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140 SPRING 2016 shop M ARILYN AND GEORGE PHILLIPS, OWNERS OF Phillips' Clock Shop in Swampscott, bring a whole new meaning to the value of time. Since 1974, the couple has collected, repaired, and dealt in all manner of timepieces. When they first met, decades ago, one of their common interests was antiquing. "George has always appreciated fine old clocks," notes Marilyn. "He is very George Phillips has a penchant for restoring old American pocket watches. mechanically inclined, so it was either computers or clocks." It was decidedly clocks. He attended the North Bennet Street School in Boston, where watch and clock repair was once taught, and he worked at the Chelsea Clock Company as well as in Jordan Marsh's watch re- pair department, acquiring years of experience. Today, in his own shop, George's services include luxury watch and antique clock repair, though he specializes in the care of old American pocket watches. Hunting and pecking among their stock, one starts to appreciate the innumerable details that differenti- ate one clock from another. The eclecticism that defines their collection confounds the mind and charms the eye. "Isn't that fabulous?" is a question that gets asked a lot when walking around with Marilyn. The Phillipses carry every conceivable type of time teller—from towering tubular bell grandfather clocks to the most delicate of ladies' wristwatches. The clocks span the gamut from very traditional Comitti clocks to contemporary Rhythm clocks, which people enjoy for