New vs. Old Anniversary Clocks
August 2, 2007 . by BillA man came into my clock shop, and was carefully looking at my 1950’s German anniversary clocks. He asked the price of a Kundo miniature 400 day clock, and I said it was $50 as-is or $325 restored and guaranteed. He asked the price of several similar clocks, and then he said “your prices are high”. I explained that I have to pay about $25 or more to buy a vintage 400 day clock, and then spend the time restoring it. Again he said “your prices are high”, and “you’re not going to get rich quick at these prices!”. I showed him my new Hermle anniversary clocks from Germany, priced from $37 - $60. He said “The last time I bought one of these, I paid $20 at Wal-Mart!”