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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...