HAU (HAC) old German chess clock (check the photos!)
Yes, it's a great clock and actually it's for sale.
Personally, I'm looking for Polish Clock made by Mera-Poltik in the 50. Anyone has it (for sale)?
Wow, yours is truly beautiful too. I noticed that it hasn't the crossed hau arrows under clock hands - why? Maybe yours it's older or younger?

Wow, yours is truly beautiful too. I noticed that it hasn't the crossed hau arrows under clock hands - why? Maybe yours it's older or younger?
Interesting point. I have no idea as to why or as to the relative age of the two clocks.
I dug a little and my findings are:
Here there is similar to mine: http://dorland-chess.com/138-german-chess.html
And here it's without arrows but with different bottom than yours:
http://www.crumiller.com/chess/chess_pages/timers/BritishChessCompanyTimer.htm
And here is some explanation:
http://www.chess-museum.com/the-chess-clock-cabinet-ii.html
"These large wood-cased clocks with the slow and silent HAC clockworks were the standard in Europe during the 20ies - most of them made in Southern Germany and sold to all kinds of chess businesses, among them Jacques, Hedewig in Leipzig and others. They probably served as models for the later Russian Jantar woodcased clocks - see the clockstopper in the front!"
Maybe yours was made by HAU/HAC for some other company to sell it?

I dug a little and my findings are:
Here there is similar to mine: http://dorland-chess.com/138-german-chess.html
And here it's without arrows but with different bottom than yours:
http://www.crumiller.com/chess/chess_pages/timers/BritishChessCompanyTimer.htm
And here is some explanation:
http://www.chess-museum.com/the-chess-clock-cabinet-ii.html
"These large wood-cased clocks with the slow and silent HAC clockworks were the standard in Europe during the 20ies - most of them made in Southern Germany and sold to all kinds of chess businesses, among them Jacques, Hedewig in Leipzig and others. They probably served as models for the later Russian Jantar woodcased clocks - see the clockstopper in the front!"
Maybe yours was made by HAU/HAC for some other company to sell it?
Fascinating. Perhaps if I opened it up there would be more clues inside.

I have an identical clock, the only difference are the words "Billian Zürich" written below the circle showing the seconds. I bought it several years ago in Switzerland for something like 60 or 70 Swiss Francs (similar to dollars).
Here is the beautiful old clock mentioned in the thread title:
It would fit well with some old chess set.
Anyone has a similar one?