I've heard this kind of thing before, about clocks and watches stopping at spooky times. I've always held a numbers 'thing', and there was always one particular time, (number set) that I'd glance at the clock, at a happy or sad moment, not knowing what time it was, but hey it was ALWAYS that time, either a.m. Or p.m. Initially freaked me out, but then , I got used to it. I didn't look for it, and even set different clocks in my house at different times, like 5 mins fast. Yet I'd wake up, or something good might happen in a day, and glance at the clock. Always them same numbers.
Some would argue that I just looked for coincidences, I didn't. As I said, initially freaked me, but then comforted me.
Numerology is an interest to some and I used to have a huge numbers thing going on. Dates, times etc.
Here's a few examples.
My Mum (r.i.p. Mum) and Dad's first house was number 79. They moved from London to a house, where my Dad still lives, number 79.
My first house when I got married and left home was number 43. We moved, then after my husbands death I had to buy a new house, number 43.
I was born on the 21st of the month, I got married on the 21st of the month.
My Mum (r.i.p. Mum) was born on the 14th of the month. She died on the 24th of the month.
My daughter was born on the 24th of the month.
My son was born on the 14th of the month.

All coincidences ? I think not.
I had stopped noticing the numbers thing, due to my state of depression in the last few years, and getting lower in my hole of darkness. Until I read this post, I had quite forgotten about my number thing.
Made me think !
Sorry , for long post, I had to share.