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Whereas “Serial” lurches from subject to subject, Reed crafted a supple narrative framed by a controlling metaphor derived from McLemore’s vocation, clockmaking.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2018

Clock B even went against conventional clockmaking wisdom.

From The Verge • Apr. 20, 2015

Clocks and watches are, for me, the most seductive of the instruments lovingly crafted by London artisans during the 17th Century, when English clockmaking rose to pre-eminence.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2014

This achievement led to the establishment of what was to become the renowned Connecticut clockmaking industry.

From Scientific American • Dec. 31, 2011

Seth Thomas, Silas Hoadley, Chauncey Jerome are names that will not soon be forgotten; Terryville and Thomaston, two clockmaking centers, testify to that.

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)