Local horologist's clock business keeps on ticking
Benjamin Franklin stated in 1747, “Lost time is never found again.”
Yet long before this famous quote, came the dawning of keeping time at all. First with sundials, then water clocks, sands sifting through the hourglass, and even astronomical method. In the 15th Century, the first spring-driven clock was invented, shortly after the pendulum swung into existence, and the most recent was the atomic clock in 1955. All various instruments and conceptions of observing time.
Horology is the study of time and the art of measuring it. It encompasses the design, construction and maintenance of clocks, watches and other timepieces. Horology is an intriguing field that intertwines both mechanical and artistic qualities, something that Christopher Anderson, deeply appreciates.
Anderson is a local horologist. But at face value, the average glance at your smartphone digital clock kind of person probably wouldn’t admit to knowing what that is. He and his wife Mia came together like sort of like clockwork to run their small business, Saint Regis Clocks and Collectibles. They are a registered business with the state, servicing and selling antique and vintage clocks from all over the world.
Born in the small town of Bottineau, North Dakota, Anderson joined the Marine Corps then trained, traveled and worked.
While assigned in Germany as a contractor Anderson recalled, “I learned to appreciate antique clocks and became a collector. When I would stop in at a clock and antique shop near Henschtal, the owner would show me different things about them.”
The shop owner was a second-generation master clock maker.
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