Cuckoo clocks are clocks that utilize weights and a pendulum to keep time and sound out a cuckoo’s call every hour through bellows. The design of a cuckoo clock is now conventional. Most of them are made in the “traditional style”, which is also known as “carved” or “chalet” to hang on a wall. Cuckoo [...]

A lot of people don’t have the same time in their clocks and watches. I can say that this is true because even at the office, all of us have different times even if we set it based on the time at the office. This can really be frustrating when you are considered five minutes [...]

A grandfather clock is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower, or waist of the case. The case of handcrafted grandfather clocks often features elaborately carved ornamentation on the hood, or bonnet, which surrounds and frames the dial, or clock face. Grandfather clocks are commonly 6 to 8 feet [...]

A mantel clock is a type of timepiece that is designed to be set on a mantel or other flat surface. An example of a modern mantel clock is the bear clock. This clock is designed to show a black bear on top of a block of tree trunk with a clock inside. You can [...]

What really is an antique? Can something that is old already be considered as such? But how old is old? An item can be considered an antique if it is around 50 or 60 years. It has to be in good condition. Researching more on this, antiques are considered even more valuable when it is [...]

A typical grandfather clock is about 6 feet to 8 feet high. The wooden part of the clock that encases the clock face is called the bonnet, or hood. There are oak grandfather clocks that are made from oak wood. Wood types used for grandfather clocks often vary, but oak and mahogany are two of [...]

If we are looking for elegance we can never go wrong with glass. A mirror clock is both attractive and functional. It can literally be a mirror with inconspicuous integrated LED display. It is just what you need in the bathroom. With this mirror clock you will never be late for your appointments.
Smaller versions [...]

The hourglass is the best example of this kind of timer. It is also called a sand timer because it uses fine sand in an enclosed container to measure time. A common design consists of vertical glass bulbs that are connected to each other with a tiny hole. Fine sand from the top bulb trickles [...]

When we think Victorian, descriptions like ‘romantic’, ‘ornate’ and ‘excessive’ come to mind. This was a period influenced by the preferences of Queen Victoria, a period sandwiched between the clean and classic lines of the Colonial times and the plain forms of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The Arts and Crafts Movement was really a [...]

We are familiar with clocks such as the pendulum clock or the cuckoo clock. But not the atomic clock. The atomic clock is a clock that uses the “resonance frequencies of atoms” for its timekeeping element. To understand it better, it’s the system as to how the GPS receivers work. This atomic clock is also [...]