Bill and his clock collection | Local Focus

His clock collection is so big, he's created a museum for the public to view by appointment, in an old 19th century church.
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[@expat74]

He's like a character from a fantasy movie. Father time, so cool.

[@mikepearson5066]

Keep up the great work!!

[@erichghetta8523]

Thanks for sharing this video.. It is great to hear Bill.. he has saved all these beautiful clock and their history. Well done

[@warfivevy0ne454]

Masterpiece Presentation

[@DeadKoby]

I have an affinity for mechanical clocks also. I don't have a massive collection, but I too enjoy watching the workings of a mechanical piece. I've got a Grandfather that I really like, a Cuckoo clock with dancers and music, and most recently, a Torsion (anniversary) clock. Battery clocks don't have a soul.... ha ha.

[@rocketaroo]

He has a sweet version of crazy 😎

[@aphroditesdevotee]

He's got the most interesting and light atmosphere about him, reminds me of the Mad Hatter :) Mad Clocker lol

[@Benjamin-om3ih]

this is just so lovely

[@kevinburgess6112]

sincerely my friend, thank you so much for sharing, you are such a delight to listen to and i hope you have many more enjoyable years to collect. I don’t even collect clocks that’s the funny part, cheers. 👍

[@olegsinegubkin7565]

I hope his family is OK with him, please don't forget to share your love not only to clocks or what you're collecting, but with you near ones even if they refuse to understand you :) Greetings from Russian clock collector!!!

[@KnowYourselfIsOnlyWay]

I wish you to receive Guinness world record and have a big Museum!

[@pepperdog3761]

I just like this guy

[@vincentvargas6224]

WOW HE IS CRAZIER THAN ME LOL. SEEMS LIKE A PASSIONATE COLLECTOR!

[@fabienlamour3644]

Great statement.

[@weatherradioguy]

I have 54 clocks

[@harleygoff1960]

I think their amazing

[@wigwagstudios2474]

i wanna be him

[@jasonshorologicalplace9459]

No

[@reggievangleason9511]

My name is Reggie, and I’m a clockaholic.

[@CBF1]

More than 1000 times as much as mine and those of most collectors... I have around 40 clocks, 35 of them being cuckoo clocks after in 2009 I got an addiction to them after watching the Peppa Pig episode. Bill's collection would be worth absolutely MILLIONS!!!! Mine'd only be worth a few thousand. Not all of my clocks are that rare but some of them are. Namely 3 Gordian Hettich Sohn cuckoo clocks, a 1907 Gebruder Kuner cuckoo quail, a so-called "fretwork" cuckoo clock(not a Romba clock, an around 80-year-old clock, likely older, manufacturer unknown), a Schmeckenbecher bird cage, a Seiko RE504B Puppet(Common in Japan because they were only marketed for Japan, they are rare overseas, mine came from Walsall), a old 1960's Rombach & Haas cuckoo clock with a proper 2-song-36-teeth shifting cylinder reuge music box(that does a complete turn of the cylinder then shifts sideways to play another song), a special Lotscher cuckoo-like clock(but it's not) that I'll only reveal in a future KZbin video of mine(it is a rare clock, that's all I'll say), and so on. My collection is in storage right now with a Widdop and Bingham quartz cuckoo clock and 3 dismantled old cuckoo clocks(one of the GHS's is one of them) being the only ones not. I miss my collection a lot and hope to go back to collecting once I have a proper house with a big field(which I'll probably never get because of the toxic essential-only culture putting legal and financial limits on single people like me) or something like that.

[@fourteen2789]

This man is my hero

[@-VinhKhang_yearsago]

Cool

[@fintan3563]

I collect clocks too. I’m up to 26. And I thought that was a lot! 🤓

[@gilbertngai1906]

So interesting , let me know if can turn to museum to visit !

[@JessicaFEREM]

I hope this guy doesn't have to deal with DST. that would be a nightmare. setting over 2k clocks twice a year...

[@CT-io8ib]

You should given all pf the clocks to me.

[@StopFear]

We can honestly say that Bill is tick tock and coockoo in the head. Just need a hat and he’ll be the real mad hatter

[@Kithzer375]

Majak? Vityaz?

[@randyscott3386]

So how much time does it take to go thru the museum ?

[@greylynnjr]

Lol

[@sandiloftis3180]

Amazing! Makes my 150 feel shameful.