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Desk clocks, alarm clocks and kitchen clocks

clocks The apparent motion of the sun was used to measure real time for thousands of years. In ancient times, the hours were generally temporal or unequal: the period of light, from dawn to sunset, and that of darkness were both divided into twelve hours, the duration of which varied from season to season. Vergil's "Solem quis dicere falsum audeat" went unchallenged down the centuries until Parisian clockmakers adopted the controversial motto "Solis mendaces arguit horas", the subject of which is the mechanical clock that demonstrated the falsity of solar hours. Artificial truth thus prevailed over natural truth. Clocks contributed towards developing the philosophy of time, first as passive instruments as they adapted to earthly and celestial phenomena and to human requirements, and then as an increasingly independent source of information. The history of clocks is part of the history of the measurement of time, of the various methods and instruments devised for this purpose: sundials, igneous clocks, water clocks, hourglasses, clepsammias and astrolabes. The Latin word horologium comprised all the instruments used to measure time and this ambiguity has caused confusion and errors. Mechanical clocks appeared after the others but rapidly replaced them. Only recently have they been undermined by electric clocks and those based on the discoveries of atomic physics. Though research has been made into ancient timepieces and similar instruments to find clues to where and when the mechanical clock was invented, no conclusive elements have been found. It is unlikely that they were invented by an individual and there is no supporting evidence for it. This makes it even more difficult to establish where they developed. The time they were invented is also vague but most scholars agree on the second or the third quarter of the thirteenth century.

Our pewter clocks have a solid appearance and a particular patina which is never dark and you only need water and soap to give them again their original shade. They are accurately manufactured in order to seem "antiqued" and they give to the house the right warmth. The shapes of our desk clocks are reminiscent of and inspired by classical tradition: they are crafted from cast pewter. The alloy used satisfies all EEC and USA regulations governing containers for alimentary use.



Pewter alarm clocks



table alarm clock TOSCANA
table alarm clock
Code: 11370
Measure cm: d. 11
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desk alarm clock LUNA
desk alarm clock
Code: 10370
Measure cm: 13x7
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table clock LOMBARDIA
table clock
Code: 10100
Measure cm: h 13
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nautilus table alarm clock CIELO
nautilus table alarm clock
Code: 20090
Measure cm: 8,5x6
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nautilus desktop alarm clock NAUTILUS
nautilus desktop alarm clock
Code: 20080
Measure cm: 8,5x6
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deskclock with lens VOLTERRA
deskclock with lens
Code: 10040
Measure cm: 9x8
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desk clock BRIXIA
desk clock
Code: 9730
Measure cm: 10x16
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kitchen wall clock TEMPUS FUGIT
kitchen wall clock
Code: 9340
Measure cm: d. 19
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