Clocks Collector
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 POWERPUFF GIRLS ALARM CLOCK PINK SMALL New in package  US $4.99
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 brass work Ship Rudder Clock US $68.00
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 New work brass pipa clock US $78.00
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 VINTAGE TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK PHINNEY WALKER GERMANY GLOW IN DARK NUMERALS WORKS US $6.00
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 SWISS ARMY VICTORINOX DUAL TIME TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK INC 33583 RARE 2001 NIB NR US $150.00
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 1890 Mercury French Crystal Regulator Pendulum US $72.90
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 Animated Kitten With Fish Bowl Clock Lots of Movement US $28.50
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 Oval French Style Carriage Clock eight day NICE US $56.55
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 8 Day New Haven 1875 Shelf Clock NO RESERVE US $55.50
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 rare old black Forest One Hand clock works perfectly ANNO 1640 RUSTIC MANUAL US $79.00
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 Collectors Wall Clock Professional Bull Riders US $8.99
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 Vintage Mid Century 1960s AIMOR Travel Clock w Am Fm Radio Leather Case US $45.99
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 Westclox 1927 Ben Hur White Dialed Alarm Clock Very Rare US $13.50
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 Westclox 1935 Black Dialed Big Ben Loud Alarm Clock US $25.00
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 Car Clock Country Timepiece Collection Collectible US $3.00
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 Brushed Aluminum Young Town Quartz Working Wall Clock Battery Operated US $4.99
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 THE LUX CLOCK MFG CO ALARM CLOCK VENUS MARK II 1930 1940s US $9.99
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 Noahs Ark Ceramic Clock US $25.00
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 Vintage Smokey the Bear 110V Electric Clock 12 working Cond NR US $49.99
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 Seth Thomas Banjo Clock US $24.95
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 Mini Grandfather Battery Wall Clock US $15.99
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 Coca Cola battery operated alarm clock great condition and alarm works US $25.00
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 Dutch Holland Scene Windmill Clock Spinning Windmill US $65.00
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 Waltham Automobile and Airplane Clock Catalog 1972 reprint Waltham Watch Co US $4.99
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 GOLF BAG Gold Clubs Timex Desk CLOCK 35high Waterbury Office Quartz Collector US $9.99
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 Antique TELECHRON CLOCK Promotional Advertising HALLIBURTON Rare USA Vtg 1940s US $69.99
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 VINTAGE SPARTUS TOP HAT 5OCLOCK WALL ART CLOCK UNIQUE US $29.99
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 NOS Vintage Red LED Clock chip Module Kit 24 hour time Heathkit Ham Radio 1970s US $29.00
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 VINTAGE BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK PLAIN DESIGN WORKING GOOD US $99.99
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 LeCoultre Model 51 8 Day Alarm Clock with Original Box and Papers Needs Repair US $80.00
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 Brass Deer Top Mechanical Novelty Clock US $18.51
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 Tourbillon Escapement Gold Plated Crystal Regulator US $330.87
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 Rosewood Gilbert Striking Cottage Clock US $9.99
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 Mechanical Carriage Clock With Scenes on Sides Front US $9.99
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 Unusual Junghans Chiming Bracket Clock NO RESERVE US $65.00
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 Very Interesting Animated Brass BirdCage Alarm Clock US $17.50
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 Great dane Cute C2 Dog W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECOR COLLECTO US $7.99
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 Greyhound Cute Dog W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECOR COLLECTOR US $7.99
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 Husky Cute Dog W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECOR COLLECTOR US $7.99
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 Husky Twain Cute Dog W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECOR COLLECTOR US $7.99
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 Jack Russell C1 Terrier Cute Dog W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECO US $7.99
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 Jack Russell C2 Terrier Cute Dog W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECO US $7.99
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 Maltese Cute C1 Dog W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECOR COLLECTOR US $7.99
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 Maltese Cute Dog C2 W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECOR COLLECTOR US $7.99
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 Maltese Cute Dog C3 43 W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECOR COLLECT US $7.99
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 Poodle Cute Dog W10 inch Round Wall Clock Silver GIFT ROOM DECOR COLLECTOR US $7.99
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 Coca cola clock US $35.00
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 VINTAGE SAND CLOCK VERY BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE HANDMADE WOOD 3 MIN A PIECE OF ART US $9.99
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 Green dial bedside clock small ANDROID US $49.99
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 Vintage1940s Neon Products Inc Lima Ohio Coca Cola Diner Advertising Clock US $610.00
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 Folding LED Lighted 30xLoupe Antique Clock Repair Tool US $9.99
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 Tokyo Japan 1964 Olympic Seiko Clock US $100.00
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 Westclox 1990 White Dialed BABY BEN Clock Very Rare US $12.50
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 Western 1925 Black Dialed Jack oLantern Alarm Clock Very Rare US $12.50
