Clockmaking runs in the family of Richard Hills, an antique horologist and owner of Hills Antique Clocks in Holliston.

I have an 18th-century French mantel clock. It runs quite well, but its chimes are not properly synchronized with the time, so I hear things like nine chimes at 7:30 and one chime at noon. How do I ...

Kathleen Robbiani’s patients never complain. They don’t even utter an “ouch” as she works her magic to set a broken arm or stitch up a major laceration. They smile happily as she works to restore them ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Time ticks softly in Peter Nunes’ workshop, punctuated by low gongs and bright chimes emanating from dozens of antique clocks lining shelves and walls. These reflect American, French ...