Swiss Clock
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 Jaeger LeCoultre Cie Atmos Shelf Mantle Clock Caliber Jewels Swiss 528 8 $800.00 Time Remaining: 28d 17h 45m Buy It Now for only: $800.00 |
 VINTAGE HIGH GRADE ImHof DEPOSE SWISS 15 JEWELS 8 DAY CALENDAR TRAVEL CLOCK 377 $11.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 57m |
 Vintage ATMOS Le Coultre Perpetual Motion Brass Mantel Clock Swiss 15 Jewels NIB $849.00 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 4m |
 AMAZING RARE VINTAGE LECOULTRE BRASS GILTED 8 DAY TRIPOD ALARM CLOCK SWISS $47.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 11h 16m |
 VTG BRASS ART DECO IMHOF 8 DAY ALARM CLOCK SWISS WORKS 1060222 $50.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 33m |
 ORIGINAL SWISS L0NGINES ANTIQUE WRISTWATCH $350.00 Time Remaining: 27d 13h 4m Buy It Now for only: $350.00 |
 Vintage Gold Atmos Jaeger LeCoultre Swiss Clock 15 Jewels Serial 219821 NICE $399.99 Time Remaining: 18h 8m |
 BUCHERER MANTLE CLOCK WIND UP GOLD SWISS MADE 1778009 IMHOF STRIKING $31.25 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 7m |
 1960s JAEGER LECOULTRE Swiss DESK CLOCK 8 day w DATE 362 mid century modern $199.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 46m |
 Vintage JL Hudson Alarm Clock French and Swiss $65.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 57m |
 0MEGA ANTIQUE 1911 WATCH SWISS LOUIS BRANDT ORIGINAL BRANDED MOVEMENT $380.00 Time Remaining: 28d 4h 4m Buy It Now for only: $380.00 |
 Beautiful RARE Vintage Swiss BUCHERER Gold Art Deco Modern Alarm Clock $21.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 8h 4m |
 CHARMING VINTAGE EMES TIN LTIHOGRAPH CLOCK MUSIC BOX USED SWISS MOVEMENT $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 17h 6m |
 vintage ART DECO semca ALARM clock 7 jewels SWISS MADE brass WORKS $10.00 Time Remaining: 9h 30m |
 VTG REUGE SWISS NEUCHATEL STYLE WIND UP MUSICAL CLOCK $29.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 17h 40m |
 VINTAGE 0MEGA WATCH WW2 STYLE MILITARY 1927 SWISS ORIGINAL 15 JEWELS MOVEMENT $465.00 Time Remaining: 27d 22h 14m Buy It Now for only: $465.00 |
 Vintage Imhof Art Deco Style Wind Up Running Desk Clock 16 Jewels Swiss Made $49.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 16h 7m |
 Remembrance Musical Alarm Desk Clock Beautiful Melody Swiss made Working $15.00 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 7m |
 Vintage LeCoultre Swiss 8 Day Folding Alarm Clock $165.00 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 38m |
 Vintage 8 day Le Coultre Swiss made folding travel clock in case fixer $11.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 13h 6m |
 0MEGA REGULATEUR VINTAGE 1940 SWISS ORIGINAL MOVEMENT 15 JEWELS $585.00 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 7m Buy It Now for only: $585.00 |
 Vintage Bucherer Swiss Made 8 Day Alarm Clock $40.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 17h 7m |
 Excellent TIFFANY Jeager LeCoultre ATMOS Caliber 540 Clock SWISS Le Coultre $560.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 15h 17m |
 Vintage Oval Matthew Norman London Brass Carriage Clock Works with key Swiss $38.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 14h 32m |
 Vintage SWISS HAMILTON Harrison Electronic Brass Clock Thermometer Barometer $24.95 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 36m Buy It Now for only: $29.95 |
 L0NGINES ANTIQUE 1909 WRISTWATCH ORIGINAL SWISS MOVEMENT GUN STEEL CASE $355.00 Time Remaining: 27d 4h 28m Buy It Now for only: $355.00 |
 CONCORD 15 Jewels Paperweight 8 Days Swiss Clock RARE $7.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 18h |
 Cyma Swiss Made 11J Braille Alarm Clock Depose Intern model $3.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 16h 41m |
 GREAT Vintage DUNHILL BRONZE BRASS MANTLE SWISS CLOCK $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 14h 40m |
 Vintage Hausmann Co Swiss 8 Day Travel Alarm Clock $65.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 49m |
 IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN PROBUS VINTAGE 1935 ORIGINAL SWISS WATCH METAL DIAL $810.00 Time Remaining: 1d 20h 20m Buy It Now for only: $810.00 |
 Vintage SWISS STP PIGEON TIMER CLOCK $44.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 48m |
 Antique Swiss Valme Silver Guilloche Enamel Carriage Travel Clock w Case $171.50 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 12h 13m |
