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A watchmaker at work

  • For 38 years, Bill Rostiser has been a watchmaker at Windsor Jewelry downtown. He stumbled into the field after a stint in the Army. -

    For 38 years, Bill Rostiser has been a watchmaker at Windsor Jewelry downtown. He stumbled into the field after a stint in the Army.

  • Watch repair isn't a matter of inches. It's a matter of hundredths of a millimeter. "I have a skill very few people have, and I like it," Rostiser said. -

    Watch repair isn't a matter of inches. It's a matter of hundredths of a millimeter.

  • To become a 21st Century Certified Watchmaker, Rostiser must prove he can repair four types of modern watches. -

    To become a 21st Century Certified Watchmaker, Rostiser must prove he can repair four types of modern watches.

  • Becoming certified will enable Rostiser to get a job "anywhere in the world," including his family's favorite vacation spot, Hawaii, he said. -

    Becoming certified will enable Rostiser to get a job

  • Rostiser keeps a computer handy to consult directions for the watch he's working on. -

    Rostiser keeps a computer handy to consult directions for the watch he's working on.

  • Special tools and magnifiers worth more than $10,000 allow Rostiser to work on watch parts that are smaller than the point of a pen. -

    Special tools and magnifiers worth more than $10,000 allow Rostiser to work on watch parts that are smaller than the point of a pen.

  • Rostiser doesn't have the equipment necessary to custom-make his own watches--the costs would be "astronomical," he said. -

    Rostiser doesn't have the equipment necessary to custom-make his own watches--the costs would be

  • Rostiser has seen a lot of changes over the years on Monument Circle. Saturdays downtown have gone from dead to lively. -

    Rostiser has seen a lot of changes over the years on Monument Circle. Saturdays downtown have gone from dead to lively.