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6744T Goat fight - Hönes cuckoo clock 6744T Hönes
Goat fight Hönes·34 cm
€989.00 VAT included
699T Hiker and water wheel - Hönes cuckoo clock 699T Hönes
Hiker and water wheel Hönes·30 cm
€817.00 VAT included
696T Woodcutter and dancers - Hönes cuckoo clock 696T Hönes
Woodcutter and dancers Hönes·30 cm
€817.00 VAT included
6266T Shingle maker and dancers - Hönes cuckoo clock 6266T Hönes
Shingle maker and dancers Hönes·35 cm
€809.00 VAT included
496QMT Woodcutter and dancers - Engstler cuckoo clock 496QMT Engstler
Woodcutter and dancers Engstler·34 cm
€569.00 VAT included
494QM Woodcutter and his dog - Engstler cuckoo clock 494QM Engstler
Woodcutter and his dog Engstler·29 cm
€519.00 VAT included
493QM Drinker and mill wheel - Engstler cuckoo clock 493QM Engstler
Drinker and mill wheel Engstler·29 cm
€509.00 VAT included
4939QM Fisherman and mill wheel - Engstler cuckoo clock 4939QM Engstler
Fisherman and mill wheel Engstler·29 cm
€539.00 VAT included
492QMT Beer drinker - Engstler cuckoo clock 492QMT Engstler
Beer drinker Engstler·35 cm
€599.00 VAT included
48912QMT Sheep farm - Engstler cuckoo clock 48912QMT Engstler
Sheep farm Engstler·50 cm
€1,139.00 VAT included
483QM House with turret - Engstler cuckoo clock 483QM Engstler
House with turret Engstler·42 cm
€445.00 VAT included
482QM Woodcutter and his dog - Engstler cuckoo clock 482QM Engstler
Woodcutter and his dog Engstler·30 cm
€549.00 VAT included
482/7QM Woodcutter, dog and doe - Engstler cuckoo clock 482/7QM Engstler
Woodcutter, dog and doe Engstler·30 cm
€549.00 VAT included
48114QMT Bell ringer and dancers - Engstler cuckoo clock 48114QMT Engstler
Bell ringer and dancers Engstler·40 cm
€762.00 VAT included
4739QMT Fisherman, wheel and dancers - Engstler cuckoo clock 4739QMT Engstler
Fisherman, wheel and dancers Engstler·34 cm
€769.00 VAT included
471QM Red shutters and dog - Engstler cuckoo clock 471QM Engstler
Red shutters and dog Engstler·25 cm
€279.00 VAT included
464QMT Dancers, wheel and drinker - Engstler cuckoo clock 464QMT Engstler
Dancers, wheel and drinker Engstler·30 cm
€639.00 VAT included
453QM Rustic chalet and fawns - Engstler cuckoo clock 453QM Engstler
Rustic chalet and fawns Engstler·25 cm
€330.00 VAT included
45015QM Chalet with red roof - Engstler cuckoo clock 45015QM Engstler
Chalet with red roof Engstler·23 cm
€435.00 VAT included
4491QMT Woodcutter, water wheel and dancers - Engstler cuckoo clock 4491QMT Engstler
Woodcutter, water wheel and dancers Engstler·43 cm
€749.00 VAT included
431QM Turret, fir tree and logs - Engstler cuckoo clock 431QM Engstler
Turret, fir tree and logs Engstler·35 cm
€329.00 VAT included
427QM Fawns and logs - Engstler cuckoo clock 427QM Engstler
Fawns and logs Engstler·30 cm
€339.00 VAT included
420/1QM Brown chalet with carved fir tree - Engstler cuckoo clock 420/1QM Engstler
Brown chalet with carved fir tree Engstler·20 cm
€219.00 VAT included
417QM Small chalet with green shutters - Engstler cuckoo clock 417QM Engstler
Small chalet with green shutters Engstler·16 cm
€199.00 VAT included
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Black Forest chalet cuckoo clocks

Shingle roof, openwork balcony, shutters and flower boxes: the chalet cuckoo clock is a mountain house in miniature. Every hour, its facade comes to life, often to music. Here you will find our Hönes chalets, which are mechanical, and our Engstler chalets, which run on quartz.

A mountain house that comes to life

The chalet style was born in Switzerland in the late 19th century, before being adopted by Black Forest clockmakers in the early 20th century. Its cases reproduce farmhouses from the Black Forest, the Swiss Alps, Bavaria or Tyrol.

Its facade lends itself to animated scenes: dancers turning on the balcony, a woodchopper raising his axe, a beer drinker, a water wheel or goats facing off. On this chalet, a peddler with an umbrella walks past the house while a chimney sweep pops out of the chimney. To compare with carved models, read our tips on choosing between chalet or carved.

Mechanical or quartz

Our Hönes chalets are mechanical, most often with a 1-day movement: the weights are wound every day, and the call comes from real bellows. Musical models then play Edelweiss or The Happy Wanderer, like this chalet with red shutters, where a shingle maker works under the gaze of two dancing couples.

Our Engstler chalets run on quartz: no winding, a recorded call often followed by an echo, twelve melodies and a light sensor that silences the sound at night. On this chalet with a half-timbered facade, a woodchopper, a water wheel and dancers come to life with each melody.

To decide, our guide helps you choose between a mechanical or quartz cuckoo clock. You can also narrow your search to our battery-operated chalet cuckoo clocks or our mechanical chalet cuckoo clocks, or discover our traditional carved cuckoo clocks.

What size to choose?

Our selection ranges from small chalets of about 20 cm (8 in), perfect for a hallway, to large 50 cm (20 in) scenes made for a living room or stairwell. Also think about the space below the dial for the weights to drop: our guide helps you find the right size.

A chalet cuckoo is also chosen for the scene that comes to life every hour: some models feature a dancing couple, others activate a mill wheel or make a clockmaker appear at his window, all accompanied by a mechanical or electronic melody depending on the movement. The sizes range from a compact model for an entryway to a large piece intended for a living room or staircase. The brand Engstler, based in Villingen-Schwenningen, has made this its specialty with its musical quartz movements, while Hönes also offers this style in mechanical versions. To compare the two movements, go to the Quartz and Mechanical categories, or for a more traditional decor, the Traditional category.