Seth Thomas was a very famous brand, stretching back a few centuries. My interest in them is primarily in the desktop clocks though I do own a beautiful but much older wall clock.

An example of their very solid one-day wind mechanical movement (inside it's quite bearutiful) that was thoughtfully added to a Catalyn base. Seth Thomas was one of those manufacturers that knew and/or cared that Catalyn would shrink and the clock is held in place by some fittings that allow it to compress over time. The black Catalyn clocks that I have seen all look like this, for whatever reason most of the "swirl" is exposed on the back and side, not the front. It is however highly polished and displays that almost liquid quality.


Same movement but stuck into a wooden version.


A very old (mid 1800's) one day wind wall clock. The clock has 2 sets of lead weights that work off of pulleys in the top. The strike is a rather unpleasant sound...but the clock is still beautiful. The man I bought it from had done a very poor job of stripping about 8 layers of paint off and I completed the work with a simple set of varnish coats.


It has a very nice face, roman numerals with a opening in the center to allow you to partially view the mechanism while it operates.