 SWISS ARMY VICTORINOX DUAL TIME TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK INC 33583 RARE 2001 NIB NR $51.00 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 16h 56m |
 Vintage Miniature Hilton Antimagnetic Swiss Jeweled Desk Clock Watch Movement $19.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 17h 22m |
 OCAN ETERNA SCHILD FRERES CIE ANTIQUE SILVER ORIGINAL SWISS WRISTWATCH $265.00 Time Remaining: 4d 7h 47m Buy It Now for only: $265.00 |
 LeCoultre Chinoise Clock LeCoultre Marina Model 488 Swiss Made circa 1965 $20.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 17h 9m |
 Buren Watch Co In Case Fold Travel Clock Pocket Watch Swiss 8 Day Runs $33.01 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 6h |
 Antique Philip Smith Swiss Cheese 8 Day Weight Clock Movement $77.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 8h 7m |
 Vintage Appella Veglia Swiss Made Alarm Clock $55.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 21m |
 0MEGA VINTAGE 1925 WATCH SWISS ORIGINAL BRANDED NUMBERED MOVEMENT $390.00 Time Remaining: 27d 22h 50m Buy It Now for only: $390.00 |
 Vintage Mentor World Desk Clock with Date Swiss Made $45.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 30m |
 Swiza Sheffield Alarm Barometer clock works and keeps timeSwiss made $16.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 16h 20m |
 Antique Swiss Sterling Silver Argent Dore Miniature Mantle Clock Guilloche As Is $24.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 16h 52m |
 VINTAGE MINIATURE SWISS CARAVELLE CLOCK WIYH ALARM AND CALENDAR $49.99 Time Remaining: 1d 6h 59m |
 Vtg Modern Mid Century Eames Henkes Concord Brushed Brass Swiss Clock works $129.00 Time Remaining: 27d 7h 45m Buy It Now for only: $129.00 |
 VINTAGE SEMCA BRASS DOUBLE SIDED SWISS CLOCK $114.99 Time Remaining: 5d 13h 52m |
 Phinney Walker Swiss Made 8 Eight Day Travel Alarm Clock vtg Switzerland $14.95 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 23m |
 Vintage Estate Sheffield Swiss Travel Alarm Clock Wind Up Switzerland Runs Works $6.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 9h 52m |
 Vintage Cyma 2 Day Swiss Made Alarm Clock $45.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 4m |
 0MEGA ANTIQUE 1915 SILVER GRAND PRIX WATCH ORIGINAL SWISS BRANDED MOVEMENT $395.00 Time Remaining: 27d 21h 39m Buy It Now for only: $395.00 |
 VINTAGE BUCO 1320 WOOD GEAR SWISS WALL CLOCK W ORIGINAL BOX BAUMANN WEIGHT WORKS $27.27 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 9h 18m |
 Cuendet Cuckoo Clock Swiss Musical Movement Chalet Water Wheel Dancers $10.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 13h 7m |
 Jaeger lecoultre clock swiss le coultre 8 day ART DECO date minute Jumping hand $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 3d 8h 41m |
 Vintage Swiss Type Cuckoo Clock Spare Or Repair $46.99 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 16m |
 WW2 MILITARY WATCH SWISS L0NGINES VINTAGE 1937 MOVEMENT $320.00 Time Remaining: 28d 55m Buy It Now for only: $320.00 |
 LeCoultre perpetual motion mantel vintage clock Swiss made from 1950s 15 jewels $52.90 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 6d 16h 45m |
 Vintage Jager Swiss 8 Day Folding Alarm Clock $165.00 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 40m |
 Vintage Original Concord Watch Co 15 Jewels 3 adjustment Swiss 8 day clock $4.88 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 15h |
 SWISS MADE VINTAGE TAG HEUER 7 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING STOP WATCH $24.05 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 5h 56m |
 Angelus Foliodate Spritzer Furman 8 day Swiss travel alarm clock $400.00 Time Remaining: 17d 8h 50m Buy It Now for only: $400.00 |
 Old CYMA Swiss Mantle Clock 15 Jewels Black Gold Gilt Small Mantel Alarm Decor $59.00 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 9m |
 Vintage Swiza Sheffield Swiss Made Alarm Clock $70.00 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 53m |
 Vintage Tiffany Co Art Deco Chrome Plated 11 Jewels Swiss Carriage Clock $595.95 Time Remaining: 3d 5h 59m |
 Vintage Looping 2 Day Swiss Made Alarm Clock $75.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 1m |
