Cote wears a Garmin watch that even records his heart rate. Either that, or business is slow.Ĭote Timeworks draws customers from a roughly 100-mile radius, he said, and people from Fayetteville routinely make the drive for watch or clock repair.Īt a time when many rely on their cellphones for accurate time, everyone in the store wears a wristwatch. He's embarrassed by the strewn litter, but earlier had mentioned that any watchmaker worth his weight has a cluttered workbench. A desk light beams onto his workbench, which is cluttered with parts, batteries, tools, lubricants and a collapsed stack of used Q-tip cotton swabs. In an adjoining room, Cote uses a small wooden hammer to try to remove the band from the watch.Īround his neck, he wears an eye loop for magnification. They're old, and the owner loves hearing the chime." "They're not as valuable as they once were. "A lot of people don't want them," Burgess said. If it's working right, the owner is then contacted to pick it up. He'll keep an eye on the clock's performance for a few days or weeks. "I had to service it," said Burgess, who is 50 and grew up in Fayetteville, "so now I have to put it in beat. Having already been serviced, the clock is running too fast.Īt his antique oak workbench, on the other side of the room, he's making sure a French clock with a unique turtle shell cabinet is running properly. Using a pair of tweezers, Burgess attempts to regulate the clock's timing by slowing its floating balance. He's the clock specialist, while Cote strictly services watches. In the back, Burgess repairs the innards of a triple-chime mantel clock. Customers can choose, too, from a selection of mantel clocks, quartz clocks with pendulum, double- and triple-chime mechanical clocks, German cuckoo clocks, the more traditional windup alarm clocks and, on this day, a handsome grandfather clock displayed near the entrance.
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For a more detailed housing price index, please try a free demo of the cloud-based Relocation Assessor.On one side of the small store, pendulums swung on an array of wall clocks.
The data used to calculate the cost of housing score is a sample of data pulled from ERI Economic Research Institute’s Relocation Assessor. Water and sewer cost estimates are also included. The following are collected for use in determining the cost of housing score: square footage, monthly rent, home prices, and utilities.įor the estimated monthly rent prices, data on average and median rent price per square foot on a 900 square foot (2 bed room), unfurnished higher-quality apartment is collected.Estimated apartment rental prices assume a standard lease (usually 1-year) is signed.The same geographic assumptions and data standards used for home prices are applied to data collection and survey procedures.Utilities are estimated based on costs for common heating/cooling/sources of energy for the location. A cost of housing score of 1 indicates most expensive while a 10 represents cheapest. The cost of housing in Southern Pines is less expensive than the United States average and earns a score of 9 out of 10. For a more detailed transportation price index, please try a free demo of the cloud-based Relocation Assessor. The data used to calculate the cost of transportation score is a sample of data pulled from ERI Economic Research Institute’s Relocation Assessor. Transportation factors also include the yearly total cost of operating automobile(s) and/or equivalent commuter expense for ten miles.The cost of operating an automobile defaults to 20 miles round trip daily, maintenance, taxes and licensing fees, insurance, gasoline costs including taxes, etc.Costs vary according to changes to number of vehicles, combined value and combined prose, and annual mileage/kilometers.Sources include IRS allowed reimbursement policies, local gasoline, insurance, licensing and maintenance/service prices. In major cities, where parking is a substantial cost, estimates are included for parking expenses during regular business hours. A relative cost of airline travel component is also included.
The cost of transportation score uses local data on commuting patterns and city dispersion combined with fuel cost factors, public transportation, and efficiency patterns of public transportation in relationship to a transportation price level index. A cost of transportation score of 1 indicates most expensive while a 10 represents cheapest. The cost of transportation in Southern Pines is less expensive than the United States average and earns a score of 9 out of 10.
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