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	title of this thread your message Thanks for hipping me to this thread, Woody. Thought this might give you all a chuckle (or a groan): I went to the Howard Miller plant several years ago in a vain attempt to find a part for one of my Nelson clocks. This was right around the time that Vitra had begun production of their first 4 repros. While waiting in their offices (clock-in-hand), I received quite a few comments from employees passing through: "Haven't seen one of those in ages." "Those are collectible, you know." etc. Eventually, I was led to a parts counter in the back of the factory, where after an extensive search, they informed me that I was out of luck. Oh well. Because of the earlier fuss made over my clock, I stopped back in the office, and asked if they'd ever considered reproducing any of the Nelson clocks. Mid-Century collecting was hot, and the new Vitra clocks showed that there was definitely a market for overpriced repros. I even offered my own collection of originals, as reference. They politely sent me packing, essentially saying that that was all in the company's past. Pretty ironic for a company that makes so much of the "heritage" of its grandfather clocks. Well, a decade later it seems they finally joined the bandwagon. When I first saw their new production ball clocks, I emailed them to ask about the proportional differences from the original. They replied that it was done intentionally, so that originals would not be devalued. Wish they could have seen my eyes rolling. associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?