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Wonderful modern cuckoo clock CL14-1 by Rombach & Haas can make your home more urbane.
Authentic German Black Forest modern cuckoo clock RH SL35-9 with 8-day-movement by Rombach & Haas.
Rombach & Haas cuckoo clock antique 1885 replication Railroad house with delicate ornaments. The clock can be silenced manually with a lever.
The 8-day hunting cuckoo clock Romba RH 4552 with music and hanging animals has a mechanical movement from the market leader SBS-FEINTECHNIK in the Black Forest/Germany. The melodies change every hour between the Happy Wanderer and Edelweiss.
The Haas Family, Five Generations, and What Rombach & Haas Actually Builds
Gregor Rombach founded the workshop in Schonach in 1894. The building is still there. Five generations of the Haas family have run it since — the current generation being Ingolf Haas, who managed the company for decades, and his daughter Conny Haas, who joined the business and became the designer behind the Romba Art modern collection. Conny’s daughter Selina Haas has since joined as well, making it a three-generation active operation at the time of writing. That kind of continuity is rare even by Black Forest standards.
The traditional line is what built the company’s reputation. Rombach & Haas carved clocks — particularly the hunting style models — are among the most detailed in the Black Forest market. Stag heads are fully three-dimensional, not low relief. Leaves are deeply undercut from the linden wood surface. Wildlife figures — rabbits, pheasants, chamois — stand free from the case rather than sitting flush against it. At 70 to 100 cm tall, the larger models are substantial wall pieces that take skilled craftsmen a meaningful amount of time to produce.
Music boxes in Rombach & Haas musical models are Swiss-made by Reuge — one of the most respected mechanical music box manufacturers in existence, based in Sainte-Croix. Tone count on premium models runs to 36 voices, which is the top end of what Black Forest cuckoo clocks offer. The two alternating melodies — “Edelweiss” and “Der fröhliche Wanderer” — sound noticeably fuller and more resonant than standard music box mechanisms at lower tone counts. The difference is audible in person.
The company has won the VdS Black Forest Clock of the Year award five times — in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2021. Three consecutive wins at the start of the awards era is a record no other maker has matched. In 2001 and 2002 the winning clocks were Bahnhäusle-style railroad house replicas; by 2003 the design evolved into an early carved variant. The 2021 win came two decades later, confirming consistency over time rather than a single strong period.
The Romba Art Collection — Modern Cuckoo Clocks That Are Still VdS Certified
In 2005, Conny Haas launched the Romba Art line — a collection of modern designer cuckoo clocks that break completely from the carved farmhouse tradition. The Romba Art collection includes geometric designs like the BAUHAUS (flat planes, Bauhaus-influenced minimal form), the KUBUS (cube structure, visible movement through plexiglass panels), the CLASSIC (simple birdhouse silhouette in natural wood), and the RAUTE (diamond / rhombus form). These are not novelty clocks. They use the same REGULA mechanical movements as traditional Black Forest clocks, are produced in the same Schonach workshop, and carry full VdS certification as genuine Black Forest mechanical cuckoo clocks — a distinction most modern cuckoo clock designs from other makers cannot claim.
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Pricing across both lines is higher than mid-market Black Forest alternatives. That’s expected for a family workshop at this scale. Buyers who want deep carved detail, Swiss music box quality, or a genuinely certified modern design that doesn’t exist elsewhere — this is where to look. A well-maintained Rombach & Haas clock, serviced every 8 to 10 years, will run for decades. The Rombach & Haas Clocks FAQ covers servicing intervals and what to expect from long-term mechanical clock ownership.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Romba Art collection?
Romba Art is the modern designer line launched by Conny Haas in 2005. It sits completely outside the carved farmhouse tradition — BAUHAUS, KUBUS, CLASSIC, RAUTE, and other collections use geometric forms in natural linden wood. All models use standard REGULA mechanical movements and carry full VdS certification as genuine Black Forest cuckoo clocks. They are made in the same Schonach workshop as the traditional carved range.Are Romba Art modern cuckoo clocks VdS certified?
Yes. Despite the contemporary design, all mechanical Romba Art models carry the VdS seal of authenticity — the same certification that applies to traditional Black Forest cuckoo clocks. The certification requires Black Forest manufacture and a mechanical movement; the external design is not a factor. Quartz Romba Art versions, like quartz versions from any Black Forest maker, do not carry VdS certification.What is the difference between Rombach & Haas and other Black Forest premium brands?
Two things stand out. First, the carving quality on traditional models — stag heads and wildlife figures are fully three-dimensional rather than in shallow relief, and the leaf undercutting goes deeper than most competitors at the same price point. Second, the Romba Art line has no equivalent from other VdS-certified makers: there is no other Black Forest manufacturer producing certified geometric designer cuckoo clocks at this scale.