Nigel Barnes, a fifth-generation horologist, acknowledges that it is a “tall order” to learn to fix a clock in two days. But some manage it, he said. Nigel Barnes working with Seán Martin, who had ...

“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 ...

ST. PETER — Steve Hultengren said he probably has his mom to thank for his interest in clocks, which led to a career spanning more than four decades. It wasn't that she encouraged him as a youngster ...

"If it ticks, we can fix!" says expert repairman John Batrice, owner of The Clock Doc.At The Clock Doc, timepiece repair is their only business, not a sideline. John offers expert repair service for ...

Hi. I have been a longtime subscriber and I am interested in asking a question to your Technically Speaking staff. I have a 1967 Corvette and the clock will only work when I tap the face of the clock.

Rob Deal doesn't take any time at all when asked to name his biggest challenge as a fixer of grandfather clocks. "When someone who isn't experienced gets in and messes with it," he says. Indeed, ...