Grandfather Clock

This is a rather interesting tale because it sounds so unlikely! Grandfather Clocks used to be referred to as Longcase Clocks, however due to a highly successful song by Henry Clay Work in 1876, called Grandfather’s Clock, the name of Grandfather Clock stuck. Did you know you can also buy a Grandmother clock?  You will […]

The History of the Cuckoo Clock

In the year 1750, the Cuckoo Clock was first designed and invented in a small snow-covered village called Schönwald. This took place in the depths of the Black Forest in Germany. They reproduced the Cuckoo-song from the Forest, which also means good luck for the person who hears it, by the clever use of bellows […]

Comitti Clocks

In 1845 an Italian precision instrument maker, Onorato Comitti, travelled to England seeking a new future in the land that was enjoying the unprecedented prosperity generated by the Industrial Revolution and in 1850 he open his workshops alongside other specialist makers in Clerkenwell, London. Dedicated to the pursuit of perfection and innovation, he quickly achieved […]

Matthias Naeschke

Matthias Naeschke The epitome of the finest clock-making. Creative spirit and exquisite materials coupled with perfect designs are universal characteristics of exquisite craftsmanship. These are the principles Matthias Naeschke use to build their range of precision mechanical clocks and they are the sole makers of organ clocks in the world today. Over the years Naeschke […]

King Steins Of Germany

KING WORKS are situated in the Westerwald (Western Forest) of Germany, near the Rhine and Koblenz (the ancient Roman town of Confluentia) as well as the famous Limes (the fortified Roman border). In the very first centuries after Christ, you will perhaps find the oldest roots of potters’ tradition in the area. Backed by generations […]