Grandfather Clocks History

October 6, 2012

Americana Grandfather Clocks Intro

1-800-4CLOCKS.com is proud and excited to be introducing into our Authorized Grandfather Clock Dealer and grandfather clocks product the entire current selection of Americana Grandfather Clocks […]
September 12, 2012

A new book explores concrete’s architectural possibilities

View SlideshowA lowly substance of near limitless function, concrete has been used since ancient times in buildings both monumental and subtle, beautiful and hideous. Haunted by its Brutalist past, the simple mixture of stone, sand, and water is wi...
September 9, 2012

Grandfather Clock Keeps Ticking

Now pretty much everyone has heard the expression the clock keeps ticking away, or tick tick tick, or even tick toc tic tock, but how often […]
September 7, 2012

Moving on Up

Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, the Manhattan-based duo behind the über-hip fashion house Proenza Schouler, may have surprised everyone by planting their first-ever retail flag on tony Madison Avenue, but they brought with them more than just a ...
September 4, 2012

When Watches Reached the Workingman

A New York exhibition shows how the Industrial Revolution and mass-produced steel democratized the making and wearing of watches.
September 4, 2012

A Master Emerges From Humble Means

Xu Jiabao, the son of Chinese farmers, found his calling early and has spent a lifetime fulfilling his dream of creating timepieces.
September 4, 2012

The Complex Challenge of Chinese Time

With the growing importance of the Chinese market, Blancpain is now offering a watch that displays both Gregorian and traditional Chinese time and dates.
September 4, 2012

Computerized Machines Aid Human Watchmakers

Mechanical watches may be a throwback to an obsolete Renaissance technology, but many of the world's finest examples are built in factories resembling NASA test labs.