FIXING TIME - WE CAN MAKE IT WORK!

IF I were to say ‘Watches and Clocks Are Us’ I would not be far wrong, but that doesn’t quite cover all we can do. We also have extensive experience repairing or restoring pocket watches, which do seem to be enjoy ing a bit of a revival lately from what we have seen. Word has it that this renewed liking for pocket watches may be linked to the popularity of the TV series Peaky Blinders. Who knows if this is true, but we have seen an in flux of customers wanting us to restore their family heirloom pocket watches for 18th, 21st, Graduations, Wed ding celebrations etc.

Back in 2018 in UK, we accepted a most chal lenging job! Our cus tomer’s father had gener ously passed on to him his own father’s pocket watch a very nice 18 Carat Gold Chronograph. It was a piece to treasure, and our customer had been thrilled to receive it. Except, on his route home, with said pocket watch in his motorbike top box, the top box parted company with the bike and was crushed by another passing vehicle. Remarkably the watch was not totally destroyed, but was in very poor shape outwardly and inwardly. Our customer never confessed as to what had happened to his father, but he retained all the parts he could retrieve for many years until he found FixingTime and brought it to us. The watch was in pieces, inwardly the list of needs was extensive, but doable. Out wardly the dial was badly dam aged and the case was badly dented and mis shapen.

I am glad to say we were able to return the watch to its former glo ry, and our customer could hardly believe what we achieved..

Before setting up our watch and clock work shop in Valle del Sol, Alicante we operated our UK business ­ FIXING TIME in Prescot, Lancashire, which was the epicentre of watchmaking in the UK in the 1800s. Prescot pocket watches were renowned at that time as the finest in the world. FIXINGTIME has restored many hundreds of pocket watches over the past 45 years, in UK and internationally. We have a vast and unrivalled collection of spare parts, which we brought with us when we relocated to Costa Blanca nearly three years ago, and if necessary, we can manufacture parts utilising the machinery we also transported.

We thrive on repairing all manner of clocks and pocket watches and watches. They do not have to be antique, you just need to love them enough to want them working once again. Modern quartz watches need regular servicing just like your car, and its important to remove the batteries when they run out of life otherwise they will leak and damage the inside of the watch.

ACCORDING to a news report today, Albania, the hidden gem of the Balkan peninsula, is experiencing a tremendous boom in tourism.

The report published in a UK newspaper, explains how the emerging holiday spot is attracting many British holidaymakers due to its picturesque landscapes, affordable amenities, and rich history. But how does this small nation compare to Spain, one of Europe’s prime vacation spots? Could Albania ever pose a threat to Spain’s tourist industry?

Where is Albania?

Situated in southeastern Europe, Albania shares its coast with the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, with Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north. Its main international airport is in Tirana, and a third airport near the country’s best beaches is under construction. Spain, located in southwestern Europe, has a coastline along both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

In terms of size, Spain far