Howard Miller Clocks - how many of us have dreamed of owning one?The name Howard Miller is synonymous with quality and fine workmanship. Since 1926 the Howard Miller Company has been crafting unique, exquisite timepieces and, more recently, classic furniture items.
Howard Miller began his company at the ripe old age of twenty-one and originally concentrated on making chiming wall and mantel clocks. Today, the Howard Miller Company prides itself on manufacturing a wide variety of Howard Miller clocks with a timeless essence for the modern market.
In the 1960s the company began to focus on grandfather clocks and was so successful it drew the honour of being known as the "World's Largest Grandfather Clock Manufacturer". Howard Miller grandfather clocks are still highly prized for their excellent design and craftsmanship.
Each Howard Miller clock brings its own individual personality to the space it occupies.
A Howard Miller grandfather clock embraces everything we hold dear about those magical pieces. In the home it's shape is unlike anything else around it and yet it fits perfectly. Its presence is always a comfort and every chime gives a sense that all is right.
In the same way, Howard Miller mantel clocks exude warmth, familiarity and belonging. They are stable and strong, exuding reliability and integrity.
A sense of adventure can often be seen in a Howard Miller wall clock. Neon clocks, world time clocks, clocks with pendulums, clocks without. Some that should have pendulums but don't, others that shouldn't but do. Uncompromisingly flawless workmanship and a style so richly coveted yet, inimitable.
With such a reputation, one may think that to own a Howard Miller clock must cost a king's ransom. In fact, Howard Miller clocks prices are surprisingly reasonable. Anywhere from pocket money to a really small, fuel-efficient car. And a car won't last as long as a Howard Miller Trieste grandfather clock.
Let's face it. Life today is fast-paced. It seems like we always need to be somewhere other than where we are. No time for the present because the future's slipping away. Slow down! Allow yourself to wander back to a place where time was your friend and not something to be pursued incessantly. You will never possess it. Time will not bend. Its constancy, however, can be your comfort if you let it.
Close your eyes for a moment and picture an old man crafting a clock. Slowly he carves the intricate patterns into the wood. He's in no rush. What matters to him is excellence, not speed. Howard Miller knew the importance of befriending time and using it wisely. The clocks that bear his name are testament to this.
Wall clocks that chime melodiously or flash with neon lights. All took far more than a little time to create. That's why their quality beams.
How ironic that these fine works of art should illustrate to us the importance of respecting that which they announce.
The passing of time.
