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Antique Art Deco Walnut Chiming Longcase Clock, circa 1935
Located in London, GB
is the oldest existing manufacturer of mechanical clock movements for grandfather, wall and mantel
Category
Vintage 1930s British Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Brass Atlanta Zodiac Table Clock, 1960s, Germany
By Atlanta Clock Co.
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice attractive Zodiac desk clock mechanical wind up clock work.
Brass. Works perfect. Good
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
1930 Art Deco Modernist Baccarat Crystal Clock Original Mechanical Movement
By Baccarat, Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Baccarat Art-Deco Modernist clock made in 1930s in molded clear crystal. Original mechanical
Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Telometer Mechanical Digital Clock with Fluted Wood Case
Located in Chicago, IL
This Telometer mechanical digital clock has an Art Deco style case. The use of various woods gives
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
1931 René Lalique, Clock Pierrots Clear Glass with Mechanical Movement
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Clock "Pierrots" made in clear glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1931.
Original mechanical
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
Midcentury German Mechanical Pendulum Table Clock with Glass by Franz Hermle
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury German mechanical pendulum table clock with glass by Franz Hermle
About Hermle
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Vintage 1960s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Steel
A Cartier Oval Gold Enamel 8-Day Mechanical Movement Alarm Desk Clock
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Cartier Gold & Blue Circular 8-Day Mechanical Movement Oval Desk Clock of Gilt Metal and
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20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Cartier Octagonal Mechanical 8-Day Movement Desk Clock Gilt Metal Black Enamel
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Cartier Octagonal Mechanical 8-day Movement Desk Clock Gilt Metal and Black Enamel Table Alarm
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20th Century French Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Enamel
1930s Art Deco English Blue Mirror Clock by Smiths
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Very attractive 1930s Art Deco Modernist clock. Mechanical movement and keeps very good time
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Round Brass Nautical Ship
s Bell Clock Winding Key Stockburger West Germany
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Marine Clock
1960s by Stockburger maritime round brass nautical ship's bell clock West Germany
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Kienzle Brass Table Clock, Heinrich Moeller Style, Germany, 1950s
By Kienzle Clocks, Friedrich Wilhelm Möller
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant Mid-Century Modern desk or table clock with a mechanical 8-days movement from the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
1950s Chess Clock Chronotechna, Czechoslovakia
By Chronotechna
Located in Praha, CZ
side of the clock are mechanical and they are in good working condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Art Deco More Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Siemens Halske Double Faced Train Station Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German station clock by Siemens & Halske from the ealy 1950s.
Formerly as a slave clock with
Category
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Siemens Factory, Workshop or Train Station Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
clock with mechanical movement, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with a battery.
Delivery
Category
Vintage 1970s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Siemens Factory, Workshop or Train Station Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
clock with mechanical movement, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with a battery.
Delivery
Category
Vintage 1970s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Siemens Halske Factory, Workshop or Train Station Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German station clock by Siemens & Halske from the early 1950s.
Formerly as a slave clock
Category
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Siemens Halske Factory, Workshop or Train Station Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German station clock by Siemens & Halske from the ealy 1950s.
Formerly as a slave clock with
Category
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Siemens Halske Factory, Workshop or Train Station Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German station clock by Siemens
Halske from the early 1940s.
Formerly as a slave clock
Category
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Large C.T. Wagner Double Faced Station Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
. Formerly as a slave clock with mechanical movement, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with a
Category
Vintage 1970s German Industrial More Clocks
Materials
Steel
Large Telenorma TN Double Faced Station or Factory Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
clock with mechanical movement will be fitted with a modern quartz movement with a battery.
Brass
Category
Vintage 1970s German Industrial More Clocks
Materials
Brass
Siemens Halske Double Faced Train Station, Wokshop, Factory Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German station clock by Siemens & Halske from the early 1970s.
Formerly as a slave clock
Category
Vintage 1970s German Industrial More Clocks
Materials
Steel
Large Double-Sided Illuminated Railway Station or Factory Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German station or factory clock probably by Telenorma (TN) or Siemens Halske from the early
Category
Vintage 1930s German Industrial More Clocks
Materials
Steel
Large C.T. Wagner Industrial or Station Wall Clock
By Carl Theodore Wegener
Located in Vienna, AT
slave clock with mechanical movement, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with a battery
Category
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Vintage, Midcentury, Bakelite, Chess Clock Timer from Chronotechna, 1950s
By Chronotechna
Located in Vienna, Austria
1930s. The glass covers are clear and the numbers are easy to read. Mechanically, the clocks are in good
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco More Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Mantel Grandfather Clock by Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller
By Arthur Umanoff, Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a solid oak circa 1975 Howard Miller mechanical pendulum wall clock. It is a model 612, has
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Ebonised Mantel Clock by Marc, Paris (Circa 1850)
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
fine craftsmanship.
Mechanically, the clock houses a robust 7-day duration movement with an outside
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Softwood
Siemens Factory, Workshop or Train Station Clock Max Bill Style
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
clock with mechanical movement, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with a battery.
