George Nelson Vintage Clocks - Mid-Century Clocks by George Nelson

Designed by the man regarded as one of the founding fathers of American modernism, George Nelson Vintage Clocks have a good reputation among collectors and are in great demand by many fans of mid-century design. George Nelson did about 150 drawings by Howard Miller during the his life. In fact, he designed and built the first watches to Miller in 1947.

The first watch from Nelson for Howard Miller Clock Company was the ball.Interestingly, only the clocks of names Miller as actual data are numbered. Then watch the Ball, for example, was sold as "Clock 4755". The Sunflower Clock was known as "Clock 2261". Clock Eye, the building is another famous George Nelson, was known as 2238th Clock Eye Clock Howard Miller has a diagonal position advertised in brochures, instead of the traditional horizontal position so that the display 6 and 12 on the dial , where 9 and 3 are normallyare shown.

Nelson wanted a change in his creations, so he certainly one of its styles in a variety of colors. For a start, had six color variations for his Ball Clock, while the clock was three sunflower. The can was a smart move by Nelson, because in reality do not discount the preferences of people around the world.

Some other favorites among collectors include George Nelson's watch model # 2239, otherwise known as the Clock spool / spindle. be indicated Moniker has the time clock as markers for the hours 1-12 The same clock has a diameter of 22.5 inches. Another popular model Asterisk clock, also known as 2213th model # The design of this watch is very simple, as asterisks, with a diameter of 10 inches. The design was conceived in 1964 and is available in a variety of colors - yellow, black and white. Because of its simple and clean design, this watch is one of the most popular by> George Nelson.

If you are still collected by the beginning of the century vintage watches and terms-media collection designed by George Nelson, it's easy to do good, as there are many companies online that specialize in mid-century design - both authentic and d 'era contemporary images from the collection. Ebay is another excellent resource for vintage watches and George Nelson. But it pays to become familiar with the designs, for it licensed reproductionsavailable if you decide to focus on authentic vintage watches from the middle of the century. Usually there are some changes in details between the original and reproduction, which makes it easy to distinguish, but your "due diligence" rather than trust, which could claim any online merchant. There are photos of George Nelson's clocks all over the web.