Classic Clock Shop

11/17/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjiVLe9xiFo

Greeks (Ctesibius) invented the world's first mechanical clock, cuckoo clock, calendar, hydraulics, adjastable mirrors. Until that time others had invented t...

11/17/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLcnAIpVRA

More than 21 centuries ago, a mechanism of fabulous ingenuity was created in Greece, a device capable of indicating exactly how the sky would look for decade...

12/04/2018

FOR SALE: Antique German Wall Clock
$400 + tax
As is, running condition, no warranty
Circa 1890
8-day, time & strike, spring wound
Walnut case
White porcelain face with Roman numerals
Brass pendulum

Width: 13-1/4"
Height: 36-1/2"
Depth: 7"

12/04/2018

FOR SALE: Antique Vienna Regulator
$1,100 + tax
As is, running condition, no warranty
German, circa 1890
8-day, time & strike, weight-driven (2 weights)
Walnut case with columns
White porcelain face with Roman numerals
Brass pendulum

Width: 14"
Height: 36"
Depth: 6-3/4"

12/04/2018

FOR SALE: Antique German Wall Clock
$375 + tax
As is, running condition, no warranty
Circa 1890
8-day, time & strike, spring wound
Walnut case
White porcelain face with Roman numerals
Brass pendulum with porcelain inset (not original)

Width: 12-1/4"
Height: 35"
Depth: 6-1/2"

12/04/2018

SOLD: Antique Gustav Becker Wall "Box" Clock
$350 + tax
As is, running condition, no warranty
German, circa 1920
8-day, time & bim-bam strike, spring wound
Oak case
Brass face, silver pendulum
3 panes of beveled glass on door

Width: 13"
Height: 30"
Depth: 6"

03/10/2018

It’s time to SPRING FORWARD again! Daylight Saving Time officially starts tonight/tomorrow - Sunday, March 11, at 2:00am. Here are some tips for springing your clocks forward...

MOVE ONLY THE MINUTE HAND on your clocks to change the time.

DO NOT MOVE THE HOUR HAND. There are a few exceptions to this but changing the time as described below will work, too.

FOR WESTMINSTER CHIMING CLOCKS (antique or modern - grandfather, wall, mantle): When moving the minute hand forward, it is important to allow the clock to chime every quarter hour (1/4, ½, ¾, 1) before advancing the hand to the next quarter hour position. Do not move the hand while the clock is chiming or striking.

FOR STRIKE-ONLY CLOCKS (antique or modern): When moving the minute hand forward, it is important to allow the clock to strike at the half-hour and hour before advancing the hand to the next half hour position. Do not move the hand while the clock is chiming or striking.

FOR CUCKOO CLOCKS: When moving the minute hand forward, it is important to allow the clock to cuckoo at the half-hour and hour before advancing the hand to the next half hour position. You must wait for the cuckoo to finish but you may proceed to the next half hour while the music is playing (if you have music). The music will be interrupted but that is ok.

FOR BATTERY-OPERATED QUARTZ CLOCKS: If you have access to the button on the quartz movement, you may turn it forward from there. If not, use only the minute hand to move the time forward being extremely careful to not drag the hour hand as this could permanently damage your movement.

Please share this post with your friends! If you have questions or need assistance, get in touch with me and I’ll be happy to help.

03/11/2017

It’s time to SPRING FORWARD again! Daylight Saving Time officially starts this Sunday, March 12, at 2:00am. Here are some tips for springing your clocks forward...

MOVE ONLY THE MINUTE HAND on your clocks to change the time.

DO NOT MOVE THE HOUR HAND. There are a few exceptions to this but changing the time as described below will work, too.

FOR WESTMINSTER CHIMING CLOCKS (antique or modern - grandfather, wall, mantle): When moving the minute hand forward, it is important to allow the clock to chime every quarter hour (1/4, ½, ¾, 1) before advancing the hand to the next quarter hour position. Do not move the hand while the clock is chiming or striking.

FOR STRIKE-ONLY CLOCKS (antique or modern): When moving the minute hand forward, it is important to allow the clock to strike at the half-hour and hour before advancing the hand to the next half hour position. Do not move the hand while the clock is chiming or striking.

FOR CUCKOO CLOCKS: When moving the minute hand forward, it is important to allow the clock to cuckoo at the half-hour and hour before advancing the hand to the next half hour position. You must wait for the cuckoo to finish but you may proceed to the next half hour while the music is playing (if you have music). The music will be interrupted but that is ok.

FOR BATTERY-OPERATED QUARTZ CLOCKS: If you have access to the button on the quartz movement, you may turn it forward from there. If not, use only the minute hand to move the time forward being extremely careful to not drag the hour hand as this could permanently damage your movement.

Please share this post with your friends! If you have questions or need assistance, get in touch with me and I’ll be happy to help.

03/11/2017

**SOLD**
FOR SALE: NEW 15" Indoor/Outdoor Tile Clock with Time, Temperature & Humidity
● $90 + tax + ground shipping or free local pick-up
● 15" wall clock is surrounded by textured ceramic rock tiles (exact coloration of the tiles may vary slightly from clock to clock)
● Indoor/outdoor
● Besides accurately keeping track of time it indicates changes in the humidity and temperature with two instruments located at the bottom of the clock dial
● Requires one AA battery to operate (not included)
● Two-year limited warranty covering workmanship and manufacturers defects
● Dimensions:
Width: 15"
Height: 15"
Depth: 2.5"

03/10/2017

**SOLD**
FOR SALE: NEW Eight-Day Musical Cuckoo Clock - Cottage with Woodchopper & Waterwheel
● $780 + tax + free ground shipping or local pick-up
● This musical German Black Forest cuckoo clock features a man chopping wood in front of his cottage. At the top of every hour the man chops his axe, the waterwheel turns, the dancers revolve, and music plays.
● Plays music on the hour & half-hour, alternating between two different twenty-eight note melodies: Edelweiss & The Happy Wanderer
● Cuckoo bird cuckoos the hour at the top of every hour, the half-hour is announced with one cuckoo call
● Clock must be wound weekly by pulling the chains to raise the pine cone weights
● Hand-carved by master craftsman in the Black Forest of Germany
● All brass mechanical movement
● Two-year limited warranty covering workmanship and manufacturers defects
● Dimensions:
Width: 14"
Height: 13"
Depth: 10"

03/09/2017

**SOLD**
FOR SALE: NEW One-Day Musical Cuckoo Clock with Dancers, Five Hand-Carved Maple Leaves & One Bird
● $440 + tax + free ground shipping or local pick-up
● Traditionally-styled German cuckoo clock features wooden hands, a wood dial with Roman numerals, and a warm light yellow hand-painted and hand-carved cuckoo bird. Every hour and half-hour the dancers revolve around the turntable before cuckoo bird cuckoos.
● Case features five hand-carved maple leaves with a single bird seated at the peak of the roof
● Plays music on the hour & half-hour, alternating between two different twenty-two note melodies: Edelweiss & The Happy Wanderer
● Cuckoo bird cuckoos the hour at the top of every hour, the half-hour is announced with one cuckoo call
● Clock must be wound daily by pulling the chains to raise the pine cone weights
● Hand-carved by master craftsman in the Black Forest of Germany
● All brass mechanical movement
● Two-year limited warranty covering workmanship and manufacturers defects
● Dimensions:
Width: 9"
Height: 14"
Depth: 6.5"