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Courses are run in idyllic location in west Clare and hosted by Oldchairs.ie
Austin Jordan operates a traditional clock repair and pearl restringing business from his workshop in Kilmeade county Kildare using skills handed down over 5 generations of horologists.
Clocks
Clock Repair Services
Clocks are prone to wear and occasional damage and eventually get so dirty that they are no longer able to run freely.
Workshop Inspection
Clocks are dismantled in the workshop and the faults itemized and described in a formal quotation. No charge for workshop inspection except charges for collection and delivery .
Cleaning
After the clock is dismantled, the accumulation of years of grime and dried oil is removed in a special ultrasonic cleaning tank.
Repairs
Broken or worn parts are repaired, missing parts, weak springs replaced etc.
Timing
Clocks when they have been repaired are timed to ensure accurate timekeeping, striking and chiming.
Re-commissioning
Once a clock has been repaired and timed in the workshop, it is returned to its home and set up correctly.
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Services
Case Restoration and repair. More details >>
Pearl Restringing
Pearl strings get snagged on clothes or break with old age.
Uniform pearls without knots – Uniform pearls with knots – Graduated pearls with knots Graduated pearls without knots – replacement clasps gold /silver /plated / stone set etc.
Pearls must be counted before restringing as they will be tighter and appear shorter when restrung. Pure silk thread is used for restringing pearls. Restringing is charged by length and complication.
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“I remember the clock on the mantelpiece when I was a child. My father was the only one allowed near the clock and he used to tinker with it to keep it going. It’s been under the stairs for the last 30 years. It wasn’t an expensive clock and I wasn’t sure if it was worth repairing".
Austin hears stories like these daily. The cost of getting your clock repaired is probably less than you think. Contact Austin for a free quotation.
Austin’s biography
Austin (Clock) Jordan carries on the craft of clock and watch repair and restoration. Austin inherited the family fascination with time and all aspects of horology. His father Michael was a watchmaker and clockmaker from the age of 13 until he retired at 70.
Michael had been trained by his father and was happy to pass on his knowledge to his son: Austin formalized his training with three years at the Irish –Swiss institute of horology and so the fifth generation of horologists in the Jordan family could take his place at the bench beside his father and uncle in the family Jeweller’s at 31 South Main Street Naas.
Austin worked for several years at the bench in Naas and later continued repairing at home. With family life and a sixth generation in their infancy Austin decided to work full time from his own workshop in Kilmeade and so the business, Clock Jordan was born.
With no formal clock and watch repairer’s trade association in Ireland, Austin sought recognition and guidelines from The British Horological Institute: He joined as an Associate member and then progressed to Graduate member. More recently after a workshop inspection and verification that he is following the BHI code of Conduct he has progressed to MBHI (Member British Horological Institute).
Jordan’s Jewellers can be seen on the right circa 1956.
Austin's mother Anne & sister Jacinta with a gold St. Brigids Cross hand crafted by Jordan's Jewellers for presentation to Pope John Paul II during his visit to Ireland in 1979
Michael Jordan, Brendan O’Brien Director Of Irish/Swiss Institute Of Horology and Austin Jordan at Austin’s Graduation 1992
Austins Uncle Jerry Jordan (Clockmaker ) and father
Michael (Watchmaker ) circa 1949