Top of the heap in my opinion is the Angelus mid-20th century range of desktop and travel clocks, often with a travel or aviation theme. Often found with Tiffany dial.
I have the Multitime from 1948, an 8-day moonphase calendar alarm clock, sharing a folding leather case with a revolving arctic-view depiction of the globe.
Great Piece on Alarm Clocks. My Lego Darth Vader alarm clock wakes me up with an increasing buzzing sound, but the Nanu Arc sounds like a great alternative ( Must Admit, Hard to Give up the Dark Side, though)
I think lume is one of the more important features to have when you want to see what time it is when you suddenly wake up after dreaming about not being allocated a Sub by your dealer (or more frequently to go to the toilet).
Seiko Kyoda II Alarm Clock, Silver QHE206SLH for $40 for me but there's like a Tuna-esque model with rotating bezel for $55.
Great post MrT - only you travel the road others do not. I'm a huge fan of (mechanical) clocks in general, but here in South Africa it's nigh impossible to get them repaired. Only option is to convert to quartz- which I can live with if the case/clock/design lives up to it...
What a great read. I love trying to preserve vintage clocks from the 40's-60's especially from the likes of Movado and JLC, made from exotic leather (brown alligator is a favourite). The leather casing gives them a touch of class and they sit very pretty on a nice wooden desk. I admit, I've gotten them on the bay for cheap and had a ton of fun polishing both the crystal and the leather to have them look more appealing than they did in the sellers photos.
That was fun! I have an Asprey clic-clac (the slidy now-you-see-it-now-you-don't travel clock). Mine is metal, so NOT very travel-friendly (it weighs a ton) but it's a thing of beauty on the shelf. I had NO IDEA it's an alarm clock as well. This is potentially life-changing 🤯
Top of the heap in my opinion is the Angelus mid-20th century range of desktop and travel clocks, often with a travel or aviation theme. Often found with Tiffany dial.
I have the Multitime from 1948, an 8-day moonphase calendar alarm clock, sharing a folding leather case with a revolving arctic-view depiction of the globe.
These are cool. Angelus were very inventive in the 20th century
Great Piece on Alarm Clocks. My Lego Darth Vader alarm clock wakes me up with an increasing buzzing sound, but the Nanu Arc sounds like a great alternative ( Must Admit, Hard to Give up the Dark Side, though)
I have the standard Lego brick alarm still laying around too. Not as cool as darth Vader, but fun.
I think lume is one of the more important features to have when you want to see what time it is when you suddenly wake up after dreaming about not being allocated a Sub by your dealer (or more frequently to go to the toilet).
Seiko Kyoda II Alarm Clock, Silver QHE206SLH for $40 for me but there's like a Tuna-esque model with rotating bezel for $55.
It’s a good point, you want some but not too much. Seiko has lots of cool alarms!
I hear Goat leather is the preferred skin for Travel clocks.
“ These clocks were functional objets d'art, capable of telling the time and acting as an aide-mémoire for weary travelers. “ 😂
chatGPT could never
I like that railmaster 2504.52 but I would like it better if those numerals were a hair farther from the indexes.
Great post MrT - only you travel the road others do not. I'm a huge fan of (mechanical) clocks in general, but here in South Africa it's nigh impossible to get them repaired. Only option is to convert to quartz- which I can live with if the case/clock/design lives up to it...
No love for the Lego alarm clock? Haha I would have sent you a photo of
my alarm clocks at home but I'm still out of the country
I would love to do the same thing. Notification fatigue is a big problem for mental health. Unfortunately I am a doctor so basically I’m screwed!
pagers but make them mechanical
Back in the day they called that a telephone
What a great read. I love trying to preserve vintage clocks from the 40's-60's especially from the likes of Movado and JLC, made from exotic leather (brown alligator is a favourite). The leather casing gives them a touch of class and they sit very pretty on a nice wooden desk. I admit, I've gotten them on the bay for cheap and had a ton of fun polishing both the crystal and the leather to have them look more appealing than they did in the sellers photos.
thanks for sharing your mega collection, Faizan 🙏
That was fun! I have an Asprey clic-clac (the slidy now-you-see-it-now-you-don't travel clock). Mine is metal, so NOT very travel-friendly (it weighs a ton) but it's a thing of beauty on the shelf. I had NO IDEA it's an alarm clock as well. This is potentially life-changing 🤯
Put that baby on the nightstand!
I’m going to get the battery changed and get that alarm ringing ! ⏰
Heritage Auctions have some badass alarm clocks live rn fwiw
These are nice!