German Clock Museum in Furtwangen

Photo: An astronomical clock with a celestial globe, terrestrial globe and calendar from the year 1800

Information in brief

• Location: In the town centre of Furtwangen
• More than 8.000 exhibits

Description

The German Clock Museum contains exhibits of a most diverse origin. These include a stone age calendar, atomic clock, baroque altar clock, simple kitchen timers, time-punch machine, the first radio-controlled wristwatch by Junghans, cuckoo clocks and much more besides. The individual objects are described in detail, and correlations and developments are also closely examined.

Photo: A world clock, amongst other things, with display of the position of the sun and phases of the moon, a large number of moving figures, built between 1880 and 1885

Photo: A merry-go-round organ with punched-card control

Photo: Pocket watches from the 18th/19th century