Bill’s Clockworks

Specialties

We specialize in repairing American antique clocks and German 400 day clocks. We do other types of clock repair including French and German clocks. We sell new clocks by Hermle, Sternreiter and other makers. We sell wall, mantel, chime and cuckoo clocks.

We are usually open weekdays and Saturday mornings, but it is best to call or e-​mail before making a special trip, to make sure we will be open.

History

Established in 1991.

In April 1991, Bill started Bill’s Clockworks, operating out of his house in Indianapolis. In December 1991 Bill moved to Lomax, Illinois and bought an old grocery store built ca. 1900, renovated it, and put the clock shop there. In January 1995 Bill and his family moved to Flora, Indiana. The former Rainbow Café of Flora was renovated and became the site of Bill’s Clockworks, officially opening in November 1995. In 2003, Bill’s Clockworks selling began Hermle clocks, and now sells cuckoo and other clocks as well.

Meet the Business Owner

William S.

Business Owner

Bill has had a lifelong interest in clocks. At age eight found a Waterbury octagon lever wall clock, ca. 1880, in his attic. Several years later he repaired it. At age 13 he received a 400 day clock for Christmas, and replaced the suspension spring. At age 14 Bill became interested in Westclox Baby Ben alarm clocks and began to collect, repair and gather data about them. He later added Big Bens to the collection. In high school, Bill bought a 1940’s floor standing radio. He learned how vacuum tube electronic circuits work, and started to repair radios and TVs. He studied electronics for two years in high school, and then studied electrical engineering at Michigan Technological University. In 2000, Bill created the Clock​His​tory​.com web site. In 2001 he did his first design with MySql and PHP. In 2003, he used PHP and MySQL to create an online catalog of Hermle clocks. He is designing an online Westclox history database, using PostgreSQL.