{"title":"Clocks","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"large-oak-and-gold-cog-wall-clock","title":"Large Oak \u0026 Gold Cog Wall Clock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eThe One Thing on the Wall That Has a Job to Do\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eA picture is looked at when someone chooses to look at it. A clock is read on the way past, from the far side of a room, several times a day, often by someone already doing something else. That makes it the only decorative object on a wall with a functional test attached, and plenty of handsome clocks fail it: numerals too fine, hands too short, a dial so busy that finding the time takes a second longer than it should. This one is built the other way round. The face is pale and largely empty, the batons are gold and black against it, and the hands run long enough to be picked out immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eThe interest is placed where it will not interfere. Rather than filling the dial with detail, the cog design sits at the centre behind glass, in timber tones matched to the oak rim with a fine gold ring around it. It gives the clock the depth and character of an exposed mechanism while leaving the outer two thirds of the face clear, which is exactly the part the eye uses. The oak edge does something similar: a metal or painted rim at 600mm would read as commercial, and the timber is what keeps a clock this size domestic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003e600 mm across, 65 mm deep, 4 kg, with a keyhole fixing on the reverse and a movement taking 3 x AA batteries, which are not supplied. For a second circle in the same warm metal elsewhere in the room, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/products\/simplistic-round-wall-mirror-gold-mr234gd\"\u003eSimplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold\u003c\/a\u003e answers the clock in a plain slim frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h d-hu\"\u003eWhat the Clock Brings to a Wall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eBuilt to be read.\u003c\/span\u003e High contrast batons on a pale face and long hands, so the time registers at a glance rather than after a pause.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eCog detail at the centre.\u003c\/span\u003e Depth and mechanical character behind glass, placed where it will not compete with the part of the dial you actually use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eA warm oak rim.\u003c\/span\u003e Timber rather than metal or paint, which is what stops a 600mm clock reading as a station fitting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eGold through the detailing.\u003c\/span\u003e On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face back to the warmth of the rim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eStatement scale.\u003c\/span\u003e At 600mm this holds a wall on its own, and it suits the large blank spaces kitchens and hallways tend to have.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eKeyhole fixing.\u003c\/span\u003e One mounting point on the reverse, so hanging is quick and adjusting the position later is easy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eReading a Clock From Across the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eClock faces without numerals live or die on their markers, because there is nothing else to give the eye a reference. What matters is contrast and length: a marker has to be dark enough against the face and long enough to register in peripheral vision, since most people take the time from the angle of the hands rather than by reading a position exactly. This dial alternates gold and black batons around the ring, which is a deliberate choice rather than decoration, as the black marks the quarters and gives the eye four fixed points to work from. Combine that with 600mm of diameter and the clock can be read properly from the far end of a kitchen, which is usually where it is being read from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eWhere to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eIn a kitchen, on the wall people glance at while cooking rather than the one behind them. In a hallway, where a large clock is useful on the way out of the door. Above a sideboard or console, where a round form breaks a run of straight lines. In a study or home office, where the time is checked constantly. On a chimney breast or a broad plain wall, since at 600mm nothing else needs hanging alongside it. The oak and gold work against white, chalk, plaster, greige and warm grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eThe Practical Details Before You Buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eBatteries are not supplied.\u003c\/span\u003e The movement takes 3 x AA. Fit fresh alkaline batteries rather than mixing old and new, since a large hand sweep draws more than a small clock does.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eKeyhole fixing, rated for 4 kg.\u003c\/span\u003e A single screw or hook takes the load, so use a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing. Check the screw head sits proud enough for the keyhole to drop over it cleanly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eHang it where it will be read.\u003c\/span\u003e Slightly above eye level works best, since a clock viewed from too far below reads at an angle. Avoid a position where a window will sit directly behind the viewer and throw reflections across the glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eClean the glass gently.\u003c\/span\u003e A soft cloth dampened away from the clock, then dry. Avoid solvent cleaners around the timber rim, and never spray anything directly at the face.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Urban Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57334649454972,"sku":"CL947O","price":184.