Time & Treasures

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About

Expert antique clock repair and horological sales in La Mesa Village are the specialty of Time & Treasures, a clocksmith workshop on La Mesa Boulevard serving Southern California since 1974. The showroom displays grandfather clocks, mantle clocks, wall clocks, and cuckoo clocks spanning multiple centuries, and the on-site repair bench handles both antique and modern movements — the same precision-tool discipline that Del Rancho Jewelers applies to watch servicing on Avocado Boulevard. In-home service calls accommodate large-format grandfather and longcase clocks too fragile or heavy for transport, with on-site diagnosis covering pendulum calibration, mainspring replacement, and chime-train adjustment. The shop also stocks antique furniture and small-format collectibles, though the clock inventory remains the primary draw for buyers and repair clients across San Diego County. Restoration projects requiring precision metalwork — gear-tooth filing, pivot polishing, bushing replacement — demand the same kind of micro-scale handcraft that Classic Alterations & Tailoring brings to garment construction in the Village. The most demanding restorations involve disassembling multi-train Westminster chime movements, replacing worn pivot bushings with brass press-fit inserts, and recalibrating the escapement to restore beat accuracy within two seconds per day.