In the ancient when man was still trying to invent time-telling ways, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Spanish and the British pioneered ways to tell the time based on several factors ranging from the angle of the shadows in relation to the sun or even the length of those shadows. The Egyptians divided time into 10 components but it was the Spanish and the British who actually created a crude version of what today is the wall clock. Then Swiss watch makers took over from there and perfected the art and today Swiss watches and clocks are second to none.
In the 18th century when wall clocks took off and became more common, there were still many who could not afford them. They were thus more commonly found in palaces and the homes of nobility and royalty. In the 19th century, they became more widespread and more people purchased them to add beauty to not only tell time but add beauty to their homes.
Today, wall clocks are also used for the same purpose, to tell time and also add to the cosmetic value of the home. Interior designers figure that a home cannot appear as elegant as it should be without the presence of an antique wall clock or regular wall clock in either the hour glass design or the calendar design or even the shelf clock.
Calendar design clocks are popular because they are flat and can be easily mounted on the wall with little expertise being needed. They are also attractive to look at and give the wall an added homely touch. The shelf clocks are also widely used especially to complement book shelves in homes where they are present. Interior designers or people who have an eye for design insist on blending wall clock design with the existing design of the room. Wall clock makers also understand this. That is why they have striven to vary as much as possible the different designs of the wall clocks in order that they can compliment the different interior designs that exist.
People who live in rented homes or apartments consider their homes semi-permanent and so do not go to great lengths to invest in more elaborate wall clock designs but settle for calendar clocks which can easily be pinned to the wall without having to make any major adjustments to the wall itself. Then people who live in homes that they have built or more permanent homes prefer more expensive, larger and more permanent antique wall clocks such as the grandfather clock, the shelf clocks, the crystal wall clock and even the shelf clock. This is because these are larger and heavier and are more suited to permanent positions. They are also very delicate and it is recommended that the less they are moved from place to place the better.
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