august schwer mechanical cuckoo clocks

Playing for (cuckoo) time

In an era of battery-operated everythings, a mechanical, hand-wound timepiece is a treasure. Which is why quartz mechanisms just won't do. Original cuckoo clocks, certified by the Black Forest Clock The most reputed cuckoo clock makers – August ...

Luxuries: Designer cuckoo clocks, red clothes, accessories

Carved owls and birds eight-day mechanical German Black Forest cuckoo clock, $474.58 at clockrite.com. • Auckland 1055 wall clock is One-day-movement Chalet-style cuckoo clock by August Schwer, $475 at cuckoo-palace.com. • Contemporary one-day ...

Cuckoo Clock of the year 2012 Farm of the goatherd from August Schwer

truly a masterpiece of a clock. Sounds great, heavy, hangs on one screw as all cuckoos do, but makes me nervous so I may consider putting 2 braces underneath, but held on wall for 3 days so I should be good. Just spending this much money on a cuckoo clock ...

From cuckoo clock to Omega

The Swiss do not make cuckoo clocks; those are made in Black Forest ... and the creative marketing genius to promote the snob appeal and cachet of high-end mechanical watches over the cheaper and more accurate quartz. (BTW, the Swatch Group is the holding ...

Kit-Cat Clocks Keep Smilin’

I've always loved clocks. The tick-tock sound is comforting to me, plus the traditional look of an antique clock adds just the right touch to a mantle, wall or nightstand. But one of my favorite clocks in the collectible world isn't an antique at all.

Portland Cuckoo Clock Stays Local Through March 2015

a carved chicken will pop out each hour in place of a cuckoo bird. The clock was created by mechanical designer Nicolas Gros and wood sculptor J. Cester Armstrong, who lives in Central Oregon. You’ve likely seen Armstrong’s work before; it’s on ...

Portland Cuckoo Clock Stays Local Through March 2015

a carved chicken will pop out each hour in place of a cuckoo bird. The clock was created by mechanical designer Nicolas Gros and wood sculptor J. Cester Armstrong, who lives in Central Oregon. You’ve likely seen Armstrong’s work before; it’s on ...

Bucknell is Spreading its Wings

"I originally envisioned a doomsday cuckoo clock, a quirky machine I would rig myself," said Professor Joe Meiser, art and art history. Then Professor Steve Shooter, mechanical engineering, suggested that robotics would make a more reliable final product.