Decorative Large Wall Clocks

Weddings, anniversaries, retirements, housewarmings and other gift giving occasions often present a challenge in terms of finding a gift that is not just a trinket that will collect dust or be hidden away, but something the receiver will find useful and appreciate for years to come.

First a warning: I was once the recipient of a rather extravagant present – a large wall clock that obviously cost the giver a small fortune. But while smiling pleasantly and saying thank you I was actually cringing inside. Where would I hang such a massive, gaudy, gold embossed wall clock? How could I somehow manage to accidently break it and be very distraught so that whenever the giver visited my home I would have a sad tale as to why it was not displayed?

This I believe is not the reaction most givers want to cause the receiver. So here are a few tips:

• Do not buy a large piece of furniture, a large painting, or a large wall clock for someone you do not know extremely well.
• If you know the person to whom you are giving very well and are certain a clock is a good option, consider what kind of clocks they currently own. People tend to buy what they like even if it may not be the most expensive version. Consider buying a better quality clock to the one they already own.
• Consider the receiver’s ethnic or cultural background. No matter how tasteful a clock may be, if the receiver is Chinese it will be an insult. Clocks in Chinese cultural are NEVER given as gifts. It is thought that by receiving a present that marks time it will shorten the receiver’s life expectancy.
• Take into account the receiver’s current living circumstances. Do they have a home where they can hang a clock without having to haul it from place to place until they get settled? This may be a consideration for a newly married couple who are saving for their first house, or a couple who is retiring, selling the large house and moving to a smaller condo. 
• Does the receiver have young children who are learning to tell time? If so they may appreciate a clock that is either digital (although that doesn’t help very much) or has clearly marked numbers and hands that a child can distinguish readily.
  

If after taking all these things into consideration you are sure that a large decorative wall clock is the right gift, then you may want to put these brand names on your list: Bulova, Howard Miller, Timeworks Clocks, Hermle, Seth Thomas, Infinity Instruments and Uttermost.

There are decorative wall clocks, contemporary wall clocks, schoolhouse and regulator clocks, swinging pendulum clocks, wrought iron clocks, large wall clocks, large atomic wall clocks, radio-controlled clocks, chiming quartz and many others.
Here are a few names and prices to choose from for budgets under $50 up to $100 and over $200:*

• The Chanticleer Rooster Kitchen Clock -$34.99 (Antique look, Roman numerals, quartz.)   
• Vin Rouge Decorative Kitchen Clock -$34.99 (Antiqued, Arabic numerals, quartz.)
• Madeline Wood Wall Clock -$37.46 (wood case with walnut finish)

• Maurice Lenart Wall Clock from Timeworks - $64.00 (Decorative wall clock, quartz.)
• Frank Lloyd Wright Price Tower Wall Clock -$67.46 (replica of the Price Tower Clock, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1952.)
  
• Louis Leniel Wall Clock from Timeworks -$70.00 (new to the Timeworks Classics Collection)
  
• Hamlin Wall Clock from Uttermost - $85.80 (forged metal frame/ burnt sienna/ivory clock face/quartz.)
  

• Portobello with Long Pendulum - $150.00 (This is a reproduction of an original dial found in a London antique shop)
• Regency French Hotel with Long Pendulum - $150.00 (Classic French design)
• Regency B. Rossiter Wall Clock (green) - $138.00 (a reproduction of a dial from Sheffield, England. It features a brass rim around the pendulum and antiqued steel hands.)
• Althea Wall Clock -$140.80 (handmade metal clock with embossed detail. Ideal for the kitchen)