The Gazette

Historic clock restoration brings new faces to Elkader

ELKADER - Restoration of the historic Clayton County Courthouse clock, delivered to Elkader in 1896, is one step closer to completion following a restoration effort that took between 600 and 700 man ...

Clock repairer that started in his garage is one of the few left in the Midlands

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.
Green Bay Press-Gazette

Prime Time: Clock restorer’s timepiece on ‘Gotham’

With a number of theatrical companies and organizations here in Door County, it’s not unusual for an actor who’s familiar to local audiences to appear in a TV series on a major network. Tristan Wier ...
The New York Times

Before ‘S-Town’ Made Him Famous, Clock Lovers Knew Him Well

John B. McLemore, the brilliant and quirky star of the hit podcast “S-Town,” is the center of a show highlighting his work in the art of clock restoration. By Bill Marsh Reporting from Columbia, Pa.
The New York Times

A Weekend Class on Clock Repair. Irish Scenery Included.

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 ...
abcnews4

St. Michael's tower restored by 'clock whisperer'

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) - Those working inside St. Michael's Church clock tower call him "the clock whisperer." "I guess the clock whisperer is a good terminology for me. There are many pieces to this ...