Timepiece

«O Tempo Não Para»

On the Late Late Toy Show this past Christmas there was a little boy who was featured in the reading section. At a very precocious age he had become obssessed with clocks. He said he was a huge fan of horology. Now I’m way older than him and I had no idea what a horologist was, that is until I entered Timepiece antiques.
In case you haven’t caught on yet, horology is the art of measuring time. This is something that Timepiece has taken to the max. If you’re not afraid of ‘closing walls, and ticking clocks’, but instead you love the sound of time passing this shop is your nirvana. If you’re looking for that special timepiece to make your room complete then you’ll be overwhelmed with the amazing selection they have here.

When I was a kid, visiting my grandma, I was always so excited about her big, brown clock. Even more excited than about the milk and cookies I knew would be waiting for me in her kitchen.
In the memory, her clock was the biggest one in the whole wide world. The centrepiece of her livingroom, standing there all old and dignified. Tik-​tak, tik-​tak, that sound would make me stand still and silent for what seemed like hours.
I got the same feeling of excitement when I entered Timepiece on Patrick Street. It was like stepping back in time. The shop is jam-​packed with antique clocks in all shapes and sizes. Beautiful wooden ones, just like my grandma’s, as well as metal case clocks.
These amazing treasures come with a price, but even though you can’t afford one right now, it’s still fun to have a look around.