If a ticking clock is the heartbeat of a home, a little arrhythmia is not uncommon. Old clocks can be fussy, especially when moved from their longstanding positions or relocated to a different type of ...

The classic design of a mechanical clock generally consists of a display, a way to store energy, a way to release that energy at regular intervals, and a mechanism to transmit it where it needs to ...

SARASOTA — This clock doctor makes house calls. When Larry Geraci goes out to service a grandfather or other heirloom clock, he wheels in his hard-sided case, filled with specialized tools. He ...

“There’s not many of us around anymore,” LaBounty said. “The modern generation is less and less interested in restoring something. They throw it away and get something new.” Clock repairers share a ...

Business name: Hickory Dickory Dock-tor Clock Repair. Location: North of Holland Patent on Route 274. Phone: 339-8061. E-mail: clockdoc@dreamscape.com. Open: By appointment. Owners: Jeff and Louise ...

Hugh Hunt is a Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge and is Keeper of the Trinity College Clock. London is soon going to lose one of its most familiar sounds when the world-famous Big Ben falls silent ...