Heidi House & Water Wheel 8 Day Mechanical Chalet Cuckoo Clock With Dancers 44cm By HÖNES

A Mechanical Cuckoo Clock Depicting A Swiss Story From 1880

Looking for a cuckoo clock that offers attention to detail, lots of colour along with moving elements? Why not consider this charming 8 Day Mechanical Chalet Cuckoo Clock designed by world renowned clock makers HÖNES from the Black Forest in Germany, where the company was established in 1950. Measuring 44cm in height*, this enchanting multi level chalet style cuckoo clock portrays the story of Heidi & Peter as detailed below:

The classic story of Heidi is well loved and known throughout Switzerland, where the story originated in 1880. In this story Heidi, a little orphan mountain girl learns about life whilst sent to live with her grandfather at his mountain home in the Swiss Alps. In this story, Heidi makes a new friend named Klara, who is ill and spends most of her time confined to a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Heidi's other friend, Peter who is the shepherd for Heidi's grandfather and who has spent a lot of time with Heidi, becomes jealous of Klara and her friendship with Heidi, and so he gets rid of Klaras wheelchair to try and send her away, in a bid to spend more time with Heidi for himself. After a large storm ravages their little village, Klara is so determined to help, and in doing so she realises she no longer needs the wheelchair after all. This new-found discovery sparks a big celebration in the stricken village.

Chalet style cuckoo clocks are the most famous and common type of cuckoo clock, and are often featured in the shape of alpine houses. They usually feature carvings that represent life in the mountain regions of Europe (mainly around Southern Germany, The Black Forest, Switzerland and Austria). This particular clock features a lot of detail out the front of the chalet including Heidi who is feeding a goat, Heidi's grandfather, & a couple of other goats & a dog, alongside a couple of large carved trees and a water wheel.

This fascinating scene also includes a clock dial in the centre of the chalet, and a large amount of hand painted details including red window shutters and flowers in the windowsills. Directly above the clock dial are colourful dancers situated on a balcony, underneath the cuckoo bird. Rounding out this unique clock is a timber pendulum that hangs below the clock itself, alongside the weights, whilst a small bell tower stands above the chalet roof. Perhaps one of the most unique features of this clock are the dancers who are normally depicted as traditional Black Forest dancers, but with this clock are instead depicted as children with musical instruments.

The in-built cuckoo of this clock calls the time each hour and once at half past through a door that opens, with an automatic night off function, and a manual sound off switch. There are two melodies that alternate with this clock after the cuckoo calls on the full hour - Edelweiss and Happy Wanderer. This particular clock is an 8 day mechanism, and therefore needs to be wound once a week. The particular automaton (moving parts) for this clock include Heidi who moves to feed the goat, the water wheel, and the dancers on the balcony who twirl when the music plays on the full hour.

This beautifully designed clock by HÖNES is a charming timepiece, suitable for those looking for a quality cuckoo clock using carving methods that have been practised for hundreds of years.

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Benefits of a Mechanical Cuckoo Clock

Black Forest mechanical cuckoo clocks are weight driven and are available in two different movements:

• 1 Day Movement - you wind the clock by pulling the chain and winding the weights once a day
• 8 Day Movement - you wind the clock by pulling the chain and winding the weights once a week

Each mechanical cuckoo clock will have either two or three weights; two weights for cuckoo only and three weights for cuckoo and music. One weight runs the clock movement and hands that show the time and the second weight drives the cuckoo calling mechanism. The cuckoo sound is produced using bellows that push air through two whistles creating the 'cook' and 'coo' sounds respectively. If you choose to also have music with your mechanical cuckoo clock, the third weight drives a traditional mechanical music box movement with a pinned cylinder that plucks notes on a 'comb' to produce a melody.

Hand Crafted in the Black Forest, Germany

This genuine cuckoo clock is hand crafted in the Black Forest region of Germany by artisan clock makers HÖNES.

For true and authentic German Black Forest clocks, many people have come to rely on the quality and craftsmanship of the HÖNES name. HÖNES offers more than 70 years of experience with creating beautiful, high quality clocks.

Using only highly skilled and talented woodcarvers, HÖNES ensures that each clock creation is exceptionally built. From the design to the details, HÖNES cuckoo clocks have an elegance and beauty that is typical of all Black Forest clockmakers. Ensuring that all clocks are made in the traditional methods is one of the reasons that HÖNES remains such a popular provider of cuckoo clocks.

Why Shop at the Clock Shop?

Our small family run business has been standing in the same location since 1993, providing Australia with the number one option for consistent quality timepieces. Don’t believe us? Check out our company reviews! 

If you’re looking to purchase an authentic mechanical German cuckoo clock in Australia, then we offer a large range of quality timepieces that add a German inspired atmosphere to your home.

When you purchase a mechanical cuckoo clock from us, you will be guaranteed a product that is authentic in origin, sourced directly from Germany, and crafted of the highest quality. These beautiful and unique hand carved clocks date back to the early 18th century and are still manufactured in the Black Forest region of Germany today.

A Guaranteed Product of Authenticity

The Clock Shop is a member of the “VDS-Verein die Schwarzwalduhr” (= Black Forest clock association), and a certificate of authenticity is included for all clocks with a mechanical movement made in the Black Forest. In order to provide customers with this certificate of authenticity, the product must be produced authentically and exclusively from the Black Forest, and must be working purely mechanically with all of its essential working parts to have also been produced in the Black Forest as well. HÖNES mechanical cuckoo clocks all guarantee the hallmarks of quality and authenticity and as such, come with this certificate. 

When you purchase a mechanical cuckoo clock from the Clock Shop we will guarantee:

• 2 year warranty on all cuckoo clock purchases
• A VDS Certificate of authenticity
• Top quality customer service with fast response times
• Fast and secure delivery to anywhere in Australia
• A 100% happiness guarantee policy with easy returns

Key Features

• Genuine Black Forest hand crafted mechanical chalet cuckoo clock by HÖNES
• Depicts the famous Heidi story from 1880, and features Heidi & Heidi's grandfather outside the chalet
• Also includes a couple of goats, a dog and a water wheel
• Highly detailed & colourful chalet scene in the Bavarian countryside
• Multi level chalet house with a timber facade
• Clock dial in the centre of the chalet
• Many hand painted details to add a hint of colour to the timepiece, including window shutters and flowers in the windowsills
• Colourful dancers situated on a balcony, underneath the cuckoo bird
• Dancers are playing musical instruments
• Timber pendulum that hangs below the clock itself, along with the weights
• In-built cuckoo of this clock calls the time each hour and once at half past through a door that opens
• Automatic night off function
• Two melodies that alternate with this clock after the cuckoo calls on the hour - Edelweiss and Happy Wanderer
• 8 day mechanism -needs to be wound once a week
• Automaton (moving parts) for this clock include the dancers on the balcony, Heidi who is feeding a goat, and the water wheel
• Certificate of authenticity
• 2 year warranty
• Free shipping on all orders over $400
• Fast delivery Australia wide
• Happiness guaranteed

Disclaimer:

Whilst we do our best to accurately capture all products to best represent their natural appearance, the colour and finish of this product may vary slightly from the images on our website.

*The measurements of the clock do not include the height of the weights or pendulum.