Manufactory for cuckoo clocks, Black Forest clocks and weather houses from our own production in Simonswald.

Trenkle Uhren GmbH

Simonswald (Talstraße 42 a)New on Amplifa

1966Founded

15Countries with retailers

1Production site

About us

Trenkle Uhren GmbH is a family business founded in 1966 by Herbert Trenkle in Simonswald in the Elztal valley, which has been manufacturing Black Forest clocks for over 60 years. The product range includes mechanical cuckoo clocks with 1-day and 8-day chain-driven movements, battery-operated quartz cuckoo clocks, miniature clocks, weather houses as well as modern clock collections such as KuckuShine, KuckuFrame, ExS-Line, Color-Edition and Effect-Line. Almost all components – including cases, wooden dials, hands, weights, figurines and the mechanical 1-day spring-driven movements – are produced in the company's own workshop in the Black Forest. Manufacturing includes wood carving, hand painting, 4-color digital printing on wooden shield clocks, felt and velour fabric embroidery, and assembly. From certain order quantities, the clockmakers produce customized promotional items with customer graphics and CI colors; high-quality gift packaging made from FSC-certified cardboard is also part of the offering. Customers include wholesale and specialist retailers in the region, in Germany, Europe and worldwide; retailers exist in 15 countries, among others.

Site: Simonswald
Processes: Manufacture of cuckoo clocks and weather houses (Black Forest clocks), Wood carving for clock cases and figurines, Hand painting of wooden clocks, 4-color digital printing on wooden shield clocks, Fabric embroidery (felt and velour embroidery) on clocks, Manufacture of mechanical movements (1-day spring-driven movement) in the company's own workshop, Assembly of mechanical cuckoo clocks with 1-day and 8-day chain-driven movements, Assembly of battery-operated quartz cuckoo clocks with musical movement (12 melodies)
Materials: Wood (wooden cases, wooden hands, wooden cuckoo, dial, weights made of wood), Felt, Velour, Wood, Brass, Felt/Velour, Cardboard (FSC-certified)
Certificates: FSC (packaging raw materials)
Founded: 1966
Industries: Clock Manufacturing, Souvenir and Giftware Retail, Promotional Items, Clock Manufacturing (Cuckoo Clocks, Black Forest Clocks, Weather Houses)

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Design and Development
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Wood Carving for Cases and Figurines
03
Hand Painting
04
Digital Printing (4-color, Wooden Shield Clocks)
05
Fabric Embroidery (Felt/Velour)
06
Manufacture of Mechanical 1-Day Spring-Driven Movements
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Assembly
08
Gift Packaging
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Delivery via Wholesale and Specialist Retail

Materials and Processes

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Wood

Main material for cases, dials, hands, cuckoo figurines and weights, partly hand-painted or carved.

Brass

Material component of the mechanical movements manufactured in the company's own workshop.

FILZ

Felt/Velour

Material for fabric embroidery on clock models.

FSC-KARTON

Cardboard (FSC-certified)

Raw material for gift packaging; plastic packaging is avoided.

Locations

Simonswald

Manufactory/Production and Administration

Materials: Wood, brass, felt, velour, FSC cardboard

Laser Cut Machine
Photovoltaic System
Wood Waste Combustion (Heat Generation)

Products and Components

**Mechanical Cuckoo Clock**Chain-driven movement · Traditional Clocks

**Quartz Cuckoo Clock**Quartz movement · Clock Manufacturing

**Mechanical Miniature Clock**1-day spring-driven movement · Miniature Clocks

**Wooden Shield Clock ExS-Line**4-color digital printing · Promotional Items

**KuckuFrame**Quartz movement · Design Collection

Inside the production

Industries

Clock ManufacturingSouvenir and Giftware RetailPromotional ItemsClock Manufacturing (Cuckoo Clocks, Black Forest Clocks, Weather Houses)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Manufacture of cuckoo clocks and weather houses (Black Forest clocks)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Wood
Wood carving for clock cases and figurinesForming	–	–	–	–	Wood
Hand painting of wooden clocksSurface	–	–	–	–	Wood
4-color digital printing on wooden shield clocksSurface	–	–	–	–	Wood
Fabric embroidery (felt and velour embroidery) on clocksJoining	–	–	–	–	Felt, Velour, Wood
Manufacture of mechanical movements (1-day spring-driven movement) in the company's own workshopAssembly	–	–	–	–	Metal (unspecified), Brass
Assembly of mechanical cuckoo clocks with 1-day and 8-day chain-driven movementsAssembly	–	–	–	–	Wood, Metal (unspecified), Brass
Assembly of battery-operated quartz cuckoo clocks with musical movement (12 melodies)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Wood
Customized clock production as promotional items (logo, CI colors) from certain order quantitiesAssembly	–	–	–	–	Wood
Gift packaging made from sustainable cardboard (FSC-certified)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Cardboard (FSC-certified)

Additional services

Comprehensive service for wholesale and specialist retailersHigh-quality gift packaging (included with many models)Customized promotional items with logo and CI colors from a certain order quantityIn-house production of almost all components including mechanical 1-day spring-driven movementsSustainable production (photovoltaics, wood waste combustion, FSC packaging, avoidance of)

Reference customers

Drubba Black Forest GmbHDrubba Titisee GmbHEble Uhren-Park GmbHWeisser GmbH - Haus der 1000 UhrenBürgelhausClockvillaDas Sachsenhaus KGHaus der SchwarzwalduhrenHexenlochmühleSchwarzwaldmarieMontag Steins and Clocks GmbHservus.heimat

Quality

Consistent quality through seamless control mechanisms, reliability and craftsmanship combined with modern technology; packaging raw materials come from FSC-certified forests.

Evidence	Simonswald
FSC (packaging raw materials)

History

1966
Foundation of the family business by Herbert Trenkle
1986
Bernhard Trenkle takes over the management of the company as Managing Director
2026
60th anniversary of the company