We Are A Collection Of Old World Craftspeople Who Can Meet All Of Your Clock Repair And Restoration Needs.
The German Clockmaker restores clocks and barometers up and down the west coast of the United States, Canada and in China for museums, private owners, collectors and on behalf of insurance companies.
Restoring a valuable heirloom like an antique clock or barometer is more than a casual tinkering in someone’s garage. True restoration requires a methodical process of disassembly, cleaning and reworking of worn parts such as pivots, pinions and bearings. It may involve the manufacture of broken or missing parts. We maintain a complete machine shop brought in its entirety from Geneva, Switzerland to do just that. Replacement of worn bearings with new bronze bushings is an art form in itself. It should be done in such a manner that a lasting friction free bearing is created but the movement is not defaced in any manner. That work is followed by an ultrasonic cleaning of all parts, gentle polishing, reassembly and finally lengthy testing and adjusting. With a valuable antique timepiece, anything less could compromise the integrity of the clock! We also maintain a staff of the fine antique restorers and refinishers. We have one restorer from Italy who can French polish. His backlog is currently approximately eight months, depending upon the size of the piece.

Skills and Services We Offer Our Clients
Skill Sets We Offer
The German Clockmaker can provide a variety of comprehensive services for your timepieces and barometers:
Appraisals, repairs, maintenance, restoration, moving, storage - and everything in between! We are also an authorized Howard Miller Service Center.
Passion For Antiques
We are old guys, but have the skills and a complete Geneva workshop that enables us to restore your clock to its former glory. Often instead of searching for missing or broken parts, we simply make them.
With our lead clockmaker alone having over 50 years experience, feel free to contact us with any questions in either German or English.