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Clocksmith

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plainly at home. Eagerly, he shows a visitor the different types of clocks he has restored, from French box clocks made in the early 1800s to contemporary Korean imports.

“They’re junk,” he says of the recent imports, adding, “I’ll tell people that. I want them to know what they’re getting.”

But his tone changes when he points to one of the French mantel clocks sitting on the display case. The body is dark marble, almost black. The face is covered with a beveled glass crystal surrounded by a brass bezel. He opens the crystal, exposing the slightly time-worn face and two delicately tooled hands.

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