Carved 8-day musical 'End of Summer' cuckoo clock 49cm by August Schwer

This beautiful carved 8-day musical cuckoo clock is expertly crafted by renowned cuckoo clock manufacturer 'August Schwer' in the Black Forest, Germany.

Design

Wow, what an unusual, stunning design. At it's top, stands an impressively decorated cow with floral wreaths on it's head and a large bell on his neck.  Similarly sized, at either side of the clocks dial, is a pair of grandparents, each sitting on large boulders. Surrounding the colourful clock are edelweiss flowers which grow from delicately carved, yet solid, leaves. 

The theme of this clock is the annual return of livestock from high alpine summer pastures. Therefore, all the returning cows are beautifully decorated with floral wreaths and large bells as depicted in this clock. This is one of the main summer events in the Alps, and everybody is present to watch. Even the grandparents, sitting along the way are enjoying the view.

The carvings on this clock are in high quality and the figurines are exceptionally large. They are made of wood and are hand painted. The size of these figurines, combined with the fine carvings account for the very high price of this clock. The clock has a music and have a dancing function of couple-like figurines. Alternating at the full and half hour, the clock plays Edelweiss and Happy Wanderer. The music works made by the high quality manufacturer Reuge in Switzerland.

All August Schwer clocks are constructed with a wooden dial, wooden hands, cuckoo (August Schwer exclusive life-like wooden cuckoo) and wooden pendulum while it’s weights are made of cast iron.

Music

The cuckoo clock plays it's melodies through a mechanical Swiss-made 'REUGE' music box that alternates between the songs "Edelweiss" and "The Happy Wanderer". The sound can be switched off at night with a manual lever.

CUCKOO CHIME

It features a charming hand-painted cuckoo bird which animates from behind it's little door and sings in the hour (a succession of 'cuckoo' calls, corresponding to the time of day). The sound can be turned off manually at night with a 'sound-off' lever. 

8-day Movement

This clock is powered by 8-day movement meaning approximately every eight days 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 ensures the clock can be kept perfectly on time as the weight lowers and slowly pulls the chain back through the clock-work mechanism.

Guarantee & Warranty

This cuckoo clock by August Schwer is guaranteed with the 'Black Forest Clock Association's Certificate of Authenticity' to verify that the clock was made in the Black Forest Region, Germany and that all of it's parts, including it's 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 guarantee, a 2 year warranty, and FREE shipping within Europe & Mainland UK. 

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Black Forest Clock Association's 'Certificate of Authenticity'

All of our mechanical Black Forest cuckoo clocks come complete with a 'Certificate of Authenticity' which verifies that the clock was made in the Black Forest Region, Germany and that all of it's parts, including it's internal clock mechanism, have been made with the highest of standard of manufacture. This certificate was created by the Black Forest Clock Association as a certification process designed to protect the Black Forest tradition and to represent it's quality around the world. This is the promise that Cuckoo Collections passes on from our manufacturers to you, the customer.