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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
@expat74 5 жыл бұрын
He's like a character from a fantasy movie. Father time, so cool.
@erichghetta8523
@erichghetta8523 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video.. It is great to hear Bill.. he has saved all these beautiful clock and their history. Well done
@rocketaroo
@rocketaroo 4 жыл бұрын
He has a sweet version of crazy 😎
@DeadKoby
@DeadKoby 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@warfivevy0ne454
@warfivevy0ne454 Жыл бұрын
Masterpiece Presentation
@aphroditesdevotee
@aphroditesdevotee Жыл бұрын
He's got the most interesting and light atmosphere about him, reminds me of the Mad Hatter :) Mad Clocker lol
@olegsinegubkin7565
@olegsinegubkin7565 6 ай бұрын
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!!!
@vincentvargas6224
@vincentvargas6224 5 жыл бұрын
WOW HE IS CRAZIER THAN ME LOL. SEEMS LIKE A PASSIONATE COLLECTOR!
@Benjamin-om3ih
@Benjamin-om3ih 5 жыл бұрын
this is just so lovely
@mikepearson5066
@mikepearson5066 8 ай бұрын
Keep up the great work!!
@kevinburgess6112
@kevinburgess6112 2 жыл бұрын
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. 👍
@wigwagstudios2474
@wigwagstudios2474 4 жыл бұрын
i wanna be him
@jasonshorologicalplace9459
@jasonshorologicalplace9459 3 жыл бұрын
No
@pepperdog3761
@pepperdog3761 8 ай бұрын
I just like this guy
@weatherradioguy
@weatherradioguy 3 жыл бұрын
I have 54 clocks
@CBF1
@CBF1 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@KnowYourselfIsOnlyWay
@KnowYourselfIsOnlyWay Жыл бұрын
I wish you to receive Guinness world record and have a big Museum!
@fabienlamour3644
@fabienlamour3644 6 ай бұрын
Great statement.
@reggievangleason9511
@reggievangleason9511 Жыл бұрын
My name is Reggie, and I’m a clockaholic.
@harleygoff1960
@harleygoff1960 3 жыл бұрын
I think their amazing
@StopFear
@StopFear 3 жыл бұрын
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
@gilbertngai1906
@gilbertngai1906 2 жыл бұрын
So interesting , let me know if can turn to museum to visit !
@fourteen2789
@fourteen2789 2 жыл бұрын
This man is my hero
@randyscott3386
@randyscott3386 2 жыл бұрын
So how much time does it take to go thru the museum ?
@-VinhKhang_yearsago
@-VinhKhang_yearsago 2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@JessicaFEREM
@JessicaFEREM 11 ай бұрын
I hope this guy doesn't have to deal with DST. that would be a nightmare. setting over 2k clocks twice a year...
@fintan3563
@fintan3563 4 жыл бұрын
I collect clocks too. I’m up to 26. And I thought that was a lot! 🤓
@CT-io8ib
@CT-io8ib Жыл бұрын
You should given all pf the clocks to me.
@greylynnjr
@greylynnjr 5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Kithzer
@Kithzer Жыл бұрын
Majak? Vityaz?
@sandiloftis3180
@sandiloftis3180 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Makes my 150 feel shameful.
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