Mantel Clocks
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Candice Mantel Clock 635-131
Howard Miller
$369.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. Finished in Americana Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. These attractive chiming mantel clocks, 635-131 Candice by Howard Miller, combine classic style with contemporary details. Wood columns frame all...$369.00 -
Langeland Mantel Clock 635-133
Howard Miller
$429.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. Finish in Hampton Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. These stately bracket-style chiming mantel clocks, 635-133 Langeland by Howard Miller, feature reeded columns with carved top and bottom caps, and a...$429.00 -
Carly Mantel Clock 635-132
Howard Miller
$379.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. Finished in Golden Oak on select hardwoods and veneers. These chiming mantel clocks, 635-132 Carley by Howard Miller, combine classic style with contemporary details. Wood columns frame all four corners of...$379.00 -
Desiree Mantel Clock 635-138
Howard Miller
$369.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. Finished in Americana Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. These chiming mantel clocks, 635138 Desiree by Howard Miller, feature carved leaf and rosette overlays. Aged dial offers black Arabic numerals,...$369.00 -
Redford Mantel Clock 635-123
Howard Miller
$219.00Chimes on the hour and counts the hour. Finished in Windsor Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. These chiming mantel clocks, 635123 Redford by Howard Miller, have Rosette supports on base and polished brass-finished bun feet. Aged dial features black...$219.00 -
Murray Mantel Clock 635-150
Howard Miller
$329.00Can chime quarter-hours or hour only & strikes the hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 635-150 Murray by Howard Miller, are finished in Worn Black with brown undertones on select hardwoods and veneers. The decorative details include applied rosettes...$329.00 -
Sophie Mantel Clock 635-152
Howard Miller
$599.00Can chime quarter-hours or hour only & strikes the hours. Finished in Americana Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. These chiming mantel clocks' decorative details include carved leaf and rosette overlays and a burl front panel. A lambswool dial...$599.00 -
Albright Mantel Clock 635-114
Howard Miller
$399.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. Finished in Windsor Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. These tambour chiming mantel clocks, 635-114 Albright by Howard Miller, are rich in details. Gracefully carved side scrolls frame the dial and burl...$399.00 -
Anthony Mantel Clock 635-113
Howard Miller
$399.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. Finished in Oak Yorkshire on select hardwoods and veneers. These tambour chiming mantel clocks, 635113 Anthony by Howard Miller, are rich in details. A beaded dentil molding surrounds the base, accenting the...$399.00 -
Cleo Mantel Clock 635-162
Howard Miller
$479.00Can chime quarter-hours or hour only & strikes the hours. Finished in Chestnut on select hardwoods and veneers. This traditional wooden sofa table clock features a turned finial and seeded glass in the lower door. Aged dial with worn black roman...$479.00 -
Zoltan Mantel Clock 635-178
Howard Miller
$279.00Can chime quarter-hours or hour only & strikes the hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 635178 Zoltan by Howard Miller, feature a wide polished chrome bezel which is 7.25" in diameter, chrome posts and chrome metal bottom base, and a Walnut finished...$279.00 -
Mia Mantel Clock 635-187
Howard Miller
$269.00Chimes on and strikes the hours. Finished in Worn Black with red and brown undertones on select hardwoods and veneers, these handsome chiming mantel clocks, 635-187 Mia by Howard Miller, feature fluted columns with raised beveled column caps and flat...$269.00
Mantel clocks are generally offered in one of two different types of movements: mechanical key-wound or quartz battery-operated. Arguably, the more sophisticated types are key-wound. These types of mechanical wind up mantel clocks are powered by springs that slowly unwind as the clock runs. The springs will unwind and generally power the clock for up to seven days, at which time they need to be wound up again by inserting a key into the holes of the dial. Indeed, key-wound mantel clocks are easy to recognize, as they will generally have three holes in the dial. The middle hole will wind the spring that powers the timekeeping function of the clock. The right hole, as you're looking at the clock, powers the chimes of the clock. Finally, the left winding hole, as you're looking at the clock, powers the hourly strikes of the clock. If a mechanical key-wound mantel clock only has two winding holes then it generally only offers a 1/2 hour or Bim Bam strike and will not play a chiming melody. If there's only one hole then it's usally time-only. Although many key-wound styles will generally need to be wound once a week, they are commonly referred to as an "eight-day clock." Some are even offered with a 14-day movement.
Key-wound mantel clocks with a spring-driven movement are generally regulated with the use of a balance wheel. The balance wheel acts much like a pendulum does on a wall clock or grandfather clock. The balance wheel can be adjusted to run faster or slower. Arguably, more sophisticated types use a jeweled platform escapement to regulate the clock instead of a balance wheel. Still other models will use a pendulum or a combination of a pendulum and a jeweled escapement. Particular models of note are the fusse-driven skeleton clocks, such as the popular Congreve Rolling Ball Clock, Great Wheel and the Grasshopper. These particular models are powered and regulated in arguably a much more sophisticated and complex manner.
Popular mantel clock brands include Howard Miller, which we're an Authorized Service Center for, Hermle and Comitti of London. Styles include traditional and contemporary chiming mantel clocks with quartz or key-wound movements. Popular melodies for chiming mantel clocks include Westminster, Whittington and St. Michael. Product descriptions will note the chime. Although skeleton clocks are not offered with a chiming melody, they are another popular style and make a great clock gift.
Not only can our service center provide continued technical service support on many types of timepieces for our customers, but our family-owned and run repair shop has also been offering antique mantel clock repair for the general public for over two decades. We also have an extensive collection of antique chiming wind up mantel clocks and are a longtime member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. So browse the collections on our site or let our experts help you find the "gift of time."