Best products from r/clocks
We found 19 comments on r/clocks discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 18 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Lily's Home Do-It-Yourself Children's First Puzzle Clock Kit, No Batteries Required, Learn How Clock Gears Work, Colorful and Educational Gift for Kids, Multi-Colored (31 Pieces)
COMPLETE EDUCATIONAL KIT: Lily's Home First Puzzle Clock is an educational kit that explains the scientific nature of clocks. It contains everything you and your child (or grandchild) need to build a working clock.LEARN WHILE PLAYING: Building the clock offers a unique opportunity to promote cogniti...
2. Abong Laser-Cut Mechanical Wooden Pendulum Clock - 3D Clock Puzzle Model Kit - DIY Wooden Clock Kit
- GREAT INTERIOR DISPLAY - This beautiful mechanical wooden clock built with excellent quality materials is a great interior display. Place it on the walls of your house and watch its pendulum swing gracefully. Runs for 24 hours on a wind.
- EXPERT LEVEL ASSEMBLY - Clear, well-illustrated instructions will guide you through building and tuning your clock.
- FUNCTIONAL MODEL KIT - The comforting sound and mesmerizing movement create a focal point in any room
- MEASUREMENT - The body has dimensions of 250mm x 200mm x 50mm.
- REQUIRED TO COMPLETE (not included): Razor Saw, Wood Glue and Sandpaper, Counterweight Material, and Patience.
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5. Torinnov 12-inch Aluminium Radio Controlled Analog Wall Clock with Month/Day of Week/Temperature
- Radio-control WWVB (Atomic) for US channel
- Analog dials for time, month and day of the week, LCD second or date
- Automatic Perpetual Calendar - Auto changing winter/summer time (DST) and the day of 28th~31st to 1st
- High time-accuracy IR sensors auto calibration of all hands (Patent no. US8,934,321)
- High quality of Aluminum bezel and 3D printing of transparent Poly-carbonate dial
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6. Marathon Slim Atomic Wall Clock with Jumbo Display, Calendar, Indoor Temperature & Humidity. Color-Graphite Grey. SKU-CL030062GG
JUMBO DISPLAY - LCD display features 7-inch digits for easy viewingSELF-SETTING/ADJUSTING - Using radio frequencies broadcast from NIST's Colorado Atomic ClockMULTIPLE DISPLAY MODES - 12 or 24 Hour Display FormatsALARM WITH SNOOZE: Easy to set alarm with snooze function (5 minute intervals)MULTIPLE ...
7. Lorell 61001 Atomic Wall Clock, 11-3/4", Chrome
Sold as 1 EA.Atomic clock offers an elegant time reference for your office. Glass front lens is surrounded by a chrome, nickel-plated iron frame. The 11-3/4" clock also features silver hands for the minute and hour as well as a silver second hand. The face is white, and the large numbers are in bold...
8. La Crosse Technology WT-3102B 10-Inch WWVB Self-set Analog Wall Clock and automatic DST reset,Black/silver
For precise time in the home or office, atomic analog clock from La Crosse Technology. Atomic time with manual setting - Manual Reset ButtonFrame features chrome-colored finish with black inner trim; flat lens covers clock face from dust and debrisClock resets regularly by radio-control to match the...
9. Walnut Hollow Pendulum Clock Movement for 3/4-inch Surfaces, Large
- One set of clock-making components designed for use with 3/4"-thick wood surfaces (sold separately); includes minute hand, hour hand, and second hand, plus 9-5/8" pendulum
- Suitable for making, repairing, and restoring all kinds of analog clocks, from simple wall clocks to cuckoos
- Gold-finished hands and pendulum offer watchmakers' accuracy and dependability
- Shop Walnut Hollow's wood clock surfaces ideal for use with Walnut Hollow clock kits; design and build your own timepieces for home decor or gifts
- Comes with full assembly instructions; uses (1) AA battery not included; 15/16" shaft length; 9-5/8" pendulum length; 2-3/4" pendulum diameter
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10. Creative Hobbies Quartz Clock Motor Movement, C91MQS, 3/8 Inch Max Dial Thickness, 7/16 Inch Threaded Shaft Length, Complete Kit
- Includes everything needed to repair, replace, or make your own DIY clock project!
