The Duke& Duchess of Windsor Flying Scots man Spirit of the Oceans John Wayne Cuckoo Clock

An exclusive Swiss chronometer commemorating the 80th anniversary of the greatest royal love story of all time, the king of the cowboy movies, Britain’s most illustrious steam train and dolphins

A Timepiece fit for a King

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memoriam, the Swiss have been renowned for two things: hoarding nazi gold and constructing the world’s most exquisite and exclusive cuckoo clocks. Now Pelion & Ossa have brought that proud tradition to its ultimate thrilling fruition with the creation of this magnificent, hand-crafted heritage keepsake, truly a neir loom to treasure and bequeath down the generations for countless millennia to come.

A Romance that Gripped the World

THE story of Edward & Mrs Simpson is one as old as time, an eternal tale of a love that could never be, even though it was. Torn between his duty to the country he loved and his desire to marry the glamorous, Bob Hope-lookalike American divorcee Wallis Simpson, King Edward VIII made the ultimate sacrifice when he abdicated the throne. He made a commitment that would irrevocably and forever change the course of his life. And so will you, when you fill in the opaquely worded direct debit section of the application form at the bottom of the page. To mark the 80th anniversary of their momentous liaison, Edward and Mrs Simpson are here immortalised in a pair of charming vignettes mounted on either side of the clock face… together forever, as the minutes, hours and days tick by in perpetuity (8 new AA batteries required approximately three times a week).

A Symbol of True Grit

IF the Duke of Windsor epitomises the quintessential Englishman, John Wayne was in turn the consumate embodiment of the American dream and the golden age of Hollywood. And it is in his iconic guise as the very definition of the frontier values of the Wild West that this iconic movie star features here. Dressed in his trademark cowboy gear of chaps, neckerchief and ten gallon hat, and brandishing his Smith & Wesson 6-shooter in his tiny plastic hand, “The Duke” emerges through his little door every quarter of the hour with a piercing “Cuckoo! Cuckoo!” that seems to say “Get off your horse and drink your milk!”

The Jewel in our Crown of Trains

JUST as much as the Windsors and John Wayne, the spirit of twentieth century progress was exemplified by the Flying Scotsman train. This sleek, powerful locomotive plied the East Coast mainline at speeds up to and in excess of 100mph, transporting its passengers in first class luxury. This truly was the golden age of travel. Powering along the tracks in a cloud of steam and smoke, the Flying Scotsman is recreated in minute detail on the front of this clock as a testament to its place at the very heart of our nation’s proud engineering heritage.

Some Dolphins

BRITAIN has always been a seafaring nation, and nothing better befits that noble maritime tradition than the playful pair of injection moulded plastic dolphins that sit atop the clock. We had a big skip of these left over from an Amoco Cadiz-based heirloom collectible that nobody bought, and it seemed a shame to waste them.

Split Second Accuracy that Defies Belief

THE precision, Swiss-style movement of each Duke & Duchess of Windsor Flying Scotsman Spirit of the Oceans John Wayne Cuckoo Clock is hand adjusted before it leaves the factory to ensure that it gains or loses no more than a few seconds or minutes every hour.

A Keepsake Forfeiture of Renown

YOU might expect to see a commemorative timepiece of this quality on the walls of the world’s most prestigious art galleries, museums, stately homes and royal palaces. But now you can own it yourself and bask in its limited edition majesty in your own home for a truly amazing price that needn’t trouble you now. 28