diff --git a/src/config/Utils.vala b/src/config/Utils.vala
index 610114a..e8043be 100644
--- a/src/config/Utils.vala
+++ b/src/config/Utils.vala
@@ -12,37 +12,24 @@ namespace Tasks {
         	return dt.to_unix();
     	}
     	
-    	public static string to_label_from_seconds(int64 seconds) {
-    	    return to_label(from_seconds(seconds));
+    	public static string to_label_from_seconds(int64 all_seconds) {
+    	    int hours = (int) (all_seconds / HOUR);
+    	    int minutes = (int) ((all_seconds - (hours * HOUR)) / MINUTE);
+    	    int seconds = (int) (all_seconds - (hours * HOUR) - (minutes * MINUTE));
+    	    return to_label(hours, minutes, seconds);
     	}
     	
-    	public static string to_label(string input) {
-    	    var tmp = "";
-    		if (input.length < LENGTH) {
-    			for (int i = 0; i < LENGTH - input.length; i++) {
-    				tmp = tmp + ZERO;
-    			}
-    		}
-    		tmp = tmp + input;
-    		// Logger.log(@"create_label: tmp -> $tmp");
-    		
-    		var d01 = tmp.substring(0, 2);
-    		var d23 = tmp.substring(2, 2);
-    		var d45 = tmp.substring(4, 2);
-    		
-    		var hours = int.parse(d01);
-    		var minutes = int.parse(d23);
-    		
-    		string h = _("hrs");
+    	public static string to_label(int hours, int minutes, int seconds) {
+    	    string h = _("hrs");
     		string m = _("mins");
     		string s = _("sec");
     		
     		if (hours > 0) {
-    			return @"$d01 $h $d23 $m $d45 $s";
+    			return @"$hours $h $minutes $m $seconds $s";
     		} else if (minutes > 0) {
-    			return @"$d23 $m $d45 $s";
+    			return @"$minutes $m $seconds $s";
     		} else {
-    			return @"$d45 $s";
+    			return @"$seconds $s";
     		}
     	}
 		
@@ -75,23 +62,11 @@ namespace Tasks {
     	    return tmp;
 		}
 		
-		public static int64 to_seconds(string input) {
-		    var tmp = "";
-    		if (input.length < LENGTH) {
-    			for (int i = 0; i < LENGTH - input.length; i++) {
-    				tmp = tmp + ZERO;
-    			}
-    		}
-    		tmp = tmp + input;
-    		
-    		var d01 = tmp.substring(0, 2);
-    		var d23 = tmp.substring(2, 2);
-    		var d45 = tmp.substring(4, 2);
-    		
+		public static int64 to_seconds(int hours, int minutes, int seconds) {
     		int64 secs = 0;
-    		secs += int.parse(d01) * HOUR;
-    		secs += int.parse(d23) * MINUTE;
-    		secs += int.parse(d45);
+    		secs += hours * HOUR;
+    		secs += minutes * MINUTE;
+    		secs += seconds;
     		
     		// Logger.log(@"to_seconds: tmp -> $tmp, secs -> $secs");
     		
diff --git a/src/ui/TimerView.vala b/src/ui/TimerView.vala
index d07afeb..7bffe4d 100644
--- a/src/ui/TimerView.vala
+++ b/src/ui/TimerView.vala
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 namespace Tasks {
 
     public class TimerView : Gtk.EventBox {
+    
+        delegate void IntType (int val);
         
         private Gtk.Label label;
+        private Gtk.Popover? popover;
         
-        private string input = "";
+        private int seconds = 0;
+        private int hours = 0;
+        private int minutes = 0;
         private string re_presentation = "";
     	
     	public TimerView() {
@@ -26,40 +31,77 @@ namespace Tasks {
             date_button.hexpand = false;
             date_button.set_always_show_image(true);
             date_button.get_style_context().add_class("icon_button");
+            date_button.clicked.connect (() => {
+                show_picker(date_button);
+            });
             
             timer_field.add(date_button);
     	    add(timer_field);
     	}
     	
+    	private void show_picker(Gtk.Widget parent) {
+            Gtk.Grid time_grid = new Gtk.Grid();
+		    time_grid.column_spacing = 4;
+		    time_grid.orientation = Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL;
+		    
+		    var seconds_view = create_spin_button(0, 99, 1, (val) => {
+			    seconds = val;
+			    create_label();
+		    });
+		    
+		    var hours_view = create_spin_button(0, 99, 1, (val) => {
+			    hours = val;
+			    create_label();
+		    });
+		    
+		    var minutes_view = create_spin_button(0, 99, 1, (val) => {
+			    minutes = val;
+			    create_label();
+		    });
+		    
+		    time_grid.add(hours_view);
+		    time_grid.add(new Gtk.Label(":"));
+		    time_grid.add(minutes_view);
+		    time_grid.add(new Gtk.Label(":"));
+		    time_grid.add(seconds_view);
+		    
+		    time_grid.show_all();
+            
+            seconds_view.set_value(seconds);
+            hours_view.set_value(hours);
+            minutes_view.set_value(minutes);
+            
+            popover = new Gtk.Popover (parent);
+            popover.add (time_grid);
+            popover.get_style_context().add_class("popover");
+            popover.popup();
+        }
+    	
     	public int64 get_seconds() {
-    		return Utils.to_seconds(input);
+    		return Utils.to_seconds(hours, minutes, seconds);
     	}
     	
     	public void set_seconds(int64 seconds) {
-    	    input = Utils.from_seconds(seconds);
+    	    this.hours = (int) (seconds / Utils.HOUR);
+    	    this.minutes = (int) ((seconds - (this.hours * Utils.HOUR)) / Utils.MINUTE);
+    	    this.seconds = (int) (seconds - (this.hours * Utils.HOUR) - (this.minutes * Utils.MINUTE));
     		create_label();
     	}
     	
-    	private void add_digit(string digit) {
-    		if (input.length >= Utils.LENGTH) {
-    			return;
-    		}
-    		input = input + digit;
-    		create_label();
-    	}
+    	private Gtk.SpinButton create_spin_button(int from, int to, int step, owned IntType action) {
+            var spin = new Gtk.SpinButton.with_range(from, to, step);
+		    spin.orientation = Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL;
+		    spin.get_style_context().add_class("time_button");
+		    spin.value_changed.connect (() => {
+			    action(spin.get_value_as_int());
+		    });
+		    return spin;
+        }
     	
     	private void create_label() {
-    		re_presentation = Utils.to_label(input);
+    		re_presentation = Utils.to_label(hours, minutes, seconds);
     		Logger.log(@"create_label: re_p -> $re_presentation");
     		label.set_label(re_presentation);
     	}
-    	
-    	private void remove_digit() {
-    		if (input.length == 0) {
-    			return;
-    		}
-    		input = input.substring(0, input.length - 1);
-    		create_label();
-    	}
     }
 }