antique clocks
Old decorative timepieces
Antique clocks are timepieces old enough to be valued as collectibles, typically at least a century old.
The category spans grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, bracket clocks, and pocket watches.
Collectors prize mechanical movements, original parts, and maker's marks.
She inherited a collection of antique clocks from her grandmother.
The term sometimes stretches to include merely vintage pieces from the early twentieth century.
- horologyTimekeeping science and craft
- timepieceHour-measuring device
- tick tockAlternating clock sounds
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
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- antiquesantiques, Greek vases, brass candlestick, heirloom, highboy
- collectiblesbaseball cards, commemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, old-school
- VersaillesVersailles, Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Sun King, palace grounds
- Dutch antiquesDelftware, Dutch paintings, Rembrandt, Vermeer, wooden clogs
- promotional itemsbranded items, corporate gifts, custom designs, company logos
antique clocksdigital clocks
Electronic time readouts
digital watches · atomic clocks · smartwatches · Apple Watch · Fitbit