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This is a nice touch on the regular ol’ clock- each hour is spelled out in black and each minute spelled out in light gray.

10″ Dia
Titanium/White

What was that? You’re looking for a clock that tells you the temperature and ambient humidity? And you want a matte steel frame? Well, here’s one for less than 50 bucks.

11″x 12″H

For those of you that want nothing but the essentials, these hands will certainly help you tell the time minimalistically. Is that a word? Or, you could get creative and make your own markers for each hour. You could also perhaps go to your local hardware or craft store and get something similar for less, but who wants to do that when there’s the ease of online shopping?

Short hand measures 16″; long hand is 21″. Black, powder-coated metal. Uses one AA battery, not included.

35.5″ dia. at six o’clock

I truly love this.

“designed by kouji iwasaki, the wood LED clocks won top prize at the asahikawa international design fair in 2002. these clever clocks have a very thin layer of veneer that permits the LEDs to shine through. available in two sizes: long (7″ x 4″ x 3.5″) or tall (8.25″ x 3.5″ x 3.5″). includes AC adapter. available april 2006.”

I do believe this qualifies as an ‘i-would-have-this-in-my-home’ object.

White plexiglass with black lettering.

12.5″x 12.5″H

This wall clock designed by Jacob Jensen in 1988 still retains every bit of it’s design integrity today. Black and white, dials to tell the time, what’s not to like?

Brushed aluminum; MDF

Requires 1 AA battery, included.

11.5″ square 1″ thick

A conceptual clock, of sorts…
“A circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a central point. There’s a theory that if you can draw a circle, you can draw anything. everlab, in its quest to merge art and science, now brings to you the one-hour circle. Portable, adhesive, and battery-powered, the one-hour circle creates a perfect pencil orbit in sixty minutes. Available in a range of aesthetically appealing colours, the everlab one-hour circle can bring a little bit of mathematical perfection to every room in the house.” Via Core77.

A modern take on an old theme: a lacquered metal frame features the favorite deers and trees of the traditional cuckoo clock. I’ve never thought I would put a cuckoo clock in my home (brings to mind plastic-covered upholstery and taxidermy for some reason), but I think this one has changed my mind.

Hmm…if I had this I would probably be able to tell that a category 5 hurricane was headed in my direction. Which it is, and I sure hope it doesn’t hurt anything or anyone too badly. So, now that I’ve said that, let’s get on with the info on this quite informative status wall clock brought to us by MoMA:

“This large quartz clock/weather station with an extra-large LED screen provides the time in am/pm or military format, day and date, inside and outside temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius, and barometric readings. It includes a remote control sensor for temperature. Made of ABS plastic and polypropylene. 4 AA and 2 AAA batteries are included.”

Size: 14.25l x 4.5w x 1.75″d.

This clock was featured in MetHome Magazine. It’s painted orange metal. Quartz movement.

The rnd_time (“random time”) clock allows you to randomly spread the hours out to your heart’s desire.

For those of you afraid of the whole “random” process, let’s reenergize the geometry part of your brain. There are 360° in a circle. Using a compass and a protractor, draw a circle on a sheet of paper and draw a line at every 30° mark (360°/12=30°). Nail the paper to the wall in the center of the circle (where you’d like the hands of the clock to go). Use a level to make sure one of the lines is completely horizontal. Tie a long string to the center nail and stretch it out along the 12 o’clock line. Put another nail anywhere along the string to determine placement of the 12 o’clock cube. Now do that 11 more times. Tear off the paper and then place each cube on the appropriate nail. That was easy!

each cube measures 2.3″ x 2.3″ x 2.3″
available in black cubes or white cubes.

This stamped steel face clock is just what you need to keep you informed of the hour. Simple, contemporary and most likely within your budget, it can stand on it’s own on a shelf or be hung on the wall.

AAA battery required (not included)