Member of Black Forest Clock Association
“Horology is our Passion”
Kismet Watch Company established in 1952 is a pioneer in Authorized Sales and service of Original Mechanical/Quartz Black forest German cuckoo clocks and Original Mechanical Black forest German Grandfather Clocks. We have the finest German cuckoo clocks for sale and each is certified by the Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Association – this guarantees you that the cuckoo clock was manufactured in the Black Forest, Germany. All of our Mechanical German cuckoo clocks come with VDS certificate of Originality.
Our Black forest German cuckoo clock comes with a International warranty of 2years.
We are a specialized service centre for all Swiss, German, Japanese, Korean and Russian watches and clocks. Specializing in restoration and repair of Wrist watches,Pocket watches, BimBam clocks, Cuckoo clocks, and Grandfather clocks.
Kismet Watch Company is the only Authorized cuckoo clock Service Centre in Basavangudi, Bangalore, INDIA and has partnered with many leading cuckoo clock manufacturers in Germany. If you’re searching for a Original German cuckoo clock – you’ve come to the right place!
With Over 48 years in the Watch industry, our in-house repair workshop and skilled technicians ensure the correct procedures are performed every time and the workmanship of our repair is guaranteed. Regular servicing is important to keep your clock going but if years of use has left your clock worn out and in need of repair, we can help transform it back into a beautiful timepiece.
Original Blackforest German Quartz Cuckoo Clocks
These are all battery operated, come in Traditional (Intricate Carvings) & Chalet (house Style) with the most popular being the modern style cuckoo clock of geometric shapes, with special elements.
Original BlackForest German Mechanical Cuckoo Clocks
These are Weight Driven , come in Traditional (Intricate Carvings) & Chalet (House Style) with1-Day and 8-Day Movement Cuckoo clock of geometric shapes, with special elements.
Original Blackforest German GrandFather Clocks
It is an impressive, big walnut finish floor clock with elaborate inlays. Walnut burl surrounds the pediment and base, beveled crystal glass, exclusive moon dial with applied milled and gold plated decorations. Arabic /Numerical dial with triple chimes (Westminster, St. Michael and Whittington) automatic chime sequence. Automatic night chime shut-off. Eight-day movement (winding once a week ).
Making of Original CuckooClock in the Blackforest,Germany
A cuckoo clock is a typically pendulum-regulated clock that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo’s call and has an automated cuckoo bird that moves with each note. Some move their wings and open/close their beaks while leaning forward, whereas in others, only the bird’s body leans forward. The mechanism to produce the cuckoo call has been in use since the middle of the 18th century
The design of a cuckoo clock is made of Black forest Pine Wood in the “Traditional style” or “Chalet” to hang on a wall. In the “traditional style” the wooden case is decorated with carved leaves and animals. They have an automation of the bird that appears through a small trap door while the clock is striking.
Vds Certificate of Originality
“Verein die Schwarzwalduhr” Vds Certification from the Black Forest Clock association is awarded to the clocks made entirely of wood (except the movements), with all essential parts produced in the Black Forest and that meet quality controls set by the association.
Mechanical Cuckoo Clocks
There are two kinds of movements: One-day and Eight-day clockworks. Some have musical devices, and play a tune on a Swiss music box after striking the hours and half-hours. Musical cuckoo clocks frequently have other automation which moves when the music box plays. The weights are made of cast iron in a pine cone shape and the “cuc-koo” sound is created by two tiny bellows (pipes) in the clock, the clock’s movement activates the bellows to send a puff of air into each pipe alternately when the timekeeper strikes.
1-DAY MOVEMENT
– Requires daily winding
– Not equipped with automatic night shut-off
– Available With / Without moving elements
• 8-DAY MOVEMENT
– Requires winding only once a week
– Few equipped with automatic night shut off
– Available With / Without moving elements
Mechanical Cuckoo Sound with 2 Melodies
Mechanical Cuckoo with Bell
Happy Wanderer Melody
Edelweiss Melody
Quartz Cuckoo Clocks
The cuckoo bird emerges from its enclosure , flaps its wings and opens its beak while it sings. During the call the double doors open and the cuckoo emerges as usual, but only on the full hour.The movement of the cuckoo is regulated by an electromagnet that pulses on and off.It is a recording of a cuckoo with a corresponding echo and sound of a waterfall.
In musical quartz clocks, the hourly chime is followed by the replay of one of twelve popular melodies (one for each hour). Uniquely, quartz cuckoo clocks often include a sensor, so that when the lights are turned off at night they automatically silence the hourly chime, the function is referred to as a ‘night silence’ feature. On quartz clocks the weights are conventionally cast in the shape of Aleppo pine cones made of plastic /wood .The pendulum is often hand carved. Here, the weights and pendulum are purely ornamental as the clock is driven by battery power. The dial is usually small, and typically marked with Roman numerals. The benefits of Quartz Cuckoo Clocks are definitely appealing to some as the maintenance required is often quite minimal,usually a simple change of batteries.