Public clocks
Public clocks with incorrect time is suggestive of a deteriorating society; and TimeKeeper’s mission is to ensure that all public clocks in Trinidad or Tobago are on time. A visitor to London will be dismayed to find Big Ben not working; the same for visitors to New York, or Chicago.
Since 1950 Fr Lai-Fook had maintained the St. Mary’s College clocks with the assistance of helpful students, who dutifully wound the clock mechanism weekly to raise several kilos through several floor levels – until 2011 when TIMEKEEPER modernized and connected electricity. That same year, TimeKeeper brought to life the clocks of Holy Trinity Cathedral and Mt. St Benedict, which were idle for many decades.
Timekeeper appreciates the accuracy and availability of time for all to see and hear. The hobby initially started with restoring old mechanical public clocks, some displayed the wrong time or either stopped altogether and had been “given up on”. Horology has been a lifelong hobby for founder Michael J. Williams, who continues to repair public clocks in his retirement works alongside family who support his passion for properly working timepieces which has evolved into adding new timepieces to Trinidad’s landscape and also within the region -a clock restoration in Montego Bay, Jamaica. See below for the complete list of public clock restorations as well as new public clock installations.
- St. Mary’s College POS JULY 2011
- Mount Saint Benedict Abbey Tunapuna OCT 2011
- Holy Trinity Cathedral POS OCT 2011
- Industrial Court POS JUN 2012
- San Fernando City Corporation SAN’DO JUNE 2013
- Arima Dial Arima JUNE 2013
- Fatima College POS FEB 2014
- RBC Roundabout POINT F MAR 2015
- San Fernando West Secondary School SAN’DO JUNE 2015
- Gerry Pantin CIC Grounds POS NOV 2016
- Republic Bank H.O. Board Room, Park Str. POS JUNE 2016
- Barnett Street, MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA JAN 2017
- Queen’s Park Cricket Club POS JULY 2023
- UWI Humanities Building STA MAY 2024
- St. Michael’s Church Chimes St. Joseph MAY 2014
- Highway Clock Uriah Buzz Hwy/Sir Solomon Hochoy Hwy Chaguanas AUG 2014
- Arima Arch, O’Meera Road Arima SEPT 2016
- Bishop Anstey High School POS DEC 2016
- Holy Name Convent POS APR 2017
- Beacon Lighthouse POS OCT 2017
- St. Joseph’s Convent POS NOV 2017
- Guardian Clock E.M.R STA MAY 2018
- Furnishare Skeletal Clock St. Joseph JUL 2018
- Guardian Group Clock, Independence Ave SAN’DO DEC 2019
- Sacret Heart Boys Roman Catholic School POS DEC 2019
- Republic Bank Lobby POS NOV 2022
- Scarborough Port Clock TOBAGO FEB 2023
- Movant: Lady Young Road / Eastern Main Rd. POS MAY 2024
- Churchill Roosevelt Highway & Macoya Road NOV 2024
We also service clocks at Republic Bank Head Office, Park Street, POS and Time Centre in Penal.