Neverland magic. Or the croc had a taste for clocks and just ate multiple of them over the course of years.

Real wind up clocks only last for 10 days per wind, of accurate time keeping. It will slowly stop completely a few weeks after that, month and a half at most.

There is also the possibility that Hook simply imagined the ticking, part of a psychological phobia or post traumatic stress disorder. Nearly being killed by a giant crocodile is very traumatic, I'd imagine.

Of course, time doesn't work the same way in Never land. People don't age. Imaginary food is real and keeps them alive. A touch of Fae dust and happy thoughts make you fly. So it's not inconsistent that a Wind Up clock in neverland never needs winding. Or Hooks fear of the clock keeps it ticking It's only as real as Hooks mind allows it to be.

Neverland magic. Or the croc had a taste for clocks and just ate multiple of them over the course of years.

Real wind-up clocks only last for 10 days per wind, of accurate time keeping. It will slowly stop completely a few weeks after that, month and a half at most.

There is also the possibility that Hook simply imagined the ticking, part of a psychological phobia or post traumatic stress disorder. Nearly being killed by a giant crocodile is very traumatic, I'd imagine.

Of course, time doesn't work the same way in Neverland. People don't age. Imaginary food is real and keeps them alive. A touch of Fae dust and happy thoughts make you fly. So it's not inconsistent that a wind-up clock in Neverland never needs winding. Or Hook's fear of the clock keeps it ticking. It's only as real as Hook's mind allows it to be.

Neverland magic. Or the croc had a taste for clocks and just ate multiple of them over the course of years.

Real wind up clocks only last for 10 days per wind, of accurate time keeping. It will slowly stop completely a few weeks after that, month and a half at most.

There is also the possibility that Hook simply imagined the ticking, part of a psychological phobia or post traumatic stress disorder. Nearly being killed by a giant crocodile is very traumatic, I'd imagine.

Neverland magic. Or the croc had a taste for clocks and just ate multiple of them over the course of years.

Real wind up clocks only last for 10 days per wind, of accurate time keeping. It will slowly stop completely a few weeks after that, month and a half at most.

There is also the possibility that Hook simply imagined the ticking, part of a psychological phobia or post traumatic stress disorder. Nearly being killed by a giant crocodile is very traumatic, I'd imagine.

Of course, time doesn't work the same way in Never land. People don't age. Imaginary food is real and keeps them alive. A touch of Fae dust and happy thoughts make you fly. So it's not inconsistent that a Wind Up clock in neverland never needs winding. Or Hooks fear of the clock keeps it ticking It's only as real as Hooks mind allows it to be.