Today we bring the latest in our ongoing series of animals who laid down their lives (and dignity) for the betterment of gadgets. We've seen a nice beaver, a mouse and a frog. The Cuckoo Clock, ...

As the German UNESCO Commission reports on its website, while watchmaking has been on a national list since 2021, the production of cuckoo clocks is not. The Black Forest region now wants to change ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The cuckoo clock — the kind where something cute or amusing comes out to mark a new hour — has largely fallen out of fashion. Analog clocks in ...

In the the world’s largest cuckoo clock, found in Triberg, Germany, the cuckoo bird alone is 14 feet long and weighs 330 pounds. The whole thing is based on a much smaller cuckoo clock that is about ...

In thinking about cuckoo clocks, one might conjure images of elaborate wood timepieces inside bucolic cabins in forests or sleepy chalets on mountainsides. Once an hour, or perhaps every half, they ...

Japanese brand Nendo has designed three unusual variations of the traditional cuckoo clock, including one that doubles up as a bookend, and one that naturally rests on its roof. Each of the three ...

Once hundreds of clocks are hung in a new exhibition space, “it’s going to be like stepping into the Black Forest.” By Sandra Jordan Reporting from Waterford, Ireland “How often do you get the chance ...

It is one of the most popular souvenirs from Germany: the cuckoo clock. In the Black Forest you can find the largest specimen in the world — as big as a two-story house. This is part five in our ...