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 Michael Jordan NBA Collectors Commemorative Wall Clock US $29.00
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 ANTIQUE SCOTTISH DRUMHEAD MAHOGANY LONGCASE GRANDFATHER CLOCK JA MUIR FALKIRK US $8,699.00
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 LARGE AND HEAVY ANTIQUE ART DECO MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK WITH PAIR OF GARNITURES US $1,410.00
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 Hobo clock US $12.00
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 BRASS “TEXAS” DESK CLOCK PAPERWEIGHT Western HatRhinestonesMyota QuartzRuns US $19.95
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 Vintage 1970S NOS GE 7 4305 FM AM Digital Clock Radio walnut finish NEW MINT US $31.00
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 Vintage GE 7 4410 FM AM Digital Flip Clock Radio NEW walnut grain finish US $103.48
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 Vintage NOS GE 8115 White Time Scan Digital Flip Electric Clock BRAND NEW IN BOX US $9.99
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 Vintage 1980S NOS MAGNAVOX AS128 44 AM FM Digital Clock Radio NEW IN BOX MINT US $149.99
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 Seiko Melodies In Motion Wall Clock 12 Song Collectors Edition QXM142BRH US $43.90
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 Timex Collectible MiniClock of an Antique Sewing Machine US $4.00
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 Bradford Exchage Majestic Strike Eagle Clock US $35.00
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 Vintage Retro Sun Burst Clock LARGE Jewled Made in Germany US $49.99
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 WWII KIENZLE GERMAN 8 TAGE MILITARY ARMY CLOCK WOOD MANTLE FRAME PARTS STEAMPUNK US $49.99
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 GE GENERAL ELECTRIC THERMAL CONTROL THERMOSTAT TELECHRON CLOCK BAKELITE WORKS US $29.99
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 Franncois Gilbert A French Gilt Brass Table Clock Circa 1740s US $4,300.00
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 Cartier Prism Mystery Desk Timepiece Circa 1980s US $5,900.00
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 LARGE ANTIQUE SCOTTISH LONGCASE GRANDFATHER CLOCK JOHN MCRAE INVERNESS 1837 US $8,099.00
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 MATTEL BARBIE PINK FM RADIO LIGHT UP CLOCK W ALARM SNOOZE PERFECT 4 EASTER US $10.95
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 ★VINTAGE TELECHRON 4505 4F05 WOOD MANTLE CLOCK ART DECO NOUVEAU WORKS★MAHOGANY★ US $29.99
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 Vintage 1950s Mechanical white WESTCLOX alarm clock WORKING US $5.50
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 ANTIQUE WATERBURY CYCLONE RADIUM ALARM CLOCK WINDUP PEG LEG PARTS STEAMPUNK US $24.99
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 LOT 2 WELCH CLOCKS CATALOG REPRINTS 1 BY TRAN DUY LY US $7.99
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 NAWCC BOOKLET SHAKER CLOCK MAKERS GIBBS MEADER US $5.99
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 1930s VINTAGE ART DECO CIRCUS ELEPHANT CLOCK US $129.99
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 CLOCK WATCH HOLE CLOSING PUNCH SETFrench Made Horological Tools Supplies US $9.99
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Clocking the Time
The Clock Museum of Vienna was opened in 1921 in one of Vienna's oldest houses and can boast an interesting collection including early chronometers, sundials and the "Braters" or "roaster" clocks, resembling a spit, of the Middle Ages. From the sixteenth century clocks gradually made an appearance on public and municipal buildings. The collection includes astronomical clocks showing phases of the moon and the paths of planets. The famous Viennese lantern clocks of the Biedermeier period are also on view. The modern wristwatch has its place in the museum as well as the Black Forest cuckoo clock. The star of the museum is undoubtedly an astronomical cum astrological clock created by the Augustinian friar David a Sancto Cajetano who in the 1760s made a world clock with over 30 readings and dials showing solar and lunar eclipses, complete with a calendar and calculations up to the year 9999.
The bohemian clockmaker Franz Zajicek not only had 24 children, he also found time to work on complex astronomical clocks for the 1873 exhibition. These showed the path of the sun, sunrise and sunset and precisely calculated the date of Easter for centuries to come. He developed a special temperature sensitive pendulum.
Kurrentgasse leads south from the east end of Judenplatz; the beautifully restored 18th-century houses on its east side make this one of the most unpretentiously appealing streets in the city. And at the far end of the street is one of Vienna's most appealing museums-the Uhrenmuseum, or Clock Museum. The museum's three floors of blankly modern rooms display a splendid parade of clocks and watches – more than 3,000 timepieces – dating from the 15th century to the present. The ruckus of bells and chimes pealing forth on any hour is impressive, but for the full cacophony try to be here at noon.
A wide-ranging group of timepieces ancient as well as modern are on view here. Housed in what was once the Obizzi town house, the museum dates from 1917 and attracts clock collectors from all over Europe and North America.
The Vienna Clock Museum, under the expert guidance of Franz Sharinger The museum is based on the private collections of Rudolf Kaftan and writer Marie Ebner von Eschenbach. It contains approx 3000 timepieces in a huge variety of clocks and watches spanning more than five centuries of horological development. Among the highlights is the highly complex 18th C astronomical clock by Augustine Brother David Cajetano containing more than 250 parts.
The last weekend in October marks the end of summertime and the clocks go back an hour giving everyone an extra hour sleep. It also means, in theory, a lot of work for the staff in the Vienna Clock Museum in the historic city centre. Here there are around 1,000 precious clocks on view spanning some six centuries. Many of the modern clocks are reset automatically by the Physical Technical Federal Office in Braunschweig, Germany. It sends out a signal that adjusts electronic watches and clocks on many public buildings, railway stations and airports.
Visitors are amazed by the ingenuity of the picture clocks with hidden dials. Table clocks on stands with rich figural ornaments manifest the clock's function as a social status symbol. There are exquisite examples of Viennese Biedermeier and belle époque models. A visit to the Clock Museum has the visitor positively dancing to the rhythm of time through a kaleidoscopic history of culture and technology.
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