Time Will Stand Still for One Lucky Couple: The Westin St. Francis Launches Nationwide Search for Couples Who Met "Under T
The Westin St. Francis, renowned for its historic elegance and old world grandeur, is celebrating the centennial anniversary of their Great Magneta Grandfather Clock by launching a nationwide search for a special couple who met "under the clock." Over the past century, the refrain "meet me under the clock" has become a cherished rallying cry for generations of guests and San Franciscans alike, and the clock has served as the official gathering place for families, friends, lovers and international adventurers.

A Look at Cuckoo Clock Movement
The inside mechanics of cuckoo clocks maintain virtually the same design since the day they were first created in the Black Forest of Germany. While the parts are now sometimes made out of metal and plastic instead of the all wood versions that started it all, the weights and counterbalance mechanisms that help them perform accurately and to imitate the sound of the cuckoo bird have not changed much in almost 300 years.

Now Clock Wins Best of Show -- Wall Clock Focused On Present Moment, Announces 2009 Release Of Desktop Clock
The Now Clock Company recently won Best of Show for their wall clock version of the Now Clock, which helps staying focused on the Present Moment. In January 2009 the company is adding a new desktop clock Now Clock to their product line. Great for executive gifts and free shipping on all orders placed online by December 17.

New Website Brings Elegant Clocks into Your Home
Inspired by his experience traveling internationally, Richard Norwood started www.MinutemanClocks.com, a site that specializes in sophisticated grandfather and cuckoo clocks that are available at affordable prices for everyone.

River City Cuckoo Clock For Outstanding Quality
The honour of inventing the first cuckoo clock is often given to Franz Anton Ketterer from the Black Forest area in Germany. People around the area rapidly learnt the art from him, and the place became a major clock making metropolis. Often, due to the heavy snow, people wouldn't be able to leave their residences. They spent this time, making exquisite time pieces, marvels that were the first cuckoo clocks. Peddlers then marketed these all over Europe during the summer. This is the legacy of the famous cuckoo clock. Black Forest still makes some of the finest examples. Clocks exported from this area are now more popularly known as River City cuckoo clocks.

Cuckoo For Cuckoo Clocks
As a small child, the cuckoo clock on my wall was the most incredible object that I had ever known. Of course, I was only five years old; however, I still believe that I would be completely surprised to find a cuckoo clock that would come any where near comparing to that beloved cuckoo clock of the good old days.