HONES CUCKCOO CLOCKS

HONES CUCKOO CLOCKS


Turning a house into a home requires furnishing it with the sights and sounds family members will cherish and remember forever. A Hones Cuckoo Clock is just such a memento. Expertly crafted, the Hones Cuckoo Clock epitomizes the century old tradition of clock making. Hones Cuckoo Clocks are still hand assembled, with precise movements and gorgeous wood carvings set off by a sturdy clock case that will stand the test of time.

Hones Cuckoo Clocks are produced in the German Black Forest. The first Black Forest cuckoo clock was designed by Franz Anton Ketterer in the small village of Schonwald near Triberg, Germany around 1730. Over the decades, the cuckoo clock industry developed rapidly in the Black Forest. The local citizens became world renown for their attention to detail. Hones Cuckoo Clock is a testament to the Black Forest inhabitant’s skill and dedication. Long ago, German clock makers and their families would carve and assemble the cuckoo clocks during the cold winter months when family farms were snowed in. These expert craftsmen would use a variety of woods, Linden wood being the most common, to construct their signature timepieces. Once the clocks were made, locals called “clock carriers” would fan out across the region in the spring and summer months, selling the clocks throughout Europe. Thus, the tradition was born.

Centuries later, Hones Cuckoo Clocks have endured to become some of the most popular timepieces in the world. Hones Cuckoo Clocks still use only woodcarvings and cases that are equipped with mechanical movements of the highest quality. This precision is what defines a Hones Cuckoo Clock--an attention to detail that makes its clocks cherished for a lifetime.

Like most cuckoo clocks, Hones Cuckoo Clocks employ a pendulum that strikes the hours using small bellows and whistles that imitate the call of the cuckoo bird. The cuckoo bird on which the clocks are based can still be found in Africa, Asia, and of course, inside the Black Forest of Germany. Because Hones Cuckoo Clocks are made with such expert skill, clock lovers from around the world have come to regard them as a symbol of the Black Forest.

To keep precise time, Hones Cuckoo Clocks employ weights at the bottom of the clock. The weights drop over either a one-day or eight-day period and provide the clock's functions. The first weight, along with the pendulum, provides the clock timekeeping function, the second weight controls the cuckoo and movements, and the third weight controls the music. On non-musical clocks the third weight is absent.

Hones Cuckoo Clocks utilize a combination of design, creativity and animation that are second to none. With its crafted detail and superior quality, a Hones Cuckoo Clock is a welcome addition to any home. And with one of the largest model ranges among contemporary clock makers, Hones Cuckoo Clocks from the heart of Germany's Black Forest are a treasure your home should not be without. It's a timepiece that's timeless.