Beautiful cuckoo clocks in perfection
Cuckoo clocks - a brand name from the Black Forest
Who goes by the Black Forest, does not anticipate that here the cradle of the cuckoo clocks lies. 200 years ago the scanty yields of the agriculture could not nourish the big families enough. Inspires by the Böhmischen watches the people found already at the middle of the 17th century a supplementary income. When and who built the first clock with the typical cuckoo's call, remains till this day in the dark one. Is known that elector August von Sachsen owned already in 1629 a clock with this striking hourly blow.Hekas cuckoo clocks tradition in perfection
It was not until a competition in 1850 that the clocks took on their familiar shape. An architect of the Baden State Railway equipped a railroad clock with a dial, installed a movement and the original type of the clocks, which are still popular all over the world, was created. In the 1860s appeared richly decorated railroad clock models. Carved wood as oak leaves, animal motifs, hunting scenes and üppige wood carvings decorated the increasingly prächtiger originals from the Black Forest. From here, the unique clocks began their triumphal march around the world.
Cuckoo clocks of the company Hekas continue the grown tradition. As one of the few companies, the clock manufactory already produces the entire range of the Black Forest clock program in the third generation. Take a look at the range of 8-day watches. Fall in love with a work of art at grossuhren.de. The up to 44 cm tall cuckoo clocks in the shape of a Black Forest house are decorated with carved figures, lovingly hand-painted. Even the mühl wheel turns and completes the überlieferte decoration. Likewise, you can buy richly decorated clocks with hunting motifs online. Of course, the famous cuckoo call may not be missing here. The 8-day movement accurately displays the time on the wooden dial. Find your persönliches model from the extensive range of grossuhren.de.