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By MARY JANE PARK
© St. Petersburg Times, published October 26, 2000
Come Sunday, we'll return to Eastern Standard Time. Specialty shops and chain stores offer a variety of timepieces, from the traditional to the high-tech. There are options for children just learning to tell time, and for those who know a little something about the passage of time.
- MARY JANE PARK, Times staff writer
The arm of this elaborate antique reproduction statue clock serves as its pendulum, too. Clock, $168. Pedestal, $125. Clock and pedestal, $289. Phaneuf Clock Shop Inc., St. Petersburg.
Clockmaker Howard Miller apprenticed in the Black Forest region of Germany before establishing his own company in Zeeland, Mich. This is a replica of a clock he designed featuring dual hour hands, so that he could track time at home and half a world away. Requires three AA alkaline batteries, not included. The Original Dual-Time Howard Miller Clock, $203. Phaneuf Clock Shop Inc., St. Petersburg.
Tick-tock goes this grandfather clock. It chimes, too, in three arrangements (Whittington, St. Michael's and Westminster). Or employ the silencing feature. The Lorrin, Model #610-838, Howard Miller. Retail, $3,310; sale price $2,084. Phaneuf Clock Shop Inc., St. Petersburg.
This handmade cherry and mahogany mantel clock by Englewood artist Carroll E. Wilhelm gives contemporary lines to a classic design. Requires one AA battery. Item 21, $300. Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg.
Marty Whipple of Orlando uses old watch faces in her non-functional Whippleworks earrings. Pair 267, $25. Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg.
Accuracy freaks will appreciate this radio-controlled clock that automatically synchronizes six times a day with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's atomic clock. It also sports a calendar, a thermometer and a very large (4- by 6-inch) display. Radio Shack, $59.99.
Having a hard time getting your young Powerpuff Girls fan to remember dinnertime? The Blossom watch (Buttercup and Bubbles also have watches) may be the answer: Among its features are automatic wake-up and mealtime calls, to say nothing of the animation, sound effects and Blossom's wise words (sample: "Remember, the hot line is not a toy!"). Toys "R' Us, $19.99.