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Enrique Barboza

Enrique Barboza led mechanism restoration within the team returning the Pacific railway station's Seth Thomas clock to operation in late 2018. 2

Collaborative restoration with Flora Fernández, Orlando Monge and Manuel Mondul; not new movement invention.

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Enrique Barboza's work is Seth Thomas station clock, Estación al Pacífico, San José. 2

Enrique Barboza worked for or held a role at Relojería Julio Fernández. 123

Scope: Restoration / scholarship

Why this person is included

Attributable individual work documented in original reporting / institutional evidence

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Relojería Julio Fernández 1

Geographic ties: Costa Rica. Documented workshop / career location; not a citizenship assertion

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Retail / restoration / service workshop · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Relojería Julio Fernández — Worked for / held role. Clock restorer 123

    Legacy affiliation: Relojería Julio Fernández. Person-level contribution: Led mechanism restoration within the team returning the Pacific railway station's Seth Thomas clock to operation in late 2018.

    Original affiliation wording: Relojería Julio Fernández. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Sources

  1. Estos guardianes del tiempo mantienen vivo el arte de la relojería en San JoséSebastián Durango · Teletica / MasQN · Original interview / reported profile · 2025-08-28

    [S0263] Sebastián Durango. Teletica / MasQN. "Estos guardianes del tiempo mantienen vivo el arte de la relojería en San José." 2025-08-28. https://www.teletica.com/masqn/estos-guardianes-del-tiempo-mantienen-vivo-el-arte-de-la-relojeria-en-san-jose_391137 Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Original reporting / firsthand interview

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text inspected in this pass.

    Limitation: Original practitioner reporting. Headline longevity is not used to infer birth dates or a precise career start for both men.

  2. Relojería Julio Fernández: Un siglo al compás del péndulo y el cucúJessica Rojas Ch. · La Nación · Original interview / reported profile · 2019-02-16

    [S0264] Jessica Rojas Ch.. La Nación. "Relojería Julio Fernández: Un siglo al compás del péndulo y el cucú." 2019-02-16. https://www.nacion.com/revista-dominical/relojeria-julio-fernandez-un-siglo-al-compas-del/TGWDQL4IAZDWHL62QP5IMDG7BI/story/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Original reporting / firsthand interview

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text inspected in this pass.

    Limitation: Original interviews name collaborators in a late-2018 railway-clock restoration; no sole-inventor attribution. Not current employment verification.

  3. https://www.teletica.com/masqn/estos-guardianes-del-tiempo-mantienen-vivo-el-arte-de-la-relojeria-en-san-jose_391137 https://www.nacion.com/revista-dominical/relojeria-julio-fernandez-un-siglo-al-compas-del/TGWDQL4IAZDWHL62QP5IMDG7BI/story/linked source

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