Popps Clockworks

01/24/2024

Some people call themselves clockmakers without formal training. I was apprenticed at my brother in laws clock and watch repair shop in Mishawaka. He was a professionally trained clock and watch maker learning at Elgin College for this trade. He taught me most everything I know.
I see each of these beautiful clocks as being alive when they run. The ticking is a heartbeat. It can be a tragedy when one of these are severely damaged or die of neglect. When I can I breath life back into them. As you may see in my FB page here I take great pride in this work and these are merely a fraction of the work I've done over the years.
Money has less to do with this then anything. If I don't take care of them then who will?
Its a labor of love, and Its a dying trade for sure.

07/23/2021

To anyone who has received clocks I've restored or knows my work, please feel free to leave a review, I appreciate any kind words. 😁

07/16/2021

My latest Seth Adamantine restoration. Turned out pretty beautiful if I do say so myself for 119 year old clock.

05/03/2021

A beautiful pristine specimin of a Seth Thomas Adamantine. Circa approx 1910ish

04/03/2021

French 120-130 years old with lantern gearing.
Nice and quiet now.

04/01/2021

Just rebuilt and serviced this very nice 130 ish year old French movement for a happy customer with lantern gears instead of spur gears. Proof our US methods of using lanterns can last as long as much more expensive machined gearing. Turned out very well with a lot of TLC. It was abused and looks like it hadn't ever been serviced. I wouldn't give up on it though. Now it has a chance at a new long life here in the US.

10/14/2020

Just finished up a Seth Thomas Shasta. Looks and runs great. I do custom restorations like this where I'll take your clock-in make it look like this if you want. .

01/24/2020