Mantel Clocks
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Grant Mantel Clock 630-181
Howard Miller
$849.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 630-181 Grant by Howard Miller, are finished in Windsor Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. Features decorative molding that wraps around the base, and detailed fan overlays...$849.00 -
Fleetwood Mantel Clock 630-122
Howard Miller
$749.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 630-122 Fleetwood by Howard Miller, are finished in Windsor Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. Crowned with a decorative molding and features rare triangular, white ash burl...$749.00 -
Hampton Mantel Clock 630-150
Howard Miller
$749.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 630-150 Hampton by Howard Miller, are finished in Windsor Casual on select hardwoods and veneers. Highlighted with bookmatched molding that frames the dial and offers scrolls on...$749.00 -
Hillsborough Mantel Clock 630-152
Howard Miller
$749.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 630-152 Hillsborough by Howard Miller, are finished in Oak Yorkshire on select hardwoods and veneers. Highlighted with bookmatched molding that frames the dial and offers scrolls...$749.00 -
Marquis Mantel Clock 635-115
Howard Miller
$549.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. Finished in Windsor Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. These tambour styled chiming mantel clocks, 635-115 Marquis by Howard Miller, feature a decorative inlay pattern of multiple hardwoods. An arched...$549.00 -
Sheldon Mantel Clock 635-127
Howard Miller
$489.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 635-127 Sheldon by Howard Miller, are finished in Americana Cherry on select hardwoods veneers. Carved overlays frame the dial and decorate the cutout base, while an arched...$489.00 -
Burton Mantel Clock 635-106
Howard Miller
$399.00Can chime quarter-hours or hour only & strikes the hours. Finished in Golden Oak on select hardwoods and veneers. These tambour chiming mantel clocks, 635-106 Burton by Howard Miller, feature decorative top molding and triangular burl overlays. The...$399.00 -
Burton II Mantel Clock 635-107
Howard Miller
$399.00Can chime quarter-hours or hour only & strikes the hours. Finished in Windsor Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. These tambour style chiming mantel clocks, 635-107 Burton II by Howard Miller, feature decorative top molding and triangular burl...$399.00 -
Andrea Mantel Clock 635-144
Howard Miller
$429.00Chimes quarter-hours & strikes the hours. Hampton Cherry finish on select hardwoods and veneers. These chiming mantel clocks, 635-144 Andrea by Howard Miller, include a carved base molding, bezel and side overlays featuring a leaf pattern. The...$429.00 -
Nicholas Mantel Clock 635-100
Howard Miller
$249.00Chimes on the hour & counts hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 635-100 Nicholas by Howard Miller, are finished in Golden Oak on select hardwoods and veneers. The off-white dial offers a convex glass crystal, polished brass-finished bezel, black...$249.00 -
Christopher Mantel Clock 635-101
Howard Miller
$249.00Chimes on the hour & counts hours. These chiming mantel clocks, 635-101 Christopher by Howard miller, are finished in Windsor Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers. The off-white dial offers a convex glass crystal, polished brass-finished bezel,...$249.00 -
Adelaide Mantel Clock 635-130
Howard Miller
$199.00Chimes on the hour & counts hours. These ornate chiming mantel clocks, 635-130 Adelaide by Howard Miller, feature a sculpted wrought iron frame with decorative cast crown, antique warm grey finish, and sit on a Windsor Cherry finished base...$199.00
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.
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."