Stylish clock ideas

December 6, 2015 2:40 PM

I like clocks. And soon I'll be moving into a new place and would like to get three stylish clocks to put in various locations of my place. I want clocks that aren't exactly run-of-the-mill. Think unusual, conversation-starting clocks such as the Kit-Cat Klock from the 1930s (probably one of the three clocks will be a vintage black or red Kit-Cat Klock). I'm mostly looking for wall clocks and both new and vintage clock recommendations are welcome.
posted by GlassHeart to Shopping (29 answers total)

Colour o'clock?
posted by ClarissaWAM at 2:48 PM on December 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

Cuckoo clock? I like the minimal ones, personally.
posted by Sys Rq at 2:50 PM on December 6, 2015

The George Nelson "ball clocks" are classics of modern design. There are knockoffs all over.
posted by adamrice at 2:53 PM on December 6, 2015 [3 favorites]

something using nixie tubes?

(personally, i love split flap displays)
posted by andrewcooke at 2:54 PM on December 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

Definitely not cheap if you're looking for an original, but my grandparents had this Peter Max clock when I was a girl and I remember just gazing at it in wonder.
posted by town of cats at 3:26 PM on December 6, 2015

What about a 7 day clock? It isn't that useful, but it's unusual and interesting.
posted by kerf at 3:44 PM on December 6, 2015

Working paper clock

or

Da Vinci clock
posted by BWA at 3:52 PM on December 6, 2015

I love this George Nelson clock, although some people find it creepy.
posted by amelliferae at 4:11 PM on December 6, 2015

Swiss Railway clock?
posted by TWinbrook8 at 4:18 PM on December 6, 2015

The MoMA Store has a bunch of cool clocks.
posted by The corpse in the library at 4:34 PM on December 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

Go to the source of time; get an orrery. In the real world, time isn't measured from the big hand circling the dial, it's measured from the Earth spinning and circling the sun, so a mechanism that is based on that is ten times as interesting :)
posted by anonymisc at 4:45 PM on December 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

I am a huge fan of these House Industries collaboration with Heath Ceramics clocks. They're stylish and a little out the ordinary but also not over the top.
posted by kendrak at 4:49 PM on December 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

Get a Geochron!
posted by AaronRaphael at 5:12 PM on December 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

chain clock?
posted by Makwa at 5:13 PM on December 6, 2015 [2 favorites]

Of the many, many, clocks we seem to have collected over the years, two of the more unusual that I think fit your criteria are the binary clock (that seem to fascinate computer geeks) and what are simply called clever clocks, that are beautiful as well.
posted by DrGail at 5:30 PM on December 6, 2015

How about a Hannibal wall clock?
posted by rtimmel at 5:31 PM on December 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

Fish clock

Bulbdial clock (kit clock, though)
posted by limeonaire at 6:13 PM on December 6, 2015

Fibonacci clock!
posted by willbaude at 6:56 PM on December 6, 2015

Fish clock

The pictures make this look so much less gross than it would end up being, when the water gets full of fish food, both undigested and digested.
posted by gloriouslyincandescent at 7:26 PM on December 6, 2015

Not a wall clock, but this melting clock looks cool.
posted by sleepingcbw at 8:06 PM on December 6, 2015

Not cheap, but you can get an Aurora or similar 1970s vintage color-changing clock direct from the inventor, Barry Gamble.
posted by Scram at 9:28 PM on December 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

Here's a cool looking gear clock.
posted by DrumsIntheDeep at 9:43 PM on December 6, 2015

I love our railway station double sided clock.
posted by like_neon at 5:50 AM on December 7, 2015 [1 favorite]

I have a wall clock from this Etsy shop. The mechanism is nothing special, but the laser-cut wood is very striking, and it's light enough to hang on a thumbtack. I also like this bee clock.
posted by Nibbly Fang at 9:21 AM on December 7, 2015

By no means a "design object", but this bird clock has sparked tons of conversations from people who visit our home.
posted by homesickness at 10:11 AM on December 7, 2015

heh. Came in here to pimp www.chainclocks.com (I make them) but see that somebody beat me to it.

So instead, I'll say that I really really like these:
http://www.awkwardengineer.com/products/model-awk-105-analog-voltmeter-clock
posted by Mr. Big Business at 12:21 PM on December 7, 2015

I'll suggest the amazing clocks from Susan Boss and Mark Brown.
posted by jeri at 2:44 PM on December 8, 2015

There are some cool clocks at Uncommon Goods. Maybe this one? Or this?
posted by Frenchy67 at 9:14 AM on December 9, 2015

Shepherd 24 hour wall clock
posted by yeti at 9:25 AM on December 9, 2015