 They were works of art, sought after luxuries, that conquered the hearts of persons of the world over. The first Black Forest Clocks were produced in the Triberg area in the eighteenth century. The natural sounding cuckoo call was made possible, through the use of two different bellows. During the long winter moth, the farms were snowed-in and the people put their imagination to use creating finely handcrafted cuckoo clocks of many styles with rich varied carvings.
 The clocks that were made in winter, would be sold in the summer moths during long journeys throughout Europe. The clocks were secured on a frame and carried on the back.
Today the carvings and clock cabinets are still made in the traditional way by experienced masters of the handicraft. Old clocks, original drawings of the first clocks, etc. are still used and modified as patterns for new models,
But the cuckoo clock in its basic form is 200 years old and
has survived until now. The cuckoo clock symbolizes the past,
present and the future.
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day movement | 1
day movement with music | 1
day movement(music + dancers) | 8
days movement | 8
days movement with music | 8
days movement(music + dancers) | Quartz
clock with cuckoo-call
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Diese wahren Kunstwerke, einst begehrte Luxusgegenstände, eroberten die Herzen der Menschen in aller Welt. Im 18. Jahrhundert wurden die ersten Schwarzwälder Uhren im Raum Triberg gebaut. Der natürliche Kuckucksruf wurde durch zwei verschiedene Blasbälge nachgeahmt. Mit erfinderischem Geist wurden während der langen Wintermonate auf den zugeschneiten Höfen die verschiedensten Kuckucksuhren mit reicher und vielseitiger Schnitzerei-Verzierung auf handwerkliche Art gefertigt. 
Die im Winter hergestellten Kuckucksuhren wurden in den Sommermonaten auf langen Reisen in ganz Europa verkauft. Auf einem Tragegestell waren die Uhren befestigt und wurden auf dem Rücken getragen.