Timecentre consists of husband and wife, Wolfgang and Kerstin as well as their eldest son, Deni, who had joined the family business in 2006 and his wife Raksha who joined the family business in 2016. Kerstin, completed her qualification to become a watchmaker in 1979 after 3 years of studies. She went on to achieve her Masters qualification in her craft in 1983. In 1985, Wolfgang and Kerstin opened their shop to business in the small east German town of Burgstaedt. Kerstin, with her love for the intricate parts of time measurement, specializes in the repair and servicing of watches. Wolfgang completed his qualification in 1987, after which he joined his wife at their shop in Burgstaedt. Wolfgang is responsible for the bigger clocks and their movements. In 1999, both of them took the step to emigrate to Margate, South Africa, where they first took up their trade again, working from home and in 2003 opened their business in the Margate CBD.