Inside the personal-care center for reviving old clocks, sculptures and wooden carvings surround North’s mill space called Clock Repair by Dug North.

The walls used to be full of antique clocks queuing up for a fix at one of the work tables within customer eyeshot. These days, it's watch batteries that keep him busy most of the time.

If you have a dusty old clock or two that haven't worked in a while, take a read below of a few things to try before seeking out a clock repair shop.

Pokluda said some of the Harvey clocks will cost thousands to repair, the challenging antique clocks are even approaching a $10,000 repair cost.