What kind of ancient clocks and watches do you collect?

In the collection world, there are not a few stories of infatuation. Yan Yuanchai of Wuli Street in Yongchun is one of them. He collects all kinds of ancient clocks, some of which have a history of hundreds of years. In his house, there is a row of wall clocks on the wall and a clock on the ground. These ancient clocks come from Germany, Britain, the United States and France, and there are at least more than 100 ancient clocks. Every hour or half an hour, these clocks will ring like a symphony of bells. Walking into his house is like walking into a watch museum.

Speaking of clocks and watches, the old Yan, who is over 60 years old, talks endlessly. I began to collect clocks and watches 30 years ago, and I have formed an indissoluble bond with clocks and watches since I was a child. At first, I was fond of clocks. When I was in primary school, I went to my classmates' house to play. Seeing the German wall clock on the wall of my classmate's house, I feel very kind to listen to the sound of the wall clock. In the 1970s, Lao Yan began to work. At that time, his salary was only a dozen dollars, and it would cost several dollars to buy a watch. He said, "I don't smoke or drink. My biggest hobby is collecting watches and clocks, and the money saved is also used to buy watches and clocks. " It's just that at that time, all his collections were domestic clocks and watches.

It was not until the 1990s that he began to collect ancient clocks. He loves ancient clocks more than anything else. Wherever there are ancient clocks, he tries his best to see them and buy them. Sometimes it's inconvenient for me, so I let others buy it. After someone else bought the clock, he was worried that it would be damaged when he checked in. No matter how far it is, he will go and get it back himself. So far, he has spent hundreds of thousands of yuan on collecting clocks and watches, and some clocks and watches have taken tens of thousands of yuan and a long time to collect. Collecting clocks and watches has become a habit and a way of life for him. He really loves clocks and watches, and he is reluctant to give them away when he collects them. Once upon a time, there was an old clock. A friend offered several hundred thousand yuan to buy it, but he didn't want to sell it.

These clocks in his collection are very precious, basically with wooden shells, and many of them are precious wood. "These clocks can go now, and the time is very accurate. It can be seen that the clock making technology at that time was very developed. Some foreign manufacturers of these clocks no longer exist, and some clocks must be handled according to the rules, otherwise they will be damaged. Therefore, it is still valuable to collect these clocks. "

Of course, in the process of collecting clocks and watches, it is not always smooth sailing, and some situations will be encountered. Once, I heard that a family in Penghu, Yongchun had a wall clock, and Lao Yan couldn't wait to see it. I was very satisfied after reading it and wanted to buy it at that time. But the other party didn't agree to sell it, so he went to the door again and again, saying that he had run more than 100 times to buy this watch. Said a lot of good things, after the purchase was successful, walking on the road, the family regretted it and came out to chase him. He gave a gift, raised the price, and said something bad to make him take the clock away.

Collecting clocks and watches has become a habit and a way of life for him. He really loves clocks and watches, and he is reluctant to give them away when he collects them. Once upon a time, there was an old clock. A friend offered several hundred thousand yuan to buy it, but he didn't want to sell it.