My granddad was a clock and watch repair man and his sister worked on clocks! So wished I would of been more interested in it growing up! Miss hearing all those clocks in one room! Music to my ears!
You really could amass a huge following on YouTube, Steve. Don't stop at one video. Watching you take such delight from stripping things down and fixing them back up is very entertaining.
Steve, as an avid watcher of the repair shop , I love watching you when you are repairing something it's such a special skill you have in something so delicate a a clock or a watch And my other favourite person is your sister and her leather work ! Please keep it goin
It’s great to see that someone is still carrying on with the great work that clock & watch smiths do, my Grandfather worked at it from the time he left school until he retired in his eighties, he was in such huge demand he even had his own workshop at home, there was a strong smell of tricolytharine in the workshop as he used it in his own cleaning machine. He was responsible for many years for winding the clock in our Cathedral in Chelmsford Essex, back then health & safety meant he didn’t need anyone help him climb the clock tower, he had many very valuable clocks & watches in his care, Omega being one of the many he loved to work on, in later life he concentrated on clock repair as the parts were easily handled by a man with old age effecting his movement. If he were alive today he would be thrilled to see you working as a watch smith on our TV screens, keep up your wonderful work Steve
Can't help but admire these guys. Technology which delivers the time with a sophistication of its own, with or without modern technology! Thanks for the video.
Thanks for this great video. I have repaired clocks for 40 years as a “hobby”. (Stopped doing it 13 years ago.) I collected clocks and had a mentor who taught me and pushed me to get my license as a “ Certified Horologist” as was needed in Michigan at the time. I thoroughly enjoy watching you and comparing techniques. Most of which, I am delighted, are the same. I taught elementary school for 35 years. Working on a clock when I got home was great therapy: instant reward for a job well done, and the satisfaction of turning something non-working into working. I also enjoyed the looks and feelings of pleasure seeing their treasured clock working as it should. Thank you so much for taking part in The Repair Shop. Watching it is a very rewarding experience.
Bumped into this - glad to see it. As a sentimental customer, absolutely delighted to say the clocks that you have serviced for us are still both loved and ticking! X many more years, Steve- thank you 💛
Hi Steve, I'm glad you've got your own channel. I find your skills fascinating. Repair Shop is my Favourite Show and I'm hoping that the show will continue. Many thanks Steve (and I also enjoy Sue).
Thank you for sharing. In my early years I used to repair / rebuild clocks. I now only do my own clocks. You are one of those people that actually preserve history. Without people like you all that knowledge would be lost and we would be guessing about the past. Thank you for your work and for sharing.