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9672\/1715\/files\/thomas-kent-cogger-oak-cog-wall-clock-lifestyle.jpg?v=1787320004"},{"product_id":"large-walnut-and-gold-cog-wall-clock","title":"Large Walnut \u0026 Gold Cog Wall Clock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eA Dark Rim Makes the Dial Look Brighter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eThere is a simple reason this clock reads so clearly from a distance, and it has nothing to do with the hands. The walnut edge is dark, the cogs at the centre are dark, and the dial sits between them as a pale band. That arrangement puts a hard contrast at both boundaries of the part you actually use, so the face is picked out from the wall behind it and from the detail inside it at the same time. A pale rim on a pale wall does the opposite, letting the outline of the clock blur into the plaster, which is fine at close range and unhelpful from the other side of a kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eThe rest follows from the same logic. Gold and black batons run around the pale band rather than numerals, with the black marks falling at the quarters so the eye has four fixed references to judge the hands against. The cogs are held behind glass at the centre in walnut tones matched to the rim, with a fine gold ring closing the circle around them. What that produces is a clock with genuine mechanical character that is still legible in a second, which is a harder combination to achieve than either on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003e600 mm across, 65 mm deep, 4 kg, with a keyhole fixing on the reverse and a movement taking 3 x AA batteries, which are not supplied. For a second piece in the same deep timber elsewhere in the room, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/products\/walnut-wooden-oval-wall-mirror-mr550wl\"\u003eWalnut Wooden Oval Wall Mirror\u003c\/a\u003e answers the clock in a plain, softer outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h d-hu\"\u003eWhat the Clock Brings to a Wall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eContrast at both edges of the dial.\u003c\/span\u003e Dark rim outside, dark cogs inside, pale band between. The face is defined against the wall and against the detail at once.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eMarkers instead of numerals.\u003c\/span\u003e Gold and black batons with the black at the quarters, so the time is read from the angle of the hands rather than by finding a number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eCog detail behind glass.\u003c\/span\u003e Mechanical character at the centre in walnut tones, set back so it never interferes with reading the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eDepth rather than lift.\u003c\/span\u003e Walnut adds weight and warmth to a room, where a paler timber would brighten it. Suited to rooms that already have dark wood in them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eStatement scale.\u003c\/span\u003e 600mm holds a wall on its own, and the diameter is what allows the dial to be read from across a room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eKeyhole fixing.\u003c\/span\u003e One mounting point on the reverse, so hanging is quick and the position is easy to adjust later.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eWalnut Sits With Furniture, Not With Walls\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003ePale finishes tend to relate to the walls around them, because most walls are pale, and something like a light oak rim will settle into plaster or white paint and read as part of the background. Dark timber does not have that option, and it is better for it. A walnut clock relates instead to the things in the room made of the same material: the dining table, a sideboard, the floorboards, a leather chair. That means it works hardest in rooms that already have some depth in them, and it means the clock stays visible as an object rather than merging into the wall. If a room is entirely pale and you want a clock to disappear politely, a lighter rim is the better answer. If there is dark wood in the room, this is the version that belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eWhere to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eIn a kitchen with dark units or a walnut worktop, on the wall people face while cooking. In a dining room above a sideboard, where the rim answers the table. In a hallway, useful on the way out of the door and dark enough to hold a pale wall. In a study or home office, where the time is checked constantly. On a deeper painted wall in green or navy, where the walnut sits within the tonal range rather than contrasting. The walnut and gold work against white, chalk, greige, warm grey and deeper green or navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eThe Practical Details Before You Buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eBatteries are not supplied.\u003c\/span\u003e The movement takes 3 x AA. Fit fresh alkaline batteries rather than mixing old and new, since a large hand sweep draws more than a small clock does.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eKeyhole fixing, rated for 4 kg.\u003c\/span\u003e A single screw or hook takes the load, so use a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing. Check the screw head sits proud enough for the keyhole to drop over it cleanly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eHang it where it will be read.\u003c\/span\u003e Slightly above standing eye level works best, since a clock viewed from too far below reads at an angle. Avoid a position where a window sits directly behind the viewer and throws reflections across the glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eClean the glass gently.\u003c\/span\u003e A soft cloth dampened away from the clock, then dry. Avoid solvent cleaners around the timber rim, and never spray anything directly at the face.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Urban Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57334649553276,"sku":"CL947W","price":184.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9672\/1715\/files\/thomas-kent-cogger-dark-walnut-cog-wall-clock-lifestyle.jpg?v=1787320057"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9672\/1715\/collections\/Collection-worktop-clocks.jpg?v=1684426384","url":"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/collections\/clocks.oembed","provider":"The Urban Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}