Delivery
Category
Vintage 1970s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Antique International Time Recording Punch Card Wall Clock, Circa 1900
By International Time Recording Co. Ltd.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Clock face says International Time Recording CIE. S.A. Paris, industrial mechanical time card punch
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Antique Early 1900s American Machine Age Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large and Impressive 1930s Art Deco Nickel-Plated Mantle Clock
Located in Devon, England
. Fully serviced and working on an 8 day mechanical wind up movement. This clock is definitely one that
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Nickel
French Mystery Gravity Driven Gilt Incline Rolling Clock - No Spring or Battery
Located in Danville, CA
unusual clock is never wound with a key, but does feature a totally mechanical movement. The Rolling Clock
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Vintage 1980s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Russian Art Deco Style Mayak Clock
Located in Paris, FR
A great mechanical high-quality Mayak table clock in Art Deco style from the USSR 1950s-1970s
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20th Century Albanian Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Cut Glass, Bakelite
Large Modernist Brass Table Clock, Germany, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive brass and glass desk or table clock with mechanical eight-day movement and a nice
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
JAZ Art Deco Hotic Bakelite Clock, 1920
By Jaz
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bakelite clock by JAZ, France, 1920s. Height: 9.6"(24.5cm), Width: 7.4"(18.7cm
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Meistea Blessing Pedestal Clock West Germany, circa 1968
Located in Pymble, NSW
A good Meistea mechanical pedestal clock from the 'space race' era of the late 1960s. In excellent
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Blessing Pedestal Clock Retro, circa 1968, West Germany
By Blessing
Located in Pymble, NSW
A good Blessing mechanical pedestal clock from the 'space race' era of the late 1960s. In excellent
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Junghans Meister Art Deco Brass Table Clock, Germany, 1930s
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant and solid Junghans Meister Art Deco desk or table clock with a mechanical 8-days
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Blessing Pop Art Atomic Space Age Table Alarm Clock
By Blessing
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
mechanical and quartz clocks, often embodying the playful and innovative designs of the Space Age era. This
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Tiffany
Co Winterhalder Hofmeier 9 Gong Musical Mahogany Grandfather Clock
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Long Branch, NJ
guarantee anything mechanical including clock movements.
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase C...
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Cartier Paris Art Deco Travel Desk Clock 24-Karat Gold-Plated
By Cartier, Must De Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Cartier Paris 24-Karat Gold-Plated Art Deco Travel Mechanical Desk Clock with Alarm.
This
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Late 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Gold Plate
Mystery Brass Diana Figure Swinging Clock with 8 Day Skeleton Movement
Located in Danville, CA
the exact time. All clock parts are made of solid brass. Most reliable mechanical swinging clock
Category
Early 2000s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mystery Brass Elephant Figure Swinging Clock with 8 Day Skeleton Movement
Located in Danville, CA
the exact time. All clock parts are made of solid brass. Most reliable mechanical swinging clock
Category
2010s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Junghans Meister Mid-Century Brass Table or Desk Clock, Germany, 1950s
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant and exquisite Mid-Century Modern desk or table clock with a mechanical 8-day movement
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Jaeger-LeCoultre Rue De La Paix Street Lamp Table Clock, Switzerland, 1960s
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Vienna, AT
in the 1960s by Jaeger LeCoultre, Switzerland. This nice clock has a mechanical 8-days movement with
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare Oralux Art Deco Machine Age Chrome Table Clock for Blind People
Located in Atlanta, GA
the dial frame. This very interesting mechanical wound up table clock is in working condition, but
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
English Art Deco Peach Mirror, Concave Glass, Brass
Wood Mechanical Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stylish English Art Deco mechanical clock features an offset peach mirror backplate supported
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Very Rare American Art Deco Figurative Mechanical Clock by Frank Mariani
By Frank Mariani, Die Casters of New York
Located in Port Hope, ON
This is a rare variation of Frank Mariani's Iconic circular clock design for Die Casters of New
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Clocks
Iconic American Art Deco or Machine Age Chrome Plated Metal and Celluloid Mechanical Clock by Frank N. Marinari
By Frank Mariani, Die Casters of New York
Located in Port Hope, ON
This iconic and rare American Art Deco/Machine Age clock was designed in 1937 by Frank N. Mariani
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Stair-Stepped Wood Mechanical Art Deco Mantel Clock
Located in Oakland, CA
A wonderful exotic wood stair-stepped mechanical clock. All original with new restoration to the
Category
Vintage 1930s German Clocks
Materials
Metal
Secticon Clock
Located in Montecito, CA
The Secticon was designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1961. It is a mechanical clock with a portescap
Category
20th Century Italian Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,200
Czechoslovakian Mid-Century Modern Reverse Painted Mechanical Wall Clock
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern yet almost Art Deco styled mechanical eight-day wall clock is by
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
English Space Age Streamline Olivette Mechanical 8 Day Clock by Smiths
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautifully streamlined design mechanical 8 day floating balance clock is the "Olivette" by
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Vintage 1960s British Space Age Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Stylish American Art Deco and Machine Age Chrome Mechanical Swivel Desk Clock
By New Haven Clock Company
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautifully designed and stylish American Art Deco mechanical swivel desk clock comes from the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Gustav Becker Wall Clock, 1895
Located in Liverpool, GB
protection). Due to the specifics of this drive, weight clocks are among the most accurate mechanical clocks
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Wall Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Vintage George Nelson Wall Clock for Howard Miller, 1957
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
numerals and hands. Mechanical clock work with a key.
