A House of Clocks

I took a 31 year old School Clock here when it stopped running.
The woman there said that they could not work on a clock made in Korea, but that she would take a look at it.
She examined the mechanism, oiled some parts and pointed out to me that the clock was not sufficiently wound! (I had wanted to avoid over winding it.)
She wound the time and chime springs, cleaned some exterior parts and suggested that I wind the chime and time completely once a week.
She charged us nothing for at least 20 minutes work.
The clock has now been running for over 24 hours.
My experience speaks for itself.
Bob Dunshee

Found these folks on Unilocal,of course, had passed them by from time to time wondering if I’d ever need to check them out. Well… Just between us, I picked up a really cool musical wall clock for the Mrs to celebrate our 25^th wedding anniversary off of Ebay, I knew it needed work, but I saved a ton… Anyway, I tried calling but their Voicemail told me they were closed, so instead I sent the clock with my parents and they dropped it off for me. I asked for a repair quote and a call back. Well, within a couple of days I got called back and was told the repair was done, very quick service and heck the pricing was really fairly priced, I’m super happy!
I just can’t wait when I surprise her on 12 – 21! I’m hoping she doesn’t read this… lol…
Well worth the drive if you aren’t near, it’s easy to find and they have plenty of free parking.

Drove up from West Seattle to one of the only clock shops that repairs cuckoo clocks. I was politely greeted and my clock repaired on the spot; new hour hand and a fix to my cuckoo bird were completed in less than 15 minutes by an expert technician. And… she didn’t charge me a penny! Appreciate greatly the service and unnecessary and unexpected generosity! My three year old will be thrilled to see his favorite clock hanging on the wall once again. Thank you!

All the other reviewers are right. This place is great! She did a quick fix on the hands of my new clock for free! And I found an easy alarm clock for my 7 year old that will stand the test of time for only $ 27. Beautiful clocks too that play music and spin with gears and all sorts of crystals. Beautiful! I will be back to get it.

There are so few places you can go and get expert repair of wood clocks. This is it in my book. Always friendly and they do a great job. Plus, It’s a Lynnwood landmark!

So happy there are still family owned and operated specialty shops like this. I could spend hours looking at their amazing selection of clocks, including the cookoos which are my favorite.

We took a family clock here that was made in 1908. It didn’t need any work but we didn’t know how to make it «run». The gentleman showed us how to attach the pendulum, educated us on all the parts and showed us how to clean it properly. It really felt like he was as excited as we were and clearly really loves clocks!

They are very honest, capable and their price is very reasonable. Highly recommend it. Other shops might charge you for hundreds of dollars to repair an old clock, their fees are so much less and they do a good job.

This company actually went out of the way to save us money. We went to Clocks n Locks down in Vegas a couple years back to have our black forest cuckoo serviced. The guy there told us it should be serviced every 2 – 3 years.
The gentleman from A House of Clocks advised me that a proper servicing will last 15 – 20 years, and even told me how to fix the small problem we were having with the clock. How fantastic!
I think I may come here when we start looking into purchasing a Grandfather clock later on.

Brought in my Black Forest Cuckoo clock after my 3 yo son broke off one of the large moving figures on the front. House of Clocks quoted me $ 10 — 20 to repair, and my kids and I loved looking at the wide selection of clocks in the store. The repair did take a few weeks (it’s Christmas time, I understand retail and that they were busy). Don was very friendly and helpful; we picked up the clock and it looks like new — even dusted and polished the wood all for $ 10.95! I highly recommend A House of Clocks, and will definitely go back.

Don the customer service fellow is a gem. Always courteous and often can repair a clock himself for a very reasonable price. He knows his clocks.
For major repairs they are a bit pricey. The collection of clocks for sale is remarkable– but of course quality has a price.
All in all a very good place.

In Dec 2008 we moved from Seattle to Palm Springs, CA. We’d had dealings with A House of Clocks prior to our move (several clocks repaired, several purchased). We contacted Don and told him we were moving and asked if he could help in the packing of our clocks. We took them to Don. He spent quite a bit of time carefully packing them for us. HE DIDN’T CHARGE US A THING! We also left my Grandmother’s mantle clock to be repaired. It was shipped to us from Lynnwood to Palm Springs and arrived safe and sound. We now have another clock that needs repair. We’re still in Palm Springs, CA, but we will be sending the clock to Don. We don’t trust anyone else. If there were 10 stars available I’d rate them 11!!!

I felt that I was overcharged for a simple repair to an antique clock. I would not go there again, and would not recommend the shop to others.

I *LOVE* A House of Clocks. Not only are the clocks gorgeous and the prices fair, but they fixed my music box! When I first brought it in the lady was incredibly nice and even asked the man who did the repairs if he had time to take a look at it (which he did!), also incredibly nice and even explained the music box to me! I was given his business card (thank you Michael, you’re awesome!)
The only –slight– complaint I have (and so slight that I don’t think this rating deserves any less than 5 stars, but mention nonetheless) was that when I picked up my music box, the man behind the counter pretty much ignored my fiancé and I when we walked in (no «hello», nothing). He was chatting with another man (which he was busy with another customer, I get it) — but a simple, «Be right with you» or any kind of acknowledgement would’ve been nice.

I would SO recommend A House of Clocks for repairs. I have a beloved cuckoo clock that I received shortly before my 31 year old son was born. The music box stopped working several years ago and two different shops, in two different states, both told me they couldn’t fix the clock and the music box was no longer available for replacement.
It was time to have the clock cleaned again (since my sons consider this a family heirloom), and not only did A House of Clocks do a great job, within their estimate, they also got the music box to work like new again. I don’t know what magic he worked, but I’ll be back!

I inherited a clock from my grandpa, which had not worked in about two years. It ended up being fairly minor stuff wrong with it, but Don got it working like new. He also told me a lot of info to keep it running, and he didn’t charge me anything.

There’s a reason they’ve been in business for over 40 years in the same location.
They have every kind of clock imaginable… Grandfather Clocks, Mantel Clocks, Wall Clocks, Ship’s Clocks & Barometers, Novelty Clocks, Cuckoo Clocks, Ugly Clocks, Alarm and Desk Clocks, Anniversary Clocks, Office & Presentation Clocks.
Not too mention they even repair clocks!