Ann’s new website has a version that makes viewing it on your phone so much easier.  Just enter www.annsfinegifts.com into your phone’s browser, and it will come up automatically.  Instead of a tiny version of what you see on the desktop computer, your smartphone will have a unique format so you can easily scroll through Ann’s site to find what you need.  Get our address, use the map, find our hours, or get our phone to call us when you’re traveling around Houston.  We hope you’ll find it useful and that you’ll come shop at Ann’s this Christmas!

Clocks do more than tell time…they provide visual interest in a room.  It’s all good and well to rely on your Iphone, but wouldn’t it be so much nicer to have one of these beauties faithfully standing by?  Functional and pretty, they keep you on track and look so elegant.  Shop now for Christmas!

Bulova clock has room for your business cards. Quartz operated.

Modern and sleek, this Seiko table clock has an alarm. Quartz operated.

Seiko clock with architectural shape is also an alarm. Quartz operated.

Stately and elegant, this Seiko has an alarm. Quartz operated.

In today’s world, there is a clock on everything electronic.  Yet being able to glance at an old-fashioned clock is reassuring and certainly easier than punching buttons on your I Phone.  We recently stayed in a nice hotel with bedside radios, and daily I wished instead for a simple clock that I knew how to work!  (I forgot to pack my travel clock.)

Here are a few small alarm clocks that travel easily.  All are quartz (battery operated).   Keep one in your suitcase for your travel needs.   We like to tuck one here and there around the house…in the bathroom, on the kitchen counter, beside the TV, ready to tell you the time the good, old-fashioned way.

Black Seiko Travel Clock, $66.50

Black and Silver Seiko Travel Clock, $53.50

Silver Seiko Travel Clock, $45. Hands and numbers glow in the dark.

Silver Seiko travel clock w/ sweep second hand, $51.50

Silver Seiko travel clock. Button between 1 and 2 illuminates the dial when pushed. $53.50

Lots more styles at Ann’s…come see them all!

Hinged frames include a place for your favorite picture with a clock on the facing side.  Use on a desk, bedside table, or bookshelf.  Clocks are battery operated.

Natural wood with inlaid detail, holds vertical picture. $95

Seiko clock with picture frame on facing side, $95.

Bulova clock with picture frame. Cherry wood, $95.

Seiko brass table clock with round face that swivels.  Roman numerals and sweep second hand.  Battery operated (battery included with Seiko clocks).  $76.50.  An engraved plate (for additional cost) can be added to the base if you wish; we engrave on site. 

Seiko skeleton clock (this means you can see the works) is an elegant gift.  Brass with wood finish.  Add an engraved plate to the back if you wish.  $495.

Mantle clocks are chiming clocks that sit on a shelf or mantle.   All of these are quartz powered (battery operated).  They come with a variety of features:  chimes, strikes, some with tune selection, some with auto night shut off  (clock is silent at night without having to be stopped) and volume control.  These are traditionally “heirloom” gifts, meaning you pass them down within the family.  They make wonderful wedding and anniversary gifts.   Here are a few examples of the mantle clocks at Ann’s:

Seiko Mantle Clock with 4/4 Westminster Chime

4/4 Westminster Chime means the clock chimes every quarter hour: 15 minutes, it plays the first quarter of the song; 30 minutes, plays half the song, 45 minutes, 3/4 of the song, on the hour, the whole piece.  Then it strikes the hour.

Cherrywood Mantle Clock plays Westminster or Whittington chime

Tambour Mantle Clock

The carriage clock style got its name from being taken out in the carriage.   Once upon a time, only the rich had clocks.  A servant carried the clock by its handle with the family when they went out in the carriage (so everyone else would appreciate and admire their social standing).

Carriage Mantle Clock

Oak Carriage Clock

Mantle clocks can be simple or intricate.  This one has lovely detail and a pendulum:

Seiko Mantle Clock with Pendulum

 Here’s an unusual mantle clock.  Instead of chiming and striking, it keeps the date!  The bottom dial counts the days.  (Low tech makes an interesting counterpoint to your I Phone!)  Front door opens; interesting head piece. 

Bulova Calendar Mantle Clock

These are only a few of the mantle clocks Ann’s offers.  Please come in to see many more and to have us demonstrate their features for you.

World Time Clocks tell you the time in a number of locations around the world.   They make great gifts for men, or for your boss, or a collegue transfered to work in some far-away place.  All clocks here are quartz (battery powered). 

This Seiko Brass clock has a World Time Bezel with 24 time zones.  Very elegant, it stands about 5″ tall and comes with the AA battery needed to power it.

Seiko World Time Clock

 This Seiko beauty with wooden base has an automatic world time dial with 25 time zones, sweep second hand, curved glass crystal and includes a brass engraving plate (we can engrave it on site for you).    Stand a little over 11″ tall.  Quartz, includes AA battery.

Seiko World Time Clock on wood base

Bulova World Time Clock: "Quest". Brass, quartz (battery operated).

Seiko World Time Desk Clock

Mother of Pearl Globe World Time

Lapis Globe World Time

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