- Accurate to 2 minutes a year and runs up to 2 years on one AA Battery (not included)
- Includes hardware, hanger, 3" gold hands.
- Measures 2-1/8" Square x 5/8" thick with 5/16" diameter shaft for 3/8" hole.
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11. Eco Recycled Moon Phase Wall Clock
- Sturdy Polymer construction
- A Must Have to make your Hi Point your Own!
- Easy to install!
- Fits either the CF380 or C9 models
- NEW Hi-Point Custom TEXTURED Grips Want a custom look? Try our new textured grips. These grips are Hydro-Dipped with a durable coating. They are textured to give you a better grip on the gun. The coatings on this is similar to those on a car. It will last for many years under normal use.
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13. SE Universal 4 Prong Brass Clock Key for Winding Clocks, Odd and Even Numbers (2 PC.) - JT6336-2
- 4 prong odd sizes: 3, 5, 7, and 9
- 4 prong even sizes: 2, 4, 6, and 8
- Made of brass
- 2 pieces
- Universal clock key is used to wind most clocks
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14. Seiko 12" Black Wall Clock with White Markers
- Thin, black case with black face and white markers
- Quiet sweep second hand
- Precise quartz movement
- Powered by 1 AA battery (included)
- Overall dimensions: 11. 61 X 0 X 1. 88
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15. Westminster Chime Pendulum Clock Movement Complete With Hands
- 155 mm in length.
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16. Braun BNC008BK-RC LCD Quartz Alarm Clock
- Imported, 5.7 centimeters high, 5.7 centimeters wide, radio controlled movement
- Travel alarm clock, reverse lcd display, 58mm width x 58mm height x 20mm thick, battery included
- Digital Display
- Case Diameter: 56mm
- Diameter: 56mm
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17. Torre & Tagus Woodpecker Motion Bird Clock, One Size, Black
Power source type: Battery Operated
18. Kendal Large Handcrafted Wood Cuckoo Clock MX015-1
- Solid Wood, Forest Deer style cuckoo clock with hand-carved decorations.
- The bird comes out and sings co co every Hour.
- Automatic Night Shut Off Sensor -- night silencer. Adjustable Volume - (High, Low or Shut off).
- Two D Battery Operated (not included) .
- Dim: 16.14"(H) (not include the length of the tails) x12.99"x6.3"
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My wife bought me the same kit for Christmas from Amazon. I haven't started on it yet, but I might this weekend. Everything is laser-cut, but as the previous person said, you'll have to sand the pieces to get them smooth.
You can also get a nice little toy clock with plastic gears and a see-though case. It doesn't take long to put together, but it's still pretty cool. Not terribly accurate, but I didn't expect that for the price. That was Christmas two years ago. I asked for it mostly to show to my grandchildren.
One of the related items is a plastic da Vinci "clock". It doesn't really tell time, as it only runs for a minute or two, but the mechanism is pretty cool. That was Christmas for me last year. ☺ I bought some lead fishing weights to replace the one that came with it. It's supposed to use coins for the weight, I suppose, but the little container kept getting caught up in the works. The 2g teardrop-shaped weight I bought works better.
The mechanical Omega's & Tissot's all have value to them. Especially the mechanical multi function watches. I would recommend picking up The Complete Price Guide To Watches. There is a great section on wristwatches in there that should give you an idea of the value. bear in mind, Case wear/scratches, Parts missing (like the crown/stem), corrosion and not running mechanism all decrease the value. Also, the pocket watch section is great as well. According to the book, the year your Pocket watch was made in 1906 based on the 14,306,805 serial number. Good luck!
I am new to this clocks subreddit, but as far as I know you'll have to choose:
Option A would be to go for a clock that you can match exactly to the school clocks that is very precise (that is, drifts as little as possible). If the 'school clock' however is not somehow synchronized regularly there is no way in which you can get them perfectly synchronized.
