If you have friends and family who live in other countries or in other time zones, figuring out when to call them can be a challenge. ("Hmmm...so, if it's twelve noon in Los Angeles, it must be 9 pm in Paris...or is it 8 pm?"). The easiest method, of course, is to have a couple of different clocks set to the appropriate time zones so you can tell at a glance if you'll be catching them at breakfast or interrupting the best part of their REM sleep. For a variation on that method, try these clocks from Pottery Barn...
Geography Clocks by Pottery Barn Kids
The various shapes make it easy to distinguish at a glance between the clock set to follow the movements of your family in NY or that of your friend attending the Venice Film Festival. Their chalkboard surfaces keep their numbers handy too. Our only issue is that there are not clocks in the shape of more countries and states -- Africa, the US and Italy are the only shapes available -- so for right now Italy will have to stand in for all of Europe, Africa for the rest of the world and the US for everyone "local." For more information, click here
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Since they have a chalkboard finish you could actually draw in the time zones, and the formula for figuring out the time (one hour ahead, two hours behind, etc.). And if you move, you can erase the info and start again.
view hmr's profile
Could cause even more confusion, since the U.S. has four time zones, and Africa has several too, and daylight savings isn't universal. But definitely cute.
view Lisa Hunter (Montreal)'s profile
What about this one?
http://www.mossonline.com/product-exec/product_id/37601/category_id/70
view Anne K's profile
Those countries are in the wrong order! And out of proportion! Messes with my head.
view meg_ues's profile
I'm over the chalkboard finishes everywhere - but I really like clocks themselves, and at $49 they're a fairly decent price.
view bepsf's profile
Neither is Africa a country, but you know...
view davidasposted's profile
Bizarre assortment. Two countries and a continent. Why Italy? I don't understand the collection at all. I guess they were just going for interesting shapes.
view ridge_van_winkle's profile
TOTALLY getting the Africa one.
Maybe Pottery Barn chose the continent and two countries because their silhouettes are instantly recognizable? The shape of Europe may be a little ambiguous for the the intended audience, y'all.
view frontiersperson's profile
Yeah, but it'd stop being ambiguous to you after it had been hanging on the wall for a month, right? :)
My boyfriend lives in England and I'm in Chicago (usually.) My family decorated my office here with these clocks:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thaumata/2729838265/
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Who said Africa was a country?
view charlenemcbride's profile
Why Italy? Because its shape is instantly recognizable by the people who would buy them. I mean, could you recognize the shape of the Czech Republic? I know I couldn't.
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D'oh. What Frontiersperson said.
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