5 Modern & Minimal Designer Wall Clocks

At our home these days, the only timepieces around are our iphones and the one on the stove. Our small beside clock bit the dust a few years ago and there just didn't seem to be a need to replace it. But, growing up, the main clock for the house was a butcher block wall clock in the kitchen with bold modern black numbers...

...that we remember fondly. If we were to add a wall clock to our kitchen, we'd go with something with sort of 70's retro vibe, like these five modern, minimal styles:

Shown above, left to right:

1. Monolithic Clock by Jonas Damon for $89 at Watchismo
2. Bankers Clock by Arne Jacobsen for $400 at Fitsu
3. Times Square Zen Clock by Jonathan Wajskol for $98 at Unica
4. Camp Clock by Claesson, Koivisto & Rune for $295 at Unica
5. Junghans Wall Clock by Max Bill for $375 at Nova 68

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amazing!!

posted by coco_cake_cupcakes on July 27th 2009 at 9:43am
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There's also the Crate and Barrel "Embossed Numbers" clock. It's simple, easy to read, and well... not $295. Yikes!

posted by JH4285 on July 27th 2009 at 9:48am
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My goodness, you're right. The only clocks I have are my stove digital clock, the microwave clock, the alarm clock by my bed and the clock on my dvr player. But no stand alone clock. Maybe it's a sign of the times.

posted by orchidday on July 27th 2009 at 9:50am
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And the only room in my house without a clock is Husband's bathroom. Our bedroom has two clock radios on the headboard---one my my side and one on his. From where I sit writing this, I can see four clocks---two genuine tick-itty-tick clocks and two digital (which includes the one in the lower right of my computer).

The clocks shown are pretty, but I wouldn't buy one because I like easy-to-read numbers and strong tick marks---anything less is time-keeping malpractice in my opinion :)

posted by SunnyBlue on July 27th 2009 at 10:53am
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JH4285 - Thanks so much for the link to the Crate and Barrel clock. It's so nice. It's perfect for my kitchen. And it's affordable!

posted by anmar on July 27th 2009 at 3:30pm
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WANT that first clock!!!

posted by lipstickonyourteeth on July 27th 2009 at 4:51pm
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My first official post!!!!!

Anyone interested in modern clocks would also be pleased to check out those produced by Karlsson. Some of their clocks are sold by Conran.

Umbra also has a very nice selection that is also affordable.

Ciao

posted by metrochabacano on July 28th 2009 at 8:33am
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