Bulova Picture Frame Clock

A personalized Picture Frame Clock is perfect gift that captures a moment in time and time itself. Give this elegant gift to a loved one. Let them display it on their desk or bookshelf. They will be able to keep track of time and be reminded of what they have waiting for them at home with this wonderful Picture Frame Clock.

Give this to the happy couple on their wedding day or present it to someone as an anniversary gift. The Picture Frame Clock is the perfect way for them to remember that special day in their lives by capturing a favorite moment from their wedding day and placing it in this frame. Or give each bridesmaid and groomsman their very own Picture Frame Clock as a gesture of your appreciation.

Family members away from home will love receiving this clock as a gift they will love to have a picture of their family close at hand while they are away.

The Picture Frame Clock is sure to become a treasured keepsake by all who receive it.

There are so many different types of wall clocks won the market today that it becomes difficult to know which one will fit your needs the best. You need to pick a clock that is functional, fashionable, and fits the decor of the room and your overall style.  There’s a wide range of different choices in wall clocks size, shape, color, theme, and design.

The pendulum type wall clock is one type of wall clock that can be quite elegantly made, with wood cases, accents and elaborate pendulums behind glass. The clock case is available in a wide range of styles, such as octagonal faces, plain or carved tops, and with and without closures for the pendulums. Pendulum clocks also come in a broad range of sizes, depending on needs or desires.

Metal Wall Clocks come in various metals including wrought iron, brushed nickel and brass.  Besides being stylish and contemporary metal clocks work with almost any décor.  Metal wall clocks are available in a variety of styles such as round, English and pendulum clocks among others.  They instantly add charm to any living, dining or bedroom.

Decorative wall clocks are used to complement the existing décor of a room.  Functionality or specific styles don’t really matter. From brushed steel to stained wood, these clocks are built to please the eye and are a popular choice. Some decorative wall clocks feature elaborate designs on the face, with mechanisms visibly churning away and fancy melodies played on the hour.

Contemporary clocks in a variety of sizes and even shapes and are the most commonly purchased wall Clock.  They come in square; round, oval, triangular, or you can even find custom shapes like flowers and letters. Some contemporary styled clocks use actual numbers a majority will just have the small and big hand without any actual numbers printed on the clock face. Along with sizes and shapes, you can also find your clocks with a variety of colors.

Many manufactures have a large assortment of wall clocks to choose from so don’t be discouraged by all of the different styles, design or color, just pick a clock that is functional, fashionable and fits the décor of your room.

A few day’s ago I received a newsletter from Bob Tascione from Tascione Clock and Watch which I thought was very interesting and wanted to share. Here is a copy of the news letter, click on the image or the link at the bottom of the page to view some of the clocks he is talking about.

If you love clocks, pocket or wrist watches this
newsletter has something for you.Take a look at some beautiful timepieces being produced today and the people who make them.
I think you’re going to enjoy this.

There’s a common misconception that quality handcrafted clocks and watches are only products from our past. It’s certainly true that the movements found in most of todays timepieces are mass produced and machine assembled. Should we expect differently in a world of economy where Toyota, Walmart and plastic clothing affords the middle classes comforts and experiences the elite couldn’t have imagined a century ago?

This newsletter will take you to some of those people and companies who are today continuing the tradition of making super high quality, hand crafted timepieces. Some of the following web sites range from one man shops to old, large watch companies with $100,000 and up price tags. These prices are elevated not by jewels or diamonds that the cases may tout but because of the beautifully handcrafted and usually complicated movements. Sadly, there are many more independent watch and clock makers who are producing absolutely beautiful timepieces but as of yet haven’t set up web sites, or at least I haven’t been able to locate them up on the internet. If you know of some good ones, especially one or two person shops that I’ve missed please let me know. I love that stuff.

Whether you’re interested in clocks, wristwatches or pocket watches I’m sure that the links at the bottom of this page will be interesting to you. Please take the time and check them out.

Long ago horologists crafted beautiful timepieces with much effort and time going into movement and case decorations. The clockmaker had a choice of two markets to target; an enormous lower class ranging from scraping dirt poor to a little better than dirt poor or a far smaller lower upper class to stinking rich uppity upper class ie; royalty, anything in between was nearly non-existant. The difference in income from lower to upper class was incredible.

So hmmm…here I am a 17th. century watch/clock maker whose work is beginning to get noticed as beyond the ordinary, just itching to make that ticking masterpiece, I just need to get commissioned by someone. Let’s see now…my neighbor the boot maker in the hut next door has made a pretty attractive offer of one bushel of turnips, a months supply of pickled rutabagas, one pair of mud repelling boots, a season pass to the weekly ox cart pull and a case of Bud, which all together should help me sustain my lowly lifestyle or… I could take the offer that the Kings’ brother Ted made of a full purse of gold and silver coins, enough to kick me a few notches above that upper lower class into that nearly uninhabited realm of “Middle Class”. If I take Bootmans offer I’ll need to knock out something functional but with no frills or twirly doodads if I plan on eating next month but if I go with Ted I can afford to take the time to be that creative artistic genius I was meant to be. I’ll design a more accurate, new type of escapement, make it ring a gong and play a Jethro Tull tune every hour. I’ll pierce, engrave and polish every possible part and by the time I’ve completed this thing of beauty I’ll still have a nearly full purse. My timepiece will become the talk of the kingdom. Veal, fine wine, champagne, I’ll become watch and clock maker to the King!!!
If the bootmaker hadn’t thrown in the ox cart pull and case of Bud the choice would have been easy!

The truth is that watch and clock makers were highly respected by both the poor and elite. Back in the 1600′s only the well-to-do could afford a watch or clock. Many timepieces from those years were nothing short of magnificent because the clientele expected such ornate perfection and were willing to pay for it. As time passed the role of the watch/clock maker made drastic changes. Small organizations or cottage industries of skilled craftsmen began forming in the late 1600′s. Each craftsmen would specialize in making one or a few parts of a clock or watch. There were spring makers, wheel makers, fusee makers, fusee chain makers, case makers etc. Many watch makers became watch finishers, purchasing nearly complete movements referred to as movements “in the gray” which would then be engraved, timed out, polished and cased. Some would add calendars, repeating mechanisms etc. to the movements, engrave their name and out it went. By the 1700′s many watch/clock makers made use of cottage industry output and, or employed people who specialized in making certain parts of a timepiece, which in turn increased production and lowered prices. Around 1760 Le Pine began making the first French ebauche watch movements lowering prices further. About 10 years later Frederic Japy, another biggie, started making production type bar movements and by 1860 was knocking out around 1/2 million movements a year. Although the dates and numbers varied, clockmaking ran a similar course. Production clockmaking techniques in Europe and America rendered unique, ultra high quality handmade timepiece production nearly obsolete. America jumped on the band wagon developing precise production techniques and the birth of movements with interchangeable parts in the 1800s. Timepieces by the millions flooded the world markets. Watches and clocks finally became affordable to a now well established middle class. But nearly obsolete is not obsolete. There were still those that continued to develop new innovative designs, one of a kind complications and unique commissioned timepieces from the time the first clock was made right up to today.

Here is a link to Bob’s newsletter http://www.tascione.com/NEWSLETTERmakers4a.htm