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Insert Clock

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What if clocks tell time in an absolutely different way? Will you feel uncomfortable with that? Let’s check it out with the “Insert Watch”, which is hanging right off the wall! Wow, that interests me a lot. I have to say, Leo Yiu Chun Pong ought to be proud of the innovative idea, as he may be changing our opinion to clocks. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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The clock tells time with words.

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Almost all the digital watches nowadays show the time by electronically lit up numbers, e.g.22:20 and we have been quite accustomed to that. So what if a clock tells time in words, say, “It’s about three”? You feel a bit out of it?

Shaped like a towel rack, the innovative clock includes two parts. As you can see, on the left are sentences like ‘ten minutes past’, while on the right are numbers. And when you read the sentence from the left end, a complete sentence will tell the time, “It’s five past three”. Woo, really interesting, I’ll take one. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Catena Wall Clock

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OMG, the clock seems so simple, yet it costs up to 2338 dollars!! The man who would buy such a clock must have gone crazy. So why, why is the clock so expensive? One reason may be its striking form. Different from others, Catena Wall Clock comprises a bicycle chain with twelve copper digits mounted on it, instead of traditional hands. Therefore, it is actually a clock that merely tells the hourly time. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Work Time Clock

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This special work is designed in a 24-hour format. As indicated in the clock, normal work time lasts from AM to 4 PM, the overtime work is from 4 PM to 12PM and 12PM to 8AM is regarded as a sitting-up time. To some degree, it is a good tool to help you arrange your time for work and rest reasonably. Maybe you should pay more attention to your time allocation from now on, after all health is always the first thing in life.

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Chasing Time Wall Clock

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Oh, yeah, yeah, the wall clock couldn’t be more ordinary at the first glance, but you are sure to see a different one if you pay more attention to it. Look, the hour markers around the clock changes gradually as time passes by. So you may find it a bit different than before whenever you look at it. Terrific!

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Onze Crazy O Clock

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See what? The “Onze Crazy O Clock” has pointed us a new way to active thinking. As the innovative clock asks us to perceive time rather than read time, it undoubtedly will cost you much mental work to calculate the exact time. Those who love mathematics are sure to love the clock.

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Word Clock

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Imagination is endless, and we couldn’t forecast what surprising creation will appear in another day, just like the Word Clock. Looking like a book, the clock tells time by displaying certain words which can adjust their brightness automatically to the ambient light. To provide you with more options, the clock is available in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and other languages too.

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Wedge Wall Clock

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Guess what, bookbinding fabric has come to change the serious image of your clocks! Designed by Linus Berglund, the clock, wedged into the wall, is made of soft textile to create you a warm feeling.

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Bungee-jumping Clock

We can do better than mere Cuckoo clocks and the world’s first bungee-jumping clock tells you time with a cute mint boy. At the time you set, the mint boy will open the door to say “It’s ten o’clock!” and then jump out. Still equipped with a Wi-Fi module, it also allows you to watch on your household activities.

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Stop the Time with a Switch

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“Almighty God, please stop the time!” Whenever we have to separate with the dearest or hand in those unfinished projects, we would wish that time were to stand still. Well, perhaps Harc Lee, form New York, has experienced too many such occasions, he designs the switch-wall clock to resolve the time frustration of most people. You can stop the time by turning the switch off and see the actual time when it’s turned on.

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Diversified Clock

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You are right the designer of the diversified clock! Clock hands, a blank dial, the initial elements of such a DIY clock create you a chance to be an artist. A round clock, a square clock, an animal clock, or even just a blank clock, what it looks like is all up to you. Design your own one now!

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World Clock

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The world clock is worthy of its name in the unique idea to show different times in a single clock. Featuring simple and creative design, the clock is composed of multi-colored pointers to show the time of a corresponding colored country in the world map at the bottom.

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Bead Clock

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On hearing the beautiful music of Chinese lute, we usually describe it as “pearls falling into a jade plate”, and now the bead clock can also remind us of that famous Chinese poem. When the clock works, two beads in different sizes will then brighten up to indicate the time. Be careful not to mix up the two beads! The bigger bead in the outer circle stands for the hour hand and the smaller one in the inner circle symbolizes the minute hand.

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Light O’clock

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Similar to the sundial used in the ancient times, the light o’clock also applies the discipline of light but presents it in a different way. With luminous equipment built in it, this clock tells time through two distinct beams of light, which are seen as the hour hand and minute hand individually. At present, there’re kinds of colors for you to choose, such as black, white, blue, orange, pink, green, etc.

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DIY Wall Clock

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As shown in the pictures, besides ultra-compact core parts of ordinary clocks, the wall clock also includes some beautiful decorative stickers. So you can compose different parts of them to create an unparalleled clock at your own will. Now follow us to see some wonderful works!

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