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The Alibi Clock, a 20-foot-tall Vallejo landmark for about 90 years, is working again thanks to two San Francisco experts who restored the clock’s intricate mechanism and a city maintenance worker who repaired leaks in the timepiece’s elaborate iron case. The hands of the big sidewalk clock were stuck at 12 for more than a […]
Skip to main content Currently Reading Without this SF duo, some of the Bay Area's most famous landmarks could be lost to time FacebookTwitterEmail Max Nesbet and Dorian Clair pose for a photo with the shop cat, Mike, who is frequently seen in the window.Lance Yamamoto/Special to SFGATE Bowing his head over a tiny workstation cluttered with a mishmash of mysterious gadgets and appliances, Max Nesbet carefully takes apart a 14-karat gold pocket watch that is at least 200 years older than he is. He ponders aloud while he works. Two initials — E.B. — are carved into the intricate design. ...