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German Premium Gifts
The Willi Geck Stores have been successfully
selling premium quality gift collections to customers all over
Germany for the past 50 years. Our large selection of
traditional German gifts such as nutcrackers, Christmas pyramids,
and beersteins, makes customers and those receiving those
presents happy all over the world. Along with German quality
porcelain from Rosenthal and Villeroy & Boch, world-famous
Nachtmann crystal stemware, our stores cover a wide range of
home décor and giftware products to suit every taste and
occasion.
 Our
stores in Germany are located on US Military facilities like
Ramstein Airbase or Wiesbaden. These are some photographs taken
from our range of products in our stores.
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One of our dearest product ranges is our extensive selection
of cuckoo clocks. We carry the complete collection of Black
Forest clocks, starting from miniature souvenir clocks to large
award-winning chalet clocks with a multitude of functions.
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There is a simple explanation for our special interest in
cuckoo clocks:
The Willi Geck Stores are a division of the August Schwer Black
Forest Clock Factory.
The August Schwer cuckoo clock factory is a
family-run business, established in 1885 and located in
Schoenwald, in the heart of the Black Forest.
It was in this picturesque Black Forest village,
that the first cuckoo clock was built by Franz Ketterer. In 1737
he put together what was to become one of the most famous German
products to this day. Hardly any other product has maintained
its basic design over such a long time with unfaltering success.
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The August Schwer Cuckoo Clock Factory:
Main clock factory to the rear of the building, with large
cabinetmaker‘s workshop in the lower basement.
Showroom and factory shop to the front.
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| The August Schwer clock factory is famous for
its standing as a distinguished premium quality cuckoo clock
manufacturer; many award-winning clocks are proof of this claim.
With 2 Clock of the Year Awards in 2004 and in 2007, plus a
silver medal winner in 2006, August Schwer ranks among the most
popular clock factories of the Black Forest. Please take a look
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Some exemplary stages of the cuckoo clock
production
at the August Schwer Clock Factory:
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Detailed decoration of the clocks
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Installation of the movement and cuckoo call technical
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The Cabinetmaker‘s Workshop
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Assembly of a Carving Clock |
