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This clever piece of functional art combines a printed clock graphic with a real working clock mechanism. I’m thinking office or kitchen.

-Lightweight, high-qualitity canvas frame
-420mm x 297mm
-Requires 1 x AA battery (not included).

Not sure if many of you remember this being posted last year, but I sure do, because I ordered it only to discover a few weeks later that the retailer hadn’t sent it to me and wasn’t responding to any of my emails. I did get a refund, of course, but I was sort of sad when I couldn’t find it anywhere else. Well, that big long sob story is all to say ‘here it is!, I found it!’ (again).

Large white LED lights in metal case. UL approved adapter included.
Measurements : W 16.25 x D 2.25″

It’s sort of rare for wood to be raw, isn’t it? Usually there’s some sort of finish or stain, and maybe that’s why this one looks particularly fresh and new.

Raw Wood Wall Clock made from milled solid maple with leather strap and aluminum hands.
Dimension: 10 in. Diam., 24 in. strap

Do you get bored quickly? Maybe this clock will keep your creative juices flowing with its brightly colored removable/interchangeable blocks.

Create your own look: 76 of the 81 blocks are removable.
Hang or use removable stand. Available with white background or black background. Be creative, be unique, be on time.

ABS Plastic, 8″ x 8″, 1 AA battery (not included).

$29.00, Buy it here.

As you might be able to guess, this clock’s shape was inspired from dropping a bunch of antique clock hands on to the floor and tracing the outline.

Designed by Brendan Young.
Each clock comes with a removable back leg to enable wall hanging or table standing.
Laser cut steel.

Available in rusty or black
Small, 31 H x 2.5 D x 18 cm W approx., £57.99
Large, 63 H x 2.5 D x 33 cm W approx., £101.99

Here’s another hard-to-read time telling device to add to the ever expanding list. (I post this as more of a novelty item than a truly useful one.)

The Galactic LED clock looks as if it was taken straight from the bridge of the starship enterprise. The clock in the picture reads 12:34. 1 – 2 -3 – 4 ….clever huh? The clock can be set to change the time display every second, every minute, or every 4 seconds. there are three brightness levels that can be set by the user. The clock uses the latest LED technology, which means that the lights will last indefinitely. The clock is available in black or silver and can be wall mounted or freestanding. It measures 10-1/4″ x 3″ x 1″ deep and operates off of the included AC plug-in adapter.

measures 10-1/4″ x 3″ x 1″ deep

$60.00, Buy it here.

Seeing as the rectangle version is no longer available, you might want to snap up the round version quick if it’s your sort of thing. (I know I like it, but have waay too many clocks to add any more to my collection.)

This atypical version of a typical clock is designed to be displayed at the edge of a shelf or mantel. Eye-catching, it appears to be only the top half of a clock, but the hands fully rotate. Made of powder-coated steel with aluminum hands. One AA battery included.

Size: Round: 5.25h x 8w x 2.75″d
Rectangle no longer available

$46.00, Buy it here.

Who needs numbers to tell the time? Certainly not anyone who has this word clock.

The clock consists of two adjacent rolls, contained in a clear acrylic tube. A red mark indicates the line that should be read to tell the time. The left roll spells out five minute increments of time. The right roll contains the numbers one to twelve, spelled out. The gearing is such that as the minutes turn to “twenty-five minutes to,” the hour roll advances.

Designer: Hans Muller and Hans van Dongen
Materials: Acrylic, plastic.
Dimensions: 24″ x 4″

$229.00, Buy it here.

If you’re the type that benefits from visual cues, this clock might help you map out your day with its space for notes and messages.

Designer: Ricardo Saint-Clair
Comes with one dry erase marker and eraser, which hides in the side of the clock.
Made of sturdy plywood and laminate.
Requires one AA battery (not included).
Size: 16″diam.

$135.00 ($121.50 Members), Buy it here.

This is a different sort of way to tell the time…

By creating a sequence of analog hours, minutes and seconds, the ‘Just a Moment’ clock both allows us to focus on each chronometric subdivision and forces us to reconsider the familiar angular relationships and shapes of a concentric clock’s hands. Wall-mountable.

Requires 3 AA batteries, not included.
15.75″ x 6″
Aluminum.

Hmm, this reminds me of the Just a Moment Clock in theory. The black discs are nice in that you can position them however you’d like.

The elements of time are broken down into three separate black disks with numbers to indicate hours, minutes, and seconds and can be positioned on the wall as you like. Made in Italy of painted wood. Three AA batteries included.

Designer: Dario Serio, 2008
Size: Hours disk: 1.75d x 7.5″diam; Minutes disk: 1d x 9.5″diam;
Seconds disk: .75d x 11.5″diam.

$295.00 ($265.50 Members), Buy it here.

Precise time keeping is this clock’s claim to fame. Simple bold graphics work like a charm.

Based on railway engineer Hans Hilfiker’s 1940s classic, the Swiss Railway Station Clock is a standard throughout European train stations, with over 3,000 clocks keeping precision time.
The straightforward black and white face with a red second hand is easy to read from a distance. Made by Mondaine with a brushed steel case and German clock movement, the clock was included in the Museum’s Tempo exhibition.

One AA battery is required (not included) for the 10″ clock. Two AA batteries are required for the 15.75″ clock, which can also be run using the included AC adapter.
Small: 10″ diam., $195.00
Large: 15.75″ diam., $395.00

Buy it here.

(Also, forgive me for being a bit Cayce Pollard-esque, but isn’t this so much better?)

With this weather-focused wall clock, you can forecast rain or shine without the help of a meteorologist. Smart.

* Large easy-to-read wall clock with day and date, hour, minute and second
* Multi-color barometer heralds sunny days or rainy nights
* Wet, dry or misty – the hygrometer measures moisture

13.5 x 2 x 13.5 inches ; 3 pounds

$79.95, Buy it here.

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No batteries? Yes please.

Like its friend the Sun Jar, this handy solar powered clock is handsome as it is practical and eco-friendly. With a smart and simple solar panel on its front it’s a far cry from the days of those dodgy calculators you had to crouch under a bright light to use. But as well as being functional this little clock has a clean and unfussy design that lets you stand it up whichever way you want. To boot, its solar power means that you’ll never be caught in the twilight zone wondering what the time really is after a night-time power cut.

designer:
Adrian Allen
Supplied with two sets of hands (long & short) to give you the options of wall mounted or free standing.

$49.00, Buy it here.

Floating hands tell the time in either classic or modern styling. Be sure to take note of the dimensions though, they’re pretty big.

The ultimate in simplicity, this clock has been stripped down to its most essential element- its hands. Striking, modern, minimal and functional.

Classic Hands Wall Clock, 27.6″ Diameter, $50.00,
Buy it here.
Hands Aluminum Wall Clock, 17.7″ Diameter, $54.00, Buy it here.