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Who invented the first mechanical clocks?
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A Chinese monk named I-Hsing invented the first mechanical clock in 723 AD. His astronomical clock was known as the Water Driven Spherical Birds-Eye-View Map of The Heavens. You can find a variety of antique and vintage mechanical clocks on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Shop for Mechanical Clocks on 1stDibs
Antique Mechanical Billiard Clock in Oak with Timer by P. O. Pedersen Copenhagen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Museum's piece: mechanical clock for 3-cushions billiard. Its is made from oak that has patinated
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Wall Clocks
Materials
Oak
Rare and Lovely Mid-Century Modern Bakelite Table or Wall Clock by PRIM 1950s
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Munich, DE
seems to be replaced by the previous owner. The clock doesn't have the original mechanical clock work
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Clock by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet, France
By Jacques Adnet, Bonnichon
Located in Merida, Yucatan
French mechanical clock, designed as a set of drums by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet, part of
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Rare Self Winding Clock Co Naval Observatory Time Western Union Wall Clock 26"
By Self Winding Clock Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
in 1886 marketing their own electro-mechanical clocks based on the 1884 electro-mechanical clock
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Chinese Art Deco Carved Mahogany Mantle Clock, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
transitional style with a period wind-up mechanical clock, featuring an Immortal figure on the top, Chinese
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Robert Ventury Cuckoo Clock for Alessi, Italy, 1988
By Alessi, Robert Venturi
Located in Chicago, IL
, where mechanical clock wheels turn in seamless choreography.
CUCKOO, 1988
by ROBERT VENTURI (1925
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Wood
