What started as a hobby became a full-blown business for Harold MacVittie more than a decade ago. His Chapin clock shop is still ticking.

In a world of screens and cell phones, checking the time is no harder than finding the latest trend on TikTok. But for more than a decade Brockway Hall was missing a very different kind of tick tock.

Imagine working for a company where you have to clock in and out at work, and you’re also not supposed to work any overtime. Would you follow the rules, or would you use the time clock to your ...