Horologist Jim Michaels Is Keeping Time, History Alive

“I like ... taking something that hasn’t worked for 150 years and bringing it back to life,” says horologist Jim Michaels.
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GETTYSBURG, Pa.—When Jim Michaels got started in watchmaking, everyone coming through his shop was looking for something to tell time.

“When I started, everybody had to have a watch and everybody was constantly obsessed with the time it kept,” Michaels said.