The German clocks offer an outstanding striking sound.” Juvers notes his customers range in age from 30 to 90. He attributes the popularity of his clocks to their decorative appeal.

This antique German clock, covered in rust and missing parts, was a true restoration challenge. The process began by carefully removing the rust, followed by polishing to restore its original shine.

Clocks, and the relentless progress of time, often loom as terrifying as Nosferatu’s fangs in German films made between the two world wars. And even now, as the 2022 Berlin Film Festival ends on ...

You might be able to find some other antique moving- or blinking-eye clocks. Look for John Bull (1858), the German Burgermeister, Topsey, the Admiral and a Continental Soldier.

The clocks can range in price from $35 up to $1000 depending on how big and complicated they are. The Christkindlemarklet in Daley Plaza opens at 11 a.m. every day through Dec. 24. Suggest a ...

“I collect clocks because they feel alive to me. I can make them run.” As if to prove his point, he takes me to a 1910 German clock and gives it a half-wind, turning the minute hand that ...