Watches, Clocks, Timekeeping On Stamps

And here are the Russian counterparts to the joint issue with Switzerland. Design: S. Ulyanovsky (see end of page 3)

It's about time Big Ben appeared on this thread, don't you think? First Day of Issue, Monaco, 2009, for his 150th birthday.

Swiss timepieces, designed by Swiss artist Armin Furrer, printed by lithography (Cartor), and issued by Switzerland on September 6, 2005, Scott No. 1215.

- nethryk

My small collection of clocks & watches on stamps.









































If time permits, I will show details.

Series: Treasures of the Ukrainian Museum. Collection of clocks of Lviv Museum of Ethnography and Crafts. Date of issue 18.04.2008. MI 952-960.

French upright clock,beginning of 19 century


Russian upright clock, second half of the 19 century


French upright clock, beginning of 19 century


French console clock, end of 18 century


French console clock, 18 century


German console clock, 18 century


English cabinet clock, 18 century


Austrian table clock, 19 century


French upright clock, middle of 19 century


Exposed UV light shine dials


http://www.lvivcenter.org/uk/uvd/re...d_movieid=58

Series of six issues from Poland depicting antique clocks and timepieces in the Museum of Artistic and Precision Handicrafts, Warsaw, Poland. Issued on May 19, 1988

200th Anniversary of the founding of the national museum in Wilanów. Poland. Date of issue 21 June 2005.


Clock with Jason, 19th century


http://www.stampspoland.nl/series/r...05/4041.html

Poland. Polish all over the World - Antoni Patek. Date of issue 28 August 2009.



http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Patek

Netherland Antilles. Issue 2010.

France 2005

Ghana 1994 Hong Kong '94 stamp exposition...

Russia. Series "Monuments of science and technology. Watches" Date of issue 28 May 2010.

M.Bronnikov & Son. Wooden pocket watch, XIX-XX c.


Wrist watch "Pobeda", 1949


Wrist watch "Shturmanskie", 1949


Wrist watch "Gloria", 1990

In 2011, a series of #8220;Monuments of science and technology#8221; continues to issue four stamps dedicated to the clock tower of Russia #8211; one of the oldest types of mechanical watches. The world#8217;s first tower clock in London, appeared on the tower of Westminster Abbey as early as 1288. In Russia the first mechanical clocks were installed in the Kremlin in 1404. They had a rotating dial with a stationary arrow. Clock tower at Frolovska (Saviour) Tower of Moscow Kremlin appeared in the XVI century. In the XVII century clock tower commonly spread in our country.
Date of issue 16 May 2011.

The clock on the Central Telegraph building. Moscow.


The clock on the building of the Admiralty. St. Petersburg.


The clock on the building of Moscow State University. University. Moscow.


The clock on the building of the railway station. Sochi.

Liberia

Turkey. Date of issue 2005-07-20

Musical Floor Clock


Perfetual Table Clock