As with anything there are many, many reasons a person might consider to begin collecting antique clocks: maybe one has been inherited to them and the desire for more like it has been bred, perhaps someone has found a way to speculate and profit from them, or it could be that a person has simply fallen in love with them and cannot get enough of them.
Whatever the reason you decide to start collecting antique clocks, or if you've already started, you'll definitely be happy about the large amount of different styles and ages and eras that you can begin or continue your collecting in.
For instance, you could begin by collecting only those made in a certain country. There are many countries that have some extremely beautiful, ornate and amazing antique clocks that you could start out with. You'll find them on the market from every country in the world, most notably however are: Germany, France, the United States and England.
Some people collecting antique clocks will collect those made by certain makers. A few of the more common of those would be Ansonia, Seth Thomas, Chelsea or Sessions. These clock makers have many different styles of that come onto the market in both the affordable beginner's price range and also the more experienced upper price ranges as well.
There are those that collect only certain kinds of antique clocks. They may concentrate on ornate wall clocks with long pendulums, or wall clocks with short pendulums. Some will collect mantle clocks or grandfather clocks. Maybe you like the look of only oak clocks or walnut clocks or those made out of early plastics.
Of course, there is always the antique clocks of a certain time period. If you're just starting out maybe you'll want to start with those that were made in the 1920s or even break up a little further: from the 1920s and from a United States based clock maker. Looking for something older? Then you can go back as far as your budget will allow, after all the very first spring powered clock was invented in the very early fifteen hundreds.
Whatever the reasons you have for wanting to get started, unless you already have, in this great hobby the most important thing is to have fun doing it and avoid over spending your budget. Collecting antique clocks can be very addicting!