CLEVELAND — Suburban Clock and Repair in northeast Ohio has been able to stand the test of time and keep their doors open since 1953.

Lead salesperson, Jim Blatnik, said there are not many other stores like Suburban Clock around anymore. He described the story as a relic of the past because of the digital age of smart phones and computers.

He said people often travel from all over northeast Ohio and even other states to buy a new clock at the store or have their old ones repaired.

“It’s a very niche type of business and highly specialized,” he said. “We have many of the same problems as other small retailers. It is very difficult to find people, and people take years to accumulate the knowledge to repair clocks correctly.”

Right now the store is gearing up for one of their two busiest days of the year, the start of daylight saving time.

Daylight saving time is the practice of advancing clocks by one hour, adding more daylight in the evening.

Smartphones, computers and smart watches should automatically adjust to the change, but appliances and clocks, like the ones sold at Suburban Clock, will need to be adjusted manually.

“I always want to take the Monday after the time change off because I don’t want to be inundated,” Blatnik said, before going on to explain how to move your clock forward. “Many people will grab the hour hand and rotate it to the next hour. That will not do the job because this hand is only held on by friction, so the inside of the clock still thinks its the old time. So always remember to take your hour hand, rotate it quarter by quarter and you will be all set with no complications.”