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Though I would not call them "popular" or "household" clocks, there are still similar clocks being made. For a good quality example, check out Erwin Sattler [0]. I think one of those would fit in at home. Well, it might take new furniture to match it.

[0] <https://www.erwinsattler.com/> I have no financial interest in that.

If you would like to see this, check youtube for the 'clickspring' channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/Clickspring . He machines a much desktop mechanical clock from scratch over many episodes.

Harder to use the grandfather clock to signify your wealth when out and about

Past few months should have been a boon for that then. Way harder to non-obviously flash your wrist into a Zoom call then carefully putting a grandfather clock just in frame in the background.

Ha. It'd certainly be amusing to watch someone try though!

A waterproof cuckoo clock mounted on a boxy vehicle like a Jeep might be entertaining. There have certainly been weirder aftermarket modifications for them.