Chalet Style Black Forest 1-day cuckoo clock with moving chimney sweep 23 cm by Engstler

This beautiful 1-day mechanical cuckoo clock is crafted by the 'Engstler' cuckoo clock company who is a renowned Black Forest cuckoo clockmaker in the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany.

Design

Like many cuckoo clocks from Germany, the chalet-style is based on the ‘Black Forest chalet’. These types of traditional houses were common to the Black Forest region in Germany and traditionally built of wood and stone. This makes them a favourite theme for many cuckoo clockmakers, who adorn them with wooden hand-painted decorations such as pine trees, cheerful animals, log piles, mill-wheels and other delightfully iconic ornaments and characters of the region.

The craftsmanship and attention to detail on this decorative chalet cuckoo clock is certain to impress. It is perfectly suited to any room or space with natural wood features or 'down-to-earth' decor, and would make for a unique and unforgettable gift for yourself or a loved one, with its daily cuckoo chime a friendly reminder of the beauty of the natural world, of clear sparkling brooks, of pine-covered mountains.

This clock features:

• 1-day movement (which means it needs to be wound manually only once a day).
• A moving cuckoo bird which moves out from behind its door and chimes with a 'cuckoo' sound on the hour.
• A moving chimney-sweep. 
• A moving pendulum that sways side-to-side.
• A manual 'sound-off' lever to switch off the sound at any time

1-day Movement

This cuckoo clock has 1-day movement meaning each day (or each 24 hours) the clock needs to be manually wound. The act of winding the cuckoo clock is very easy and only requires someone to gently pull on the chains so that the weights are drawn back to their utmost position. Gravity does the rest, and as the weights lower, they slowly pull the chains back through the clock-work mechanism ensuring the clock can be kept perfectly on time.

Materials

This clock is constructed with a wooden dial, wooden hands and wooden pendulum while it's clock work mechanism is metal. Its characters and adornments are also handcrafted from wood and hand-painted by skilled artists. The clocks weights are made of cast iron. NOTE: The height dimensions listed below refer only to the clock without pendulum and weights. Typically for 1-day cuckoo clocks it is best to accomodate for clearance beneath the clock of about 1.5 metres for the "hanging weights and chain length".

Authenticity & Warranty

All Engstler cuckoo clocks are crafted in the Black Forest region, Germany with locally sourced materials from the Black Forest. All the hand-crafted elements are made following the centuries-old tradition of craftsmanship in the region. All mechanical elements of each clock are thoroughly tested before they leave the workshop. This clock, as with all of our 1-day and 8-day cuckoo clocks from Germany, is certified with the 'Black Forest Clock Association's Certificate of Authenticity' seal to verify that the clock was made in the Black Forest Region, Germany and that all of its parts, including its internal clock mechanism, have been made with the highest of standard of manufacture.

All of our cuckoo clocks come with a 30-day money back store guarantee, a 2 year manufacturers warranty, and FREE shipping within most of Europe & Mainland UK.

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