This Analog Desktop Clock Relieves Distress Wait, how did this expensive clock get into this article? Maybe try this less expensive Chelsea clock. There are nearly 300 precision parts behind its hand-silvered face, and at just under $3,000, it’s a steal. Gentle chimes play every four hours -at the end of your watch duty. It’s actually under $20, runs on batteries, doesn’t make a sound and, again, is the clock version of a 1974 Chevy Nova.Ĭhelsea’s Ship’s Bell timepiece is a hand-crafted chunk of brass and wood that will help you navigate your day with the salt spray in your face and the wind at your back. This is the kind of clock Mary Tyler Moore kept on her desk so she’d know when to turn the world on with a smile. Tinload’s extravagantly named 5.5-Inch Silent Analog Alarm Clock looks like it time-traveled here from 1974. If you’re a vinyl collector, you know all about Crosley because they make the iconic record players of your ironically tattooed dreams. This analog clock is battery-powered quartz timekeeping, so there’s no winding or ticking.
For those of you who aren’t wearing noise-canceling headphones or who suffer from misophonia (fear of ticking), three of the clocks on this list do not tick. You know Wilbur who runs shipping? Dude has 300 clocks in his house. These analog desktop clocks fit the bill.īut Hang On, the Ticking Is Going to Drive Me Cuckoo You need to accent your visual space with something usefully beautiful. But if you aren’t careful, working at home can turn into an insidious tedious grind. You have at least four timepieces available to you at the flick of a wrist, the flip of a phone, as a flicker on your laptop or flitting across your tablet. An analog desktop clock is not something you need.