 vintage untested Navarre novelty Rivo Swiss Made alluminum unique cube mini old $12.99 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 31m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 VINTAGE SWISS BUCHERER 7 JEWELS GREEN CASE WITH FLORAL DESIGN BY MARK BUCHERER $24.99 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 53m |
 Vintage OLD watch clock head Swiss Army Mens 24 Hour Quartz $17.48 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 45m |
 Vintage Buler Swiss Made Wind Up Desk Clock with Date $13.00 Time Remaining: 2d 5h 44m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 CLOCK HAND WASHER ASSORTMENTFrench American Repair Restore Swiss Made $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 14h 13m |
 GERMAN MILITARY WATCH WWII LUFTWAFFE SWISS 1930 40s ORIGINAL MOVEMENT $255.00 Time Remaining: 27d 11h 2m Buy It Now for only: $255.00 |
 Vintage Swiss Style German Cuckoo Coo Coo Clock Repair or Parts $49.99 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 19m |
 REMEMBRANCE BRASS KEY WIND SWISS ALARM CLOCK 7 JEWELS $14.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 37m |
 BOXED THALCO STOP WATCH SWISS MADE $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 15h 57m |
 vintage black forest 1 day cuckoo clock swiss musical movement $69.99 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 59m Buy It Now for only: $199.00 |
 VINTAGE OMEGA SEAMASTER 601 WINDING FRONT OPEN MEN WRIST WATCH SWISS MADE $325.00 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 9m Buy It Now for only: $325.00 |
 Vintage Bucherer Swiss Made 6x5x1 Alarm Clock 142 719 Keeps Perfect Time $249.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 37m |
 Lovely Electric 4 volts Winding Swiss Made Clock Very rare $25.00 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 36m |
 Vintage Swiss Miniature Clock Neiman Marcus Original Box $450.00 Time Remaining: 1d 7h 57m Buy It Now for only: $650.00 |
 Vintage Swiza Sheffield Electric Swiss Made Automatic Calendar not running $2.99 Time Remaining: 6d 6h 50m |
 Vintage SEMCA 7 Jewel Swiss Made Deep Blue Enameled Brass Musical Alarm Clock $39.00 Time Remaining: 14d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 VINTAGE ENDURA SWISS MADE 7 JEWELS DESK ALARM CLOCK HEAVY BRASS WORKING 1950s $29.00 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 5m |
 ANTIQUE 19thC SWISS KEY WIND MANTEL CLOCK W ENGLISH WOOD CASE $149.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 10m |
 Vintage Swiss Helveco Travel Alarm Clock $1.00 Time Remaining: 6d 10h 38m |
 VINTAGE LECOULTRE SWISS WATCH CO GILT BRASS SEVEN 7 JEWEL UNADJUSTED CLOCK $1,999.99 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 48m Buy It Now for only: $2,199.99 |
 Angelo Mangiarotti Design Swiss Made Table Clock by Secticon $295.00 Time Remaining: 27d 14h 11m Buy It Now for only: $295.00 |
 VINTAGE OMEGA SEAMASTER 420 WINDING MEN WRIST WATCH SWISS MADE $325.00 Time Remaining: 11h 57m |
 Semca Boudoir Alarm Clock SWISS Embossed Europa Style Brass Case $36.00 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 2m |
 Atmos Jaeger LeCoultre Swiss Clock $600.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 58m Buy It Now for only: $1,100.00 |
 SWIZA SWISS SMALL WITH LEATHER CASE IN XLNT+ BATTERY OP $19.99 Time Remaining: 6h 11m |
 VINTAGE OMEGA SEAMASTER 601 WINDING MEN WRIST WATCH SWISS MADE $350.00 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 43m Buy It Now for only: $350.00 |
 VINTAGE SWISS MADE CUCKOO CLOCK $49.99 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 1m |
 Swiss SWIZA Sheffield Brass Wind Up Alarm Clock Desk Top Shelf $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 41m |
 Vintage Musical German Swiss Alarm Clock Staiger Thorens Wind up Movements $19.50 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 7m |
 Antique Vintage Hamilton Brass Mantle Carriage Clock Switzerland Swiss Made $44.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 17m Buy It Now for only: $54.99 |
 0MEGA ANTIQUE 1923 ORIGINAL SWISS SILVER 0900 MECHANICAL WATCH MOVEMENT $390.00 Time Remaining: 26d 6h 48m Buy It Now for only: $390.00 |
 Vintage Cuckoo Clock Black Forest Cuendet Swiss Musical Movement $13.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 16h 6m |
 Swiss Clock Gear Cutting Engine $125.95 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 17h 4m |
 ANTIQUE MARCUS STERLING SILVER CASE 8 DAYS AUTOMOBILE CLOCK SWISS $259.99 Time Remaining: 3d 19h 14m |
 VINTAGE CLINTON REPEATER 7 JEWEL ALARM CLOCK SWISS MADE $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 25m |
