Search "antique barometer" and you'll find two very different things: genuine 19th century instruments selling for thousands through specialist dealers, and reproductions that look the part until you pick one up. This collection is neither. Every barometer here is a brand new instrument, built today by Fischer Germany, styled in the classic round dial, brass and timber tradition that made antique barometers desirable in the first place.
That's not a downside, it's the point. A real antique barometer is a gamble. You rarely know if the mechanism still works, mercury models are restricted or illegal to ship in plenty of countries, and a genuine Georgian or Victorian piece can run into the thousands before you've even opened the box. A new Fischer, in the same style, works properly from day one, comes with a real warranty, and can be serviced instead of retired when something needs attention.
Fischer has been making instruments like these since 1945, in the same part of Germany, the same way, ever since. This isn't a genuine antique. It's a barometer built well enough to become one: something you buy once and hand down, not something you replace in five years.
No antique gamble. A real antique is a risk: an unverified mechanism, shipping restrictions on mercury models, and a price that can run into the thousands before you've even checked it works. A new Fischer in the same style removes all three problems while keeping the look.
A full range of classic finishes. Polished brass, chrome on brass, mahogany, walnut and ebony, plus barographs and full weather station combinations for anyone who wants more than a single dial.
Fischer heritage, not a copy. Fischer has been hand-building barometers in Germany since 1945. The styling on this page hasn't changed because it never needed to.
Backed by local servicing. Barometers & Clocks is the official Fischer Germany service centre for Australia, so repairs stay in the country instead of being shipped overseas and back.
Kurt Fischer, an aircraft engineer, founded the Fischer factory in Drebach, in Germany's Ore Mountains, in October 1945. The first barometers left the workshop within a year, built in the classic round dial, brass and timber style that's still recognisable as "antique" today, because it's the same style that defined the era.
The company stayed in Drebach through decades of change, including a period of state ownership, before returning fully to Fischer family hands in 1990. Its instruments are still hand-assembled by people trained in the same techniques the factory started with, which is why a new Fischer barometer looks and feels like it belongs in a much older house.
And because Barometers & Clocks is the official Fischer Germany service centre for Australia, that heritage comes with local backup. If your instrument ever needs a service, it stays in the country instead of being packed up and sent back to Germany.
It's a new instrument. Every barometer in this collection is built today by Fischer Germany in a classic antique style, not sold as, or priced as, a period antique.
It works. Genuine Fischer Germany barometers are precision instruments first and antique-styled decor second, calibrated and hand-assembled so they read pressure accurately, not just decoratively.
A real antique barometer is hard to buy with confidence. Mercury models face shipping restrictions in many countries, and you rarely know if the mechanism still works until it arrives. A new Fischer in the same style works properly from day one and comes with a warranty and local servicing.
Yes. They suit weather watchers, boaters, gardeners, retirees and anyone who appreciates a well-made traditional object, and they work well as a milestone gift such as a retirement, anniversary or housewarming present.
An interior wall or shelf away from direct sunlight, heaters and extreme drafts gives the most accurate reading. Hallways, studies, living rooms and boat cabins are the most common spots.
Yes. Barometers & Clocks is the official Fischer Germany service centre for Australia, so servicing and repairs are handled locally rather than shipped overseas and back.
Free international shipping. Official Fischer Germany service centre for Australia, so repairs and servicing stay local. Genuine German-made precision instruments, hand-assembled since 1945.
Every barometer above is new, but built to the same standard that made the originals worth keeping. Scroll back up and find the finish that suits your space.
