A Look Back in Time...

The history of All About Time Clock Repair

Too much time on his hands —

Frank’s love for clocks first became evident when he started tinkering with timepieces at about the age of seven (not really repairing them, mind you — just taking them apart and not putting them back together!)

Despite parental admonishment not to destroy the family clocks, Frank’s interest continued to grow and he began his apprenticeship in clock repair under a master watchmaker/clockmaker at age sixteen. Simultaneously, he attended classes in small appliance repair and received his certification in that trade in 1972. By nineteen, he was operating his own small clock and appliance repair shop (appropriately named “Clock & Appliance Clinic”) as a concession within his father’s jewelry store. That was in 1973. Interestingly, this unique enterprise was located in exactly the same site as All About Time Clock Repair is presently.

A little “time” in the California Sun —

In 1976, Frank was commissioned by a small clock store in Glendale, California to develop and manage their service department. Toolbox in hand and wife in tow, Frank made the move. Within four years, the small Mom & Pop store became one of the largest and fastest growing clock retailer/service center chains in California. It was during his position as service manager for that firm that Frank acquired new skills in tower and street clock repair.

Back to the Valley —

With his task in California complete, Frank and his wife, Gloria (and their new baby girl), moved back home to Phoenix in 1980, and opened All About Time Clock Shop. Although the majority of the customers served were those who came into their shop, house calls on grandfather clocks were also a very big part of their business. Frank’s quality of workmanship earned him an excellent reputation in the Valley and All About Time quickly became a respected leader in the industry. At the same time Frank was developing his company’s tower clock division (having installed several tower clocks in Tucson and Phoenix), several major Valley furniture stores contracted with him to deliver and set up floor clocks for their own customers. Big Tin Shed, Levitz, Reliable, Robbins and Freed’s Fine Furnishings were a few of the firms who counted on All About Time to properly care for their customers.

Around 1992, All About Time gradually phased out of the sales end of its operations. Renamed All About Time Clock Repair in 1994, the company focus is now primarily on the repair, restoration and service of its own clients’ treasured timepieces.