Dimensions: diameter 15.5 in. (39,4 cm), depth 2.5
Category
Vintage 1950s American American Classical Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare Iconic American Art Deco All Aluminium Phantom Clock by Frank N. Mariani
By Frank Mariani, Die Casters of New York
Located in Port Hope, ON
This rare early example of the iconic Die-Casters American Art Deco phantom mechanical clock was
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Marvelous French Mechanical "Mouse Trap" Clock
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This clock is beautifully made of brass and Japanese ash. The steel ball bearings are ferried up
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Spectacular 8 Day Marti French Clock mechanical movement!
Located in Oakland, CA
A very rare model Marti 8 day clock with a gilt and nickel plated bronze case and acid etched glass
Category
Vintage 1940s French Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal
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Mechanical Clocks For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of mechanical clocks available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique mechanical clocks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and chrome. We have 278 antique and vintage mechanical clocks in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Mechanical clocks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Art Deco, mid-century modern and industrial mechanical clocks are consistently popular styles. Many mechanical clocks are appealing in their simplicity, but Siemens, Smiths English Clocks Ltd. and Jaeger-LeCoultre produced popular mechanical clocks that are worth a look.
How Much are Mechanical Clocks?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,825, while they’re typically $60 on the low end and $585,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Clocks for You
A sophisticated clock design, whether it’s a desk clock, mantel clock or large wall clock for your living room, is a decorative object to be admired in your home as much as it is a necessary functional element. This is part of the reason clocks make such superb collectibles. Given the versatility of these treasured fixtures — they’ve long been made in a range of shapes, sizes and styles — a clock can prove integral to your own particular interior decor.
Antique and vintage clocks can whisk us back to the 18th and 19th centuries. When most people think of antique clocks, they imagine an Art Deco Bakelite tabletop clock or wall clock, named for the revolutionary synthetic plastic, Bakelite, of which they’re made, or a stately antique grandfather clock. But the art of clock-making goes way back, transcending continents and encompassing an entire range of design styles and technologies. In short, there are many kinds of clocks depending on your needs.
A variety of wall clocks can be found on 1stDibs. A large antique hand-carved walnut wall clock is best suited to a big room and a flat background given what will likely be outwardly sculptural features, while Georgian grandfather clocks, or longcase clocks, will help welcome rainswept guests into your entryway or foyer. An interactive cuckoo clock, large or small, is guaranteed to bring outsize personality to your living room or dining room. For conversation pieces of a similar breed, mid-century modern enthusiasts go for the curious Ball clock, the first of more than 150 clock models conceived in the studio of legendary architect and designer George Nelson.
Minimalist contemporary clocks and books pair nicely on a shelf, but an eye-catching vintage mantel clock can add balance to your home library while drawing attention to your art and design books and other decorative objects. Ormolu clocks dating from the Louis XVI period, designed in the neoclassical style, are often profusely ornate, featuring architectural flourishes and rich naturalistic details. Rococo-style mantel clocks of Meissen porcelain or porcelain originating from manufacturers in cities such as Limoges, France, during the 18th and 19th centuries, exude an air of imperial elegance on your shelves or side tables and can help give your desk a 19th-century upgrade.
On 1stDibs, find a range of extraordinary antique and vintage clocks today.
Questions About Mechanical Clocks
- What are mechanical clocks?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A mechanical clock is made with an oscillating mechanism that marks the passing time. An escapement counts its beats. The first mechanical clock was made out of iron, and was first seen in medieval Europe. You’ll find a collection of mechanical clocks from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mechanical clocks were used for a variety of reasons in the Middle Ages. The clocks were used to keep track of hours for daily prayers. They also helped monks to calculate solar and lunar eclipses, and also determined feast days with accuracy. On 1stDibs, find a collection of mechanical clocks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese monk named I-Hsing invented the first mechanical clock in 723 AD. His astronomical clock was known as the Water Driven Spherical Birds-Eye-View Map of The Heavens. You can find a variety of antique and vintage mechanical clocks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021To make a mechanical alarm clock work, you need to use the wind-up keys or buttons to set the time. Mechanical alarm clocks use an oscillating wheel and springs. Most mechanical alarm clocks come with two bells that ring by means of a gear, powered by the mainspring. The gear moves quickly between the two bells, sounding the alarm. Find vintage alarm clocks on 1stDibs.
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