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In ''The Sims 2'', the clock is known as the '''Ol' Grandfather Clock''', and is available for §3,500 from the Decorative > Misc. section of Buy mode. It is a functional clock; if it is kept wound, it will show the current time on the lot, and will chime every 6 hours. The chimes will wake any Sims who are sleeping in the same room as the clock. The clock is fully wound when bought, and will run down 72 game hours after being bought or wound. If it is allowed to run down, it will start again as soon as it is wound.

Despite what the Prima guide says, the clock does depreciate over time. However, depreciationit canmay be possible to partially counteredcounter the clock's depreciation by using the Maintain option, which will appear after 10 days. This is not necessary; the clock will continue to run even if the Maintain option is never used. Because of this, neither a [[repairman]] nor a Sim [[influence]]d to repair will maintain a grandfather clock.

The Maintain option allows a Sim tomay add value to the clock, atbut runs the risk of breaking it beyond repair. If this happens, the clock will collapse into wreckage, which must be cleaned up. Sims with higher [[Mechanical]] skill have less chance of breaking the clock, and Sims with 5 or fewer Mechanical skill points are almost certain to break it. However, the length of time the clock has gone without being maintained affects the amount of time needed to restore it to full maintenance,. soIf evena Simshighly withskilled highSim Mechanicalmaintains skillit haveon the same day that the option appears, maintenance will only take a significantfew chancegame ofminutes breakingand is likely to succeed. However, a clock that has been left un-maintained for too long will need so much maintenance that even a Sim with high Mechanical skill has a significant chance of breaking it.