About Us

How Our Story Began

I was wandering around my husband’s grandfather’s property and shaded my eyes to look through the window of an old workshop. My gaze caught the image of a black mantel clock just sitting there on an old table within hand’s reach of the window. I wanted to die. I immediately rushed home to tell my father-in-law that he should move the clock because, for certain, someone would break in and steal such a gorgeous, valuable clock. Instead of moving it somewhere safe, he gave it to me and my husband. I felt so honored.

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And so began our love affair with antique keywound clocks!

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We searched the valley to find a horologist (an expert in timepieces) and met Vern Bennett. At that time, he owned a clock shop in Millcreek, but later moved to West Jordan near us. Vern was a wonderful guy. He loved clocks and didn’t mind sharing his knowledge with us. ( I can’t say that about every clock guy we have met.) We went to his shop and learned from him every chance we got. We started collecting clocks for our anniversaries. The thing was, Vern knew we couldn’t afford expensive clocks with my health issues and our two autistic children, so he taught us how to restore clocks for ourselves.

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My husband loves the mechanical side so he enjoys working on the movements. I love anything wood and had been refinishing antique furniture for years. I am also a wildlife artist so I loved delving into the artistic side of the cases.

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And to top it off, we both love preserving and restoring the clocks that are being parted-out. We see them as a part of history and hate to see them destroyed. Most horologists will not spend the time or money needed to restore the clocks that we take on. We certainly aren’t getting paid for our time, so it is definitely a love of clocks as to why we do it.

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If you’ve seen the classic movie, “Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” I’m sure you know about the oddball toys on the Island of Mis-fit Toys. That’s how we feel about each and every one of the clocks we restore. They were abandoned by everyone else but they deserve love and attention, too!

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So, there you have it. We go the extra mile to preserve clocks others wouldn’t waste their time on. But as Vern used to say, “Everything that has happened or has been done to a clock is part of its unique history. Time has made it what it is.”