Clock shoppers are frequently re-designing larger areas of their homes or offices (or commercial or residential buildings) at the same time. An excellent resource is available to find an interior decorator or interior designer near you, throughout the USA. This resource has many interior decorators and interior designers, whether your focus is home decor, office decor or office facilities planning. Some are members of ASID, and even more are independent decorators and designers.

This interior decorators and interior designers by zip code locator can be accessed by clicking on the link in this sentence. This database is searchable by zip code, and is supplied at this website as a service to its clock shoppers and customers, and does not imply any association or endorsement. It might well be a useful resource as you are contemplating your wall clocks, mantel clocks and even grandfather clocks purchases.

An Antiques Store Locator, as well as a Pocket Watch Repair and Watch Repair Locator, and a Clocks Repair Locator, are going to be added soon, to provide additional value added services to customers.

Mantel clocks, by whatever name, have been given as gifts for hundreds of years. Some of the earliest clocks were table clocks or bracket clocks and were made in England. Since the beginning of time in the history of clocks, clocks have been used as gifts - hundreds of years before the ages of atomic clocks and clip art clocks or telling time with screensavers or toolbars.

The adaptation of clocks in societies around the world followed the pattern seen even today with new technology adapters - those who can both afford the high costs of the newest technology and want to be early adapters. Giant flat panel televisions, whether made by Sony or Panasonic or one of the other leaders in this area are illustrative of this trend of drastic price reductions (and many resulting “sales” and “discounts”) which continues today, though at a time scale that has been condensed perhaps 100-fold plus because of modern rapid advances in technology and innovation, and associated post-industrial era cost reductions in manufacturing, passed along to the public.

Today, mantle clocks include a host of choices when choosing a new clock as a gift. From the least expensive quartz digital time or alarm clocks to the most expensive triple chime mechanical clocks in the finest handcrafted cases by the best makers, the cost of this type of clock can range from $10 to $7,000 plus. These clocks can be given as grab bag or Secret Santa presents, or a higher end clock given as a wedding gift (frequently by the parents of the bride and groom) to anniversary gifts celebration special milestones. More than a few customers have bought special mantel clocks, or even a grandfather clock, as a present to give to themselves for a special birthday. Special wall clocks too!

Here is an example of the range of prices for mantle clocks:

Kieninger Premium Mantel Clock Model 1709-06-02 with MSRP over $7,500

Great Howard Miller Clock Mantel or Tabletop Model 645-650 with MSRP of about $45.

You can view the wide range of mantle clocks, all of high quality, at this great selection of mantle clocks.

p.s. On our last posting for clock contest ideas, one suggestion we just got for a contest included songs with any references to clock lyrics (there are many!), and people would then have to identify the name of the song and performance artist based on some relevant snippets. Any reactions?

Everyone - clocks shoppers included - loves a chance to get something “extra” as a part of their shopping experience, whether it be when shopping for grandfather clocks, wall clocks, mantel clocks, or atomic clocks. For that reason, 1-800-4CLOCKS is actively soliciting the input of both its customers and casual surfers for suggestions as to what might make shopping at and buying clocks and other timepieces at 1-800-4CLOCKS an experience which will surprise and delight them!

We have been thinking about random drawings for a “special something” if one purchases a clock, rewards programs (such as frequent flier miles) tied to certain purchases, merit or judge based contests where the best “widget” submitted wins, and on and on. Or maybe win an iPhone or gift certificate based on certain contest criteria.

We want to hear from you! Feel free to either post comments to this blog entry, or, as most people usually prefer to do, email us at: Sales@1-800-4CLOCKS.com.

Help 1-800-4CLOCKS help you to continue making 1-800-4CLOCKS America’s Top Clock Shop™.

Not that well known yet in the world of clocks, much less the world of interior decorating and interior design, is that Bulova Clocks made the brilliant move to obtain the license for clocks after the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright is recognized as one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century. His work heralded a new thinking in architecture, using innovations in design and engineering made possible by newly developed technology and materials.

This licensed collection of timepieces reflects the poetry and beauty of Wright’s interior design objects and decorative elements. These clocks will be a welcome addition to many a home decor and for office decoration as well!

1-800-4CLOCKS will very soon be carrying these great Frank Lloyd Wright clocks - which include a collection of wall clocks and mantel clocks - as part of its already announced plan to and becoming an Authorized Bulova Dealer. These clocks will be sold alongside Bulova Grandfather Clocks (Bulova purchased the designs of the great Sligh Grandfather Clock Company) , as well as Bulova mantle clocks, wall clocks, Bulova’s famous Miniature Clocks, it’s great semi-mini Streets of Time Collection, and much much more.

Stay tuned …….. pictures will also soon follow!