#tiffanyclock

[stricklandvintagewatches]

In 1837, amid America's first major depression, Charles Tiffany opened his first small store opposite City Hall in NYC. Business boomed – he moved to 271 Broadway in 1847, then built a grand new flagship at 550 Broadway in 1853.

To fix a "monotonous" façade, he asked his friend, ship figurehead carver Henry Frederick Metzler, to create a 9-foot Atlas statue holding a 4-foot clock above the entrance.

The result? A unique, bearded, lanky Atlas – slim and dignified (not the usual bulky muscle), nearly naked except for a leather strap, poised mid-step like he's about to walk off.

This iconic piece became a NYC landmark, later moving with Tiffany to its famous Fifth Avenue spot (and inspiring the Atlas watch collection!).

[photochannyc]

The iconic clock and statue above the main entrance to Grand Central Terminal on 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan. The sculpture is called Glory of Commerce featuring Mercury. The clock is the largest Tiffany in which all the glass are Tiffany glass. @grandcentralnyc #gct #grandcentralterminal #tiffanyclock #gloryofcommerce #mercury (at Grand Central Terminal) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByacggTnePW/?igshid=twmia5r1fa3r

[photoartteach]

#fifthavenuebuilding #fifthavenuebuildingclock @madsqparknyc #whattimeisit @tiffanyandco #tiffanyclock #iconiclandmark #oldnewyork #tlwheatman (at Toy Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrIc9GDgGC5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1277ntmdcpppp

[photochannyc]

Statue of Mercury over the entrance to Grand Central Terminal on 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan. The colorful clock under Mercury is a 14 feet diameter time piece with Tiffany glass. Btw, it is Terminal and not Grand Central Station. #mercury #tiffanyclock #gct #grandcentralterminal (at Grand Central Terminal) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpX9FUljsT5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lzknf1poqnre

[docknowsrealestate]

#midtown #midtowneast #midtowneastnyc #chryslerbuilding #chrysler #5thavenue #fifthavenue #docknowsrealestate #what_i_saw_in_nyc #real_newyork #topnewyorkphoto #meetfrancois #newyorklike #americas.vacations #spoilednyc #nycprimeshot #newyork_ig #new_york_u.s.a #tiffanyclock #grandcentral #grandcentralterminal #grandcentralterminalclock #datethiscity #nycrealestate #movetonyc #waldorfastoriahotel #waldorfastoria #un #unitednations #unitednationsnewyork (at Midtown East, Manhattan)

[docknowsrealestate]

#midtown #midtowneast #midtowneastnyc #chryslerbuilding #chrysler #5thavenue #fifthavenue #docknowsrealestate #what_i_saw_in_nyc #real_newyork #topnewyorkphoto #meetfrancois #newyorklike #americas.vacations #spoilednyc #nycprimeshot #newyork_ig #new_york_u.s.a #tiffanyclock #grandcentral #grandcentralterminal #grandcentralterminalclock #datethiscity #nycrealestate #movetonyc #waldorfastoria #waldorfastoriahotel #waldorfastorianewyork #metlife (at Waldorf Astoria New York)