Time and Chime

Time and Chime is a watch and clock repair business run out of Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh. The shop is a one-person operation built around more than 40 years of hands-on repair experience, and it has built a loyal following across the city through word of mouth, Google reviews, and Yelp. The focus here is on repairing and restoring both modern and vintage timepieces, including brands like Rolex, Omega, and TAG Heuer, along with older watches that other shops have turned away for lack of parts. Customers describe bringing in decades-old Omega watches and antique wristwatches with unusual band constructions that no local jeweler would attempt, only to have them repaired here. Battery replacements are done on the spot while customers wait, and strap fitting is offered alongside more involved mechanical work. Beyond wristwatches, the shop also handles clock repair and restoration — cleaning movements, adjusting the pendulum bob on antique clocks, and replacing stems and crowns with genuine parts. All repairs come with a warranty on both parts and labor, and quotes are free before any work begins. Given its size, this isn't a large storefront operation — it runs more like a dedicated craftsman's workshop that happens to serve the wider Pittsburgh area. That smaller scale seems to be part of the appeal for owners of older or unusual pieces: reviewers repeatedly mention the owner, Michael, taking the time to track down parts and solve repair problems that bigger shops had already declined to touch.