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the J. Jessop and Sons jewelry store at 952 Fifth Avenue in San Diego. In 1927, the
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Claude D. Ledger, an employee of Jessop's jewelry store, was assigned to build the clock. After fifteen months' work, the clock was completed in 1907. It won a gold medal at that year's
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In 2012, Westfield, the owners of the Horton Plaza shopping center at the time, terminated the rental agreement with the Jessop family and gave the family 6 months to find a new site for the clock. Jessop family representative Jim Jessop asked the public to suggest a new location for it - a location
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The clock tells the local time in hours, minutes and seconds, as well as the day of the week and the month of the year. There are 21 dials in all, 12 of which tell the time in different locations around the world. It is 22 feet (6.7 m) high and extends an additional 12 feet (3.7 m) below
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In April 2009 the clock stopped working. A few months later it was given a two-month refurbishing and cleaning, paid for by the Jessop family, which still owns the clock. Joseph Jessop's 98-year-old great-grandson, David Jessop Jr., officially restarted the 102-year-old clock on
November 5, 2009.
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The clock has been a San Diego icon for more than 100 years and is designated landmark #372 on the city's list of historic landmarks. After standing on the sidewalk in front of the Jessop and Sons jewelry store in
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which is open to public view and preferably indoors. The new location will need 12 feet of space beneath the floor or ground for the clock's hidden works. An agreement was reached to move it to the
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In April 2019, Jessop's Clock was dismantled and moved into temporary storage while it awaits a lease to be signed for its new location.
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