If you are in the market for a new Howard Miller grandfather clock, or one of the new Hermle floor clocks or grandmother clocks, you already know that you want to buy one of the quality built grandfather clocks brands. Same is true for Ridgeway Clocks, Kieninger Grandfather Clocks, and the Americana Grandfather Clock Collection, among [...]
In Glashütte, Germany, the luxury watch industry is thriving, driven by consumer demand for technical precision, functionality, clean looks and value for money.
Are you spending this Labor Day weekend looking for great sales and discounts on Howard Miller Floor Clocks or Ridgeway Grandfather Clocks? Have you noticed that the large department stores no longer stock grandfather clocks, so that you can see these floor clocks on display. In New York City, about 10 years ago, Fortunoff used to [...]
When you are shopping online or at a specialty grandfather clock or floor clocks retailer, or even one of the major department stores, many individuals are thrown for a loop by the nomenclature regarding grandfather clocks. A grandfather clock is pretty much synonymous with a floor clock, except that a floor clock could also include a [...]
What are some of the world's most famous wall clocks? Well, we asked that question of many of our grandfather clocks and mantel clocks and wall clock customers who were shopping for both new and antique clocks. Somewhat surprisingly, at least to us, almost all answers related to modern day brands and makers, and clocks other [...]
Today on Clocks Blog we want to feature to pocket watches owned by well-known individuals. One belonged to the world's most famous escape artist and magician Harold Houdini. It reasonably came up for sale at an auction, and the private buyer is rumored to be one of today's top magicians. The other pocket watch we feature [...]
Jeff Bezos, who has been the guiding force behind Amazon for many years now, including its increasing success, has always been a man of vision even when it comes to grandfather clocks. While we have proudly sold Howard Miller Grandfather and Grandmother Clocks, along with Hermle Grandfather Clocks and Ridgeway Floor and Grandfather Clocks, our top [...]
Grace under pressure, a key to Olympic success, so far has proven elusive for Jeremy Hunt, Britain's Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.
A pastoral estate in upstate New York
To come away clean with a timepiece, prey on the psychology of inattention, writes "Fooling Houdini" author Alex Stone.