathi wacela owokugcina ukuthi adlale iLa Filomena njalo ngehora. E-Tuxtla Gutiérrez kukhona iwashi lezimbali elinobuso obuthathu obuhumusha i-Tuxtla ne-Las Chiapanecas waltz. Ngonyaka odlule nje, umongameli kamasipala waseSanta Bárbara, idolobha elidala elinezimayini eChihuahua, wathuma i-carillon edlala i-Amor Perdido.
UClocks Centenario, ngaphezu kokukhiqiza nokufaka amawashi akhiqizwayo, ulungisa amawashi amaFulentshi, amaJalimane nawaseNgilandi kusukela ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 kanye nasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, lapho uPorfirio Díaz ephakamisa ukuthi kubekwe elilodwa edolobheni ngalinye.
UJosé Luis Olvera uphawula ukuthi umphathi wohlelo lwethelevishini wake wambuza: “Ingabe kuyibhizinisi ukwakha amawashi?” Impendulo yasheshe yathi: “Sekuneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi ayisishiyagalombili siwenza.” “Kuleli bhizinisi, u-Olvera uyanezela, ngemuva-ukuthengisa kubaluleke kakhulu. Ngokuthengisa iwashi, senza ukuzibophezela okungapheli ngosuku lokuvula. Uma kunesidingo, ochwepheshe beCentenario Watches baya ezingxenyeni zezwe noma phesheya ukuyolungisa noma ukumane bagcine iwashi, ngaphezu kokuba yingxenye yomphakathi, esivumela ukuthi sibekhona ngisho nakubantu abakude kakhulu futhi sihehe ukunakwa yezakhamuzi zakhona ”.
Vakashela i-Alberto Olvera Hernández Museum, eZacatlán, ePuebla. www.centenario.com.mx