Option B would be better if you'd ask me, and that is to go for a radio-controlled clock. These can be either analog or digital, with or without seconds or date display, and more importantly is that they automatically synchronize every day. So even if it would drift a few seconds a day, the time would still be perfectly synchronized at least once a day. You could go for something like this (digital), or this (analog), or this (analog, with digital seconds)... you'll get the point that there is no virtually no limit to what kind of clock you can choose from there!
Do you want them to be all the same? One time I made a world time display with all my spare cheap clocks (at a certain point you can get so many that you either have to put some away, or display them together somehow!) but I agree that having them all the same is rather more classy.
It's unfortunate IKEA doesn't make the SKARP anymore, which had a flat glass lens. Walmart used to sell this clock which had a flat glass lens. Target has similar ones. Muji has some nice clean clocks but they're not particularly cheap.
I recommend you get clocks without a second hand, or remove the second hand if it comes with one – it will make the ticking quieter (less load on the mechanism), and you won't get annoyed when the clocks inevitably fall out of sync. Or you could avoid the sync problem by getting vintage electric clocks (which will stay in sync because they get their timing from the power company), or radio-controlled clocks (but these are pricey and limited in the zones they can display).
Hope that's of some help!
Looking at this and your other one, I think these are both pretty cheap clocks to be honest.
This one by the looks of it is a battery clock with a veneered chipboard casing to make it up into a grandfather clock size. The clue is the red second hand. The type of wood, the fact the casing doesn't close up, it's just an open support structure for the clock face, and the fact that by the looks of it it's an ordinary battery pendulum movement suggests it's not worth much to be honest.
The other one is just a fairly basic mechanical clock. The model is pretty common, it took me less than a minute to find a picture of a very similar model. Models like this come with various different manufacturer names stuck onto it, which suggests the clock itself is a very cheap one, probably Chinese manufactured, and then different rebranders just stick their own name on it. I'd be surprised if it was more than about 20-30 years old.
That's not including the unfortunate point that the casing of yours is quite badly damaged.
Sorry, there's not much money to be had in either of them I don't think.
It's actually pretty easy. You can use almost any kind of drive you want. Electric, battery operated would be by far the easiest. You'd keep the case, AND the clock face. Remove the hands that came with it, remove the clockworks, then replace it with something like this $8 buck one from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Hobbies-Movement-C91MQS-Thickness/dp/B01N7WOWU3/
Like this (https://www.amazon.com/Recycled-Moon-Phase-Wall-Clock/dp/B01FSTC7VM) but with an hour hand also?
If you're really looking to make your own clock from scratch, you might want to check out this book. It shows you how to make your own clock out of paper. It's pretty tedious because for instance, to make a gear, you have to cut the two sides of the gear out and then wrap a third thin strip of paper around each tooth. The book has you cut out the parts and assemble them, but you could trace them and cut them out of some pretty thin wood.
As far as the self-immolating feature, this pendulum clock is gravity fed, so you could just make a mechanism that would be triggered by the weight. Just lengthen the string so that it gives you 7 days of non-stop clockage.
Hey, if the string is a fuse, you could have the weight slowly lower itself into a flame :)
> Are clock keys fairly interchangeable
Some are. :)
https://smile.amazon.com/SE-JT6336-2-Universal-Winding-Numbers/dp/B0040ZZTNY
Although you need to know if its worth buying. Does the pin in the hole have a square end on it? If so, that's probably the winding hole.
I have been thinking about getting this Seiko clock. I think it has a similar aesthetic. I don't own it so I can't say first hand, but it has good reviews.
If you want one that does everything that clock does (chime and swinging pendulum) you can it it on amazon for about $40. As mentioned above the repair itself is very simple and all the mounting hardware should come with it.
Westminster Chime Pendulum Clock Movement Complete With Hands https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0197B7E9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_54HgAbQZ4JQEA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSP7IHV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_C29-yb0F659E7
https://www.amazon.com/Torre-Tagus-901296-Woodpecker-Motion/dp/B00E3RGWTO
http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Working-Paper-Clock/dp/0060910666