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 ...
The trade of antique clock restoration would not normally be associated with young people, but Godwin Degiorgio has made a part-time job out of it. Scott Grech met him at his workshop to find out more ...
Where do you go to buy a watch or clock of a particular type, or a find business specialising in timepiece restoration? Or, for enthusiasts, where can you find a museum to learn more about the subject ...
Kathleen Robbiani’s patients never complain. They don’t even utter an “ouch” as she works her magic to set a broken arm or stitch up a major laceration. They smile happily as she works to restore them ...
A $30,000 restoration is underway for an antique street clock in Alamosa which was nearly junked decades ago. Velhagen Brothers Jewelry, which is no longer in business, installed the ornate cast-iron ...
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. While most people check the time on their smartphones, Brittany Nicole Cox is dedicated to preserving an older ...
Many people take time for granted. They check it by pulling out a cell phone or taking a quick look at a wristwatch. But not Patrick Fay. The Bayonne resident has spent the better part of 31 years ...
Here at Dorian Clair Antique Clock Repair on Sanchez Street, the unmistakable, rhythmic sound echoes from nearly every nook and cranny of the shop, where hundreds of clocks from all over the world — ...
Peter Lilienthal sees potential where others see none left. “I hate to see good things go in the garbage,” he said. Now 68 and the proprietor of Good as Old Antiques Repair & Art Gallery in Sheffield, ...