Skeleton Wall Clock Designs

A skeleton wall clock isn’t about bones and skulls but about a clock design that shows it’s inner workings usually by being open or encased only by glass. Styles and prices of the skeleton wall clock models vary greatly, but the most popular are the large wall clocks, especially the German ones, because the beauty of these timepieces is the ability to see what they do and how they work, so the larger the better.

Three Large Wall Clocks with Skeleton Design

1. There are German Bayern skeleton clocks that are classic weight driven pendulum clocks and have all their mechanisms open to view. Because you can see inside these skeleton wall clock designs, the makers have paid special attention to inner details like a brushed nickel pendulum. The frame of the Bayern models are best described as contemporary classic, and white dial accented by black markers and hands. There’s a weight drop and chain with an 8 day movement and a bell strike chime that sounds every hour. These fine German skeleton wall clock designs cost just over $500
2. Affordable Sternreiter skeleton clock designs are beautiful because they are metal antiqued wall clocks with wrought iron cases and lots of details like columns and roman numeral dials and a pewter bell and antique style pendulum. The working are all visible as with all the Germany Hermle skeleton wall clock models, and they’re really cheap too. Just under $200.
3. Loricron Ansbach large wall clocks in the skeleton design are even more affordable than the other two. For around $170 you can have a skeleton wall clock with a lovely wrought iron frame and antique bell and the same 8 day weight driven movement with antique weight and pendulum and visible brass gears.

Decorating with Large Wall Clocks

When decorating a room one of the key elements to success is choosing one single focal point. It can be as simple as painting one feature wall a different color or selecting one unique piece of furniture that dictates the overall style of the space. Since almost every home will a clock somewhere, many decorators are using large wall clocks as just such a feature or focal point, instead of sticking a wall clock on afterwards as an afterthought as often happens when a room design is unplanned. A skeleton wall clock makes for an ideal talking piece or feature for a dinning room, living room or even a kitchen, since the inner workings are visible and the gears and pendulum move. And the best part about using a clock to accent a room is that it’s a functional piece of furniture not just decoration that takes up space. Second, large wall clocks can sometimes fit in a corner or odd shaped space that would otherwise be unused, or they may be mounted high, leaving space for a matching console table below. For a couple hundred dollars you can accent a space and have a functional and decorative talking piece.

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