Swiss Clock
A Short History of the Swiss Army Knife
The story begins in 1891 with Karl Elsener, owner of a company that made surgical equipment. He founded the Association of Swiss Master Cutlers, to supply pocket knives to the Swiss army, who at this time were using German-made ones. It took Elsener five years to come up with what he called the "Soldier's knife" (known today in Switzerland as the "Offiziersmesser"). With suggestions from an engineer friend, Jeannine Keller, the original model had a wooden handle, and came with a blade, screwdriver, can opener, and a punch. It was actually made available to the army before 1896, but Elsener was not happy with the device, and eventually was able to put blades on both sides by using a special mechanism using a single spring for both blades. This allowed him to also add a corkscrew.
Elsener's company, Victorinox, was the single supplier of multi-function pocketknives until 1893. A company in the French-speaking area of Switzerland called Paul Boechat & Cie began to market a similar product. The company was later bought by its general manager, Theodore Wenger, and the company name changed to Wenger. By 1908, the Swiss government decided to split the contract for knives between the two companies, partly to appease German and French-speaking factions in the country, and partly to stimulate competition (and lower the prices of the knives). The two companies came to an agreement over marketing, with Victorinox using the phrase "The Original Swiss Army Knife" and Wenger using "The Genuine Swiss Army Knife". The following year (1909), the Swiss army began decorating the knives with the Swiss national symbol (a white cross). Victorinox uses a shield with bilateral symmetry around the cross, while Wenger uses a slightly rounded square with quadrilateral symmetry. The Swiss army uses knives with a simpler bilaterally-symmetric shield.
Victorinox switched to stainless steel blades and tools in 1921. It is believed Wenger did so as well around the same time, but company sources are inconclusive about the exact date. The knives were sold in PX stores on US army bases from 1945 to 1949. In fact it is believed that the term "Swiss Army Knife" was coined in English by American G.I.s during World War II, because they couldn't pronounce the Swiss name "Offiziersmesser".
Today, Swiss army knives contain a multitude of tools, including: several blades, a bottle-opener/screwdriver/wire stripper, can opener/small screwdriver, tweezers, toothpick, corkscrew, phillips-head screwdriver, nail file, scissors, saw, hook, magnifying glass, ballpoint pen, fish scaler, pliers, keychain, USB flash memory, digital clock, digital altimeter, LED light, laser pointer mp3 player, and a brass spacer in the official army model, which allows assembly of the SIG 550 and SIG 510 assault rifles (with the screwdriver and reamer extended, the knife becomes a restraint to the firing pin during the lock assembly). Wenger has a special model which contains all the tools they make. The device is nearly twice as wide as it is long, and retails for around $1,200.
The knives are also available in many other colors besides the traditional red. Black, blue, white, pink, camouflage, phosphorescent yellow and many others, in both opaque or transparent. Also metal and wood cladding. The model actually used by the Swiss army is in fact aluminum, and not red at all.
On April 26, 2005, Victorinox acquired the Wenger company, becoming again the single supplier of knives to the Swiss army. The company intends to keep the Wenger brand alive for knives sold to consumers.
About the Author
Michael Carpenter operates two websites that sell Swiss Army Knives:
Army Knife Swiss (US) and
Army Knife Swiss (UK).
where would I find a list of swiss manufacurers who produced mechanical clocks? Ex. Looping, Cortland?
These would be clocks made by Swiss watch manufacturers or specifically for clock distributors such as Tiffany & Co. Ultimately I'm looking to create a spreadsheet of brand names that may have appeared on the clock dials or movements and the associated Swiss manufacturer.
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry is a good place to start (see link).
All genuinely Swiss-made timepieces will say Swiss Made on the face so if you google clock images you can quickly see which are made in Switzerland.
Rolex Datejust Swiss Watch
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