george the clockman

George the Clockman is a clock repair business based near San Pablo Road in southeast Jacksonville, run as a house-call specialty rather than a walk-in storefront. George is a second-generation clock repairman — his father and two older brothers all worked in the trade before him — and he specializes specifically in grandfather clock repair, bringing 40 years of experience to the work. He describes routine servicing as usually enough to resolve most problems, and stands behind every job with a guarantee that the customer will be satisfied with the process and the result. The business is now moving into a third generation: George's son Elijah is learning the trade alongside him, continuing a family line of clock repairmen that stretches back decades and, as George puts it, is by now simply in his son's blood. For anyone with a grandfather clock or similar timepiece that needs attention where it stands, this house-call model avoids the risk and hassle of moving a large, delicate clock to a shop — George comes to the clock instead of the other way around, and asks customers to leave a message if he doesn't pick up so he can get back to them as soon as he's able.