My 25-year-old cuckoo clock hung on the dining room wall silent for over two years. Finally, this month, I decided to see if I could repair the clock to produce the comforting, hourly cuckoo whistle ...

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 ...

And grandfather clocks, prized by some, but they tend to scare children, for many kid’s cartoons and stories seem to feature ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Bill Galinsky has likely heard the call of the American cowbird more times than an ornithologist. The European cuckoo, too — Galinsky hears that bird all day, every day. Whether it’s ...

"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 ...

STEVENSVILLE, Mont. - The grandfather clocks, mantle clocks and treasured cuckoo clocks we remember in our grandma's house are hot items in the antique market. But the tradesmen who repair those old ...

What started as a hobby became a full-blown business for Harold MacVittie more than a decade ago. His Chapin clock shop is ...

PARKERSBURG – Roger Mackey can make time stand still. Mackey has been collecting and repairing clocks for nearly 48 years. A workshop filled to the brim with clocks of all types and sizes is next to ...

Stuart McGreavy looks on as apprentice Richard Cohen looks on. Cohen, Schenectady, had a long career with Bed Bath & Beyond and wants to earn supplemental income and learn a new skill as a clocksmith.

The European cuckoo, too -- Galinsky hears that bird all day, every day. Whether it's the 20 cuckoo clocks in his home or the hundreds he has built or collected or is currently repairing in his ...