A cozy Advent season with the AMS 2663/1
This week’s watch is the AMS 2663/1 wall clock! A classic wall clock from AMS with a mechanical movement and 4/4 Westminster chime.
The Advent season
Christmas is the most important holiday of the year for Germans, when the whole family comes together. The pre-Christmas period covers the four weeks before Christmas Eve and begins with the first Sunday of Advent. Homes are decorated for Christmas with fir branches, Christmas ornaments, and candles. On each Sunday in Advent, a candle is lit on the Advent wreath.
Children receive an Advent calendar, which has 24 doors or little bags. On Advent Sundays, people often get together to drink warm beverages such as punch or tea, and to eat cookies, gingerbread, and stollen. This tradition has existed since the early 20th century.
Why does this wall clock suit the Advent season so well?
The color: The warm dark brown of the walnut case blends beautifully into a warm and cozy atmosphere! It pairs especially well with other walnut furniture, but it also works as an eye-catcher in a modern living space. As in this example with light or even white furniture. The brown tone, in combination with the gold-colored pendulum, also harmonizes very intensely, for example, with an orange-red fireplace or the candles on your Advent wreath. Together they create a pleasant warmth, visually as well!
The chime: The AMS 2663/1 has a mechanical 8-day 4/4 Westminster chime. Especially at Christmas and during Advent, people enjoy listening to carols or at least to harmonious chimes like those in a church. With this wall clock, you have your very own chime right in your living room. These melodies can only get you in the mood for Christmas!
The classic style: In general, this clock is very classic. The dark walnut wood, the gold-colored pendulum, and the black Roman numerals are some signs of that. Our holy Christmas celebration is also classic and very traditional. It comes from a very long tradition and is deepened by many mostly very private customs and traditions. This beautiful wall clock should become part of it, because it has a calm, contemplative, and warm presence.
