Welcome to Rideau Clock Repair! 

    My name is Georges --yes, with an S, because I was born in France.  I started collecting clocks and tinkering with them over 40 years ago.  My father was from the area of France well known for its champagne and many homes still had  tall clocks called Morbier.  Most of them had stopped ticking decades ago; and I was able to repair several by just cleaning and adjusting them.
I still have my first Morbier clock with me here in Ottawa and it still works! (see picture).

    Over the years, I have collected clocks from various sources and my wife has been kind enough to accept them in our home - except in our bedroom!

    I have joined the NAWCC, taken courses and bought many books on clock repair.  With the proper tools and machinery, I can do most repairs such as replacing pivots and bushings, repairing broken teeth, changing  springs  and adjusting tricky escapements.

    As I am now retired from my translation business, clock repair is my sole occupation. It's a passion and no clock leaves my workshop if it is not working 100%.  Cleaning a clock, to me,  is not just dipping it into a cleaning solution;  it means taking it completely apart and polishing all the pivots and bushings so that no gunk is left that would interfere with the smooth running of the movement.

I have repaired a number of grandfather clocks- some as old as 300 years; and I do house calls for these timepieces. It has become a specialty and I am proud of my success with them.   My rates are very reasonable.

Repairing clocks is a hobby, a passion, and it gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to bring life back into them.  Bring me your clock;  I do not charge for looking at it or giving an estimate. Please contact me through the link on the main menu. I live in Ottawa.

See my ad on Kijiji Ottawa. Services, Other
http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/