Well, we had thought we had heard just about everything! But just when we think it's safe to say we have heard everything, well, you know how it goes. Kind of like just when you think it's safe to go back in the water. We never learn. Or at least the entertainment industry has a vested [...]
Recent years have been accompanied by the incorporation of new features and technologies into mechanical grandfather clocks, mechanical mantle clocks, as well as keywound wall clocks. Some of these same, and additional features, have also been included in the quartz of battery driven versions of wall clocks, mantel clocks, and grandfather and grandmother clocks. Not all [...]
Remember the movies which have an older and eerie painting of a person with eyes that seem to follow you across and around the room? I remember many such movies and television shows over the years. Mystery novels too, and even if I recall correctly, in Disneyworld and Disneyland. Some times there are actual characters watching [...]
If one asks the average clock shopper what are the very best brands of clocks out there historically, including grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, and wall clocks, the answers given will be all over the map. Interestingly, though, one can be sure that much of the time one will here of Tiffany & Company as the best [...]
1-800-4CLOCKS gets dozens of calls every day from individuals wanting to know "how much" their clock is worth. Even more complicated is people who call who already have had appraisals done on their grandfather clocks, wall clocks or mantle clocks. Aside from the fact that our website states we charge $100 an hour for research on [...]
We at 1-800-4CLOCKS.com are ready to DEAL! As the state of the USA Governments somewhat controversial Cars Allowance Rebate Program (CARS) Cash for Clunkers Program (which we think is great!) is in a state of uncertainty, we wanted to let the world know that we will be willing to accept Clunkers for Clocks or Clocks for [...]
Growing up in the great US of A, the poster in this Blog has naturally seen a zillion, or perhaps a google, of television episodes where there is a clock that is a mainstay in the background. Grandfather Clocks in the background come to mind immediately from such shows as The Cosby Show and All in [...]
We are always seeking feedback from our customers on how we can improve the grandfather clocks and other clocks we offer, as well as input on adding new ones. We had ventured into the Pet Clocks™ niche, which we are still pursuing, albeit with fewer resources than we had originally planned. We read today about a [...]
Grandfather clocks have always been one of the quintessential gifts for Fathers Day from their grown children. We see this happening this time every year, and it's wonderful to see grown children willing to be so generous to the ones who in many cases gave or helped make them what they are today, and in some [...]
We have written on our Blogs about grandfather clocks in The White House over many years, including the Oval Office, and the President's Private Office. The antique grandfather clocks have graced the White House for many generations over time. If only the clocks could talk, what stories they would tell. Less chronicled than the White House [...]