Musical Wall Clock

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Model: GVB1004

List Price: 139.00

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I like the simple classic feel of the design of this musical clock, designed by the venerable German clockmaker, Gustav Becker. The elegant clock face features curling art deco numerals and a spade-shaped hour hand. Sweeping quartz movement replaces the usual jerking movement of the second hand. The three dimensional design features medieval towers and models of musical instruments framed with art deco lines and a cherry wood finished frame.

On each hour, the towers light up and the instruments rotate to one of six contemporary tunes:

• Memory
• Stardust
• My Heart Will Go On
• When You Wish Upon a Star
• Beauty and the Beast
• The Long and Winding Road

I would have thought that some classic sounds would have been appropriate, but the selections are all of the pop variety. The volume control is a nice touch, so you don’t have to worry about the tunes becoming a distraction. It also automatically goes mute when you turn the lights off.

This is a fairly large clock, measuring nearly 19 inches high, so it would work best in a sitting room or hallway, rather than an office or bedroom. It takes 3 D-cells.

Model No. GVB1001 / 6209

List Price: $89.00

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This is a pendulum clock unlike any other. Instead of the traditional case, this clock features a shining brass exterior with streamlined details. The gleaming gold-finish pendulum rotates within a mirrored case.

I like the clock face on this timekeeper, which resides in a recessed area. It features a warm multi-tone metallic finish. An inner-circle displays markers between the hours, making the clock more functional by allowing you to know the time more precisely. The hours are marked by glittering stones for extra visual interest. The quartz clock also features smooth sweep hand movement.

Rather than a chime, this pendulum clock features an electronic playlist of traditional melodies, classical refrains and lullabies, by artists like Beethoven, Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Andrew Lloyd Webber:

Memory; Fur Elise; Serenata; Minuet; Traumerei
Die Lorelei; Toy Symphony; Swan Lake; Home on the Range
Long, Long Ago; The Farmer in the Dell; Old Black Joe
Happy Farmer; Home Sweet Home; Cradle Song; Hush, little baby

The hourly melodies automatically mute at night. They shut-off mechanism is timer based, rather than using a light sensor, so you can keep the clock in a lighted hallway.

The clock body is a fairly compact 19 inches high and runs on 4 AA batteries (extra). It’s made by the 150 year old German company Gustav Becker, known for their reliable timepeices.

Rhythm Clocks has created over 100 musical & motion clocks. Rhythm Small World Clocks typically play one of 6 to 18 melodies every hour on the hour. Courtneys Candles presents them all @ www.courtneyscandles.com

The Seiko QXM223BRH Melodies in Motion Musical Clock. On the hour, the dial decends revealing colorful characters and stained glass. Colored lights flash behind the stained glass. See it at www.courtneyscandles.com

The Marvelous by Rhythm Clocks opens in six pieces every hour on the hour as it plays one of 30 different melodies. The Marvelous features a plastic frame and Swarovski Crystals. See them at www.courtneyscandles.com

Seiko QXW113GRHMelodies in Motion Musical Clock. Seiko has created over 40 Melodies in Motion Clocks (Wall & Mantel) that play one of 6 to 12 melodies every hour on the hour. Seiko Melodies in Motion Clocks are battery powered and automatically turn off the music at night. Courtneys Candles presents them all @ www.courtneyscandles.com

The Seiko QXM241SRH Melodies in Motion Musical Clock features a coach pulled by horses and flying elves. See it at www.courtneyscandles.com

Seiko has created over 40 Melodies in Motion Clocks (Wall & Mantel) that play one of 6 to 12 melodies every hour on the hour. Seiko Melodies in Motion Clocks are battery powered and automatically turn off the music at night. Courtneys Candles presents them all @ www.courtneyscandles.com