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Hey folks - I'm looking for a nice wall clock for the kitchen. I'd rather not pay a fortune for some nasty tat with a £2 motor and a fancy brand name...so any ideas on something that would satisfy a watch person (i.e. snob)? I'd spend up to £150 say, but cheaper is fine! Just to give an idea, I quite like the idea of an IWC dealer clock or something, but they seem to go for a bit more money than that.
(Actually, now that I think of it, an IWC dealer clock may well come with a £2 motor. Damn.)
It's noisy, weighs a ton and needs winding every few days:
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With matching watch! :)
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We’ve had one of these Smiths Sectric clocks from Roger Lascelles for a couple of years. They have the rights to produce them and they have a lovely sweep second hand like the electric originals. Only £42 too.
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Some of the Vitra ones are nice and probably have at least a 5.00 quartz module inside.
I have the George Nelson asterisk clock and it is compact but looks good and all metal apart from the aforementioned module which does look replaceable.
I also have a poor quality Hublot "dealer" clock in the garage but wouldn't pay more than 30 or so for one.
In my kitchen I have this lovely vintage Seiko
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These are readily available, I have this in the front room its very quiet.
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Seiko wooden 60s/70s 30-day wind up wall clock with day and date. Looks like something that should be on the wall of a post office or railway station. Chimes. Really nice. Like this: https://foter.com/photos/272/wall-cl...and-date-1.jpg
Or Staiger West German 70s/80s quartz wall clock. Austere-looking, German. Mine has a similar dial to this one, but has a plastic wood-effect case (looks nicer than it sounds).
Sorry, pics of mine are not available right now.
I have a Braun Clock. Quartz, silent and a sweeping hand.
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Mondaine Railway Clock... Just a few pounds over your budget : https://www.swiss-store.co.uk/watche...el-white-p1752
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
That is very nice.
I was thinking of this too - lived in Switzerland for a little while so it would have some meaning. Strangely expensive though!Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyE
The page title says 'Stop2Go' which I THINK means... Its one of the ones that stops the seconds hand... Then plays catch up.Quote:
Originally Posted by barneygumble
There's a red bodied one on amazon for £123. Not sure if it's a stop2go though.
Pretty sure only the dearer 'smart' version does the stop 2 go.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyE
I have one of those, it has bluetooth and you connect to it with a phone app to set the time. It can be set to either do the classic Mondaine stop at 59 seconds thing or behave like a normal clock. It's a nice clock but a couple of things let it down slightly for me, the hands don't line up brilliantly with the markers in some places and it's not synced with an atomic source - it syncs with your phone only when you connect with the app and otherwise it runs free - quite fast in my case. Very easy to re set though.
Vintage Smiths Sectric - characterful, affordable, keep good time and lovely Bakelite!