The Place for Clocks

Ancient or modern clocks, watches all very similar

Although modern clocks have changed radically from those early mechanical pendulum clocks, grown much smaller, and even turned into portable configurations like wristwatches, the basic principles and basic parts in most 20th and 21st century mechanical and electrical clocks are fundamentally the same as they were in 15th and 16th century Europe.(I recently made the surprising discovery that portable sundials were actually the predecessors of today’s wristwatches and were fairly common throughout the centuries of European history!) Those basic parts and principles for telling time included:

Always a good time for clocks and watches

Clocks and watches have always fascinated me. As a kid, anytime I found an old clock or watch around, I was eager to see how it worked, to take it apart — and don’t remember ever getting one successfully put back together again.

Make kitchen clocks practical part of your home decor

Make kitchen clocks a practical and useful part of your home decor.

With the huge variety of wall clocks, table clocks, and stand alone clocks available on eBay and from many home furnishings and home decor merchants, it’s an easy thing to find a clock that works for your kitchen, from modern to antique.

Skagen watches blend design, function, great prices

Named for the Danish beach town of Skagen, the watches from Sakgen Design have combined the beauty of design with excellent quality and functionality since they began manufacturing watches and clocks over two decades ago.

Cyber Monday-only prices on great watches for gift-giving!

Find the perfect watches for all your gift giving needs from The Watch Co., one of our finest online merchant partners for quality watches, chronographs, and other fine timepieces. Give the gift of time, or at least a beautiful timepiece! Click on the banner below for some great Cyber-Monday-only deals on fine watches from The Watch Co.:

Good regulator clock adds touch of history to every home

A good regulator clock adds a touch of the historical to every home fortunate enough to have one.

Regulator clocks have become synonymous with pendulum clocks in the public eye, but originally a regulator clock was distinctly different in construction and purpose than the more generic pendulum clock. You might think of it this way: A good pendulum clock was fine for every day, run of the mill timekeeping. But a regulator clock was a top of the line pendulum clock, built with a focus on accuracy and long, quality service.

Pendulum clocks add vintage charm

Beautiful pendulum clocks add vintage charm to your home decor, and you can find pendulum clocks at very reasonable prices through one of our excellent online merchant partners such as Home Living Style Furniture — or being sold at auction on eBay.

Grandfather clocks dress up any home

Grandfather clocks offer the perfect blend of stately beauty and old-fashioned character to bring a touch of charm to any home’s decor.

More technically, “grandfather clocks” are properly known as longcase clocks, for obvious reasons when you look at the construction of them. They never got the popular name “grandfather clocks” until the 19th century. Lore has it that the name came from a popular song written in 1876 — “My Grandfather’s Clock.” True or not, it makes a great story accounting for this very attractive style of clock.

Why do clocks move ‘clockwise’?

Have you ever wondered why modern analog clock faces — the kinds with “hands” — are marked the way they are and move “clockwise” as they do? It all goes back to sundials.

Stone Fireplace Clock offers rustic cabin look

If you’re looking to add rustic cabin decor to your home or apartment, look at this fun Stone Fireplace Clock from one of our finest online merchant partners, Black Forest Decor.

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