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A Large Cream Clock for Warm Neutral Rooms
Most pale wall clocks are white, which is a cold colour and sits oddly in a room built on magnolia, oatmeal or stone. This one is finished in a matte cream instead, warm enough to belong with those schemes rather than correcting them. The hour markers are raised from the face rather than printed onto it, so each one throws a small shadow, and the hands are gold. At 800mm across it is a statement piece rather than something you simply check the time on.
Built Around a Raised Dial
- Raised hour markers: The markers stand proud of the face instead of being printed flat onto it. Each one casts a small shadow, so the dial has physical depth and the hours register by relief as well as by tone.
- Matte cream finish: A flat, non-reflective surface in a warm off-white. It holds an even tone across the whole face rather than picking up bright spots from a window or a lamp.
- Gold hands: The only metallic element anywhere on the piece, set against the cream. They are what the eye lands on first, which is exactly what a dial with no numerals needs.
- No numerals on the face: The hours are marked and nothing else is printed. The time is read from where the hands point, which keeps a face this size clear from anywhere in the room.
- Statement scale: 800mm is large enough to be the one thing on a wall rather than part of an arrangement. Give it clear space either side and nothing else needs to go up with it.
- Single sawtooth fixing: One hanger on the reverse carries the whole piece. A wall plug and screw, or a fixing into a stud, is what it needs rather than a picture pin.
A Matte Face That Does Not Catch the Light
A large pale clock with a glossy front will find every bright spot in a room and bounce it back at you, which on a face this wide can make the dial harder to read from some angles. A matte finish does not. The cream stays the same tone across the whole 800mm whether the light is coming from a window behind you or a lamp beside you, and the raised markers keep their shadows instead of being washed out.
Where a Clock This Large Works
Living rooms, dining rooms, hallways and open-plan spaces, on any wall with the width to carry 800mm and clear space around it. Above a sofa, on a chimney breast, or on the plain run of wall you face on entering. Cream and gold belong with magnolia, oatmeal, stone, taupe, sage and warm greys, and suit contemporary, modern classic and understated luxury schemes. For arranging a wall around a single large piece rather than a grid of smaller ones, our media wall ideas guide covers how the elements should relate to one another.
Why Raised Markers Change How a Dial Reads
On most wall clocks the hour markers are printed onto the face, which means they exist only as a difference in colour. Take the light away and they disappear. These ones are raised, standing proud of the surface, so each marker has an edge that catches the light and a small shadow behind it. The hours are legible as relief as well as tone, and the dial has a physical depth to it that a printed face cannot have at any price.
That matters more on a finish like this one than it would on a high-contrast dial. The face is a matte cream, warm rather than brilliant white, and the whole piece is understated by design. There are no numerals anywhere on it. What stops that restraint tipping over into blankness is the relief on the markers and the gold of the hands, which is the only metallic element on the clock and the first thing the eye finds when it lands on the face.
The clock is 800mm across and 55mm deep, weighing 3.45kg, which puts it firmly in statement territory rather than among the pieces you hang in a group. A single sawtooth hanger on the reverse takes the load, so fix into a stud or use a rated wall plug rather than a picture pin. One AA battery runs the movement and is not supplied. For rooms built on warm neutrals where a single piece is meant to carry the wall, our guide to neutral schemes covers how that kind of room is held together.
The Large Cream Wall Clock in Full
- Hour markers raised from the face. Each marker stands proud of the surface rather than being printed flat onto it, so it has an edge that catches light and a shadow behind it. On a pale dial that shadow does a good deal of the work that strong colour contrast does elsewhere.
- A matte cream finish. Warm off-white rather than brilliant white, and flat rather than glossy. It belongs in rooms built on magnolia, oatmeal, stone and taupe, where a cold white would sit slightly apart from the scheme.
- Gold hands against the cream. The only metallic element on the piece, and the one point of real contrast on the face. They are what the eye goes to first, which is what a dial carrying no numerals needs it to do.
- No numerals printed anywhere. The hours are marked and nothing else appears on the face. The angle of the hands carries the reading, which is how a clock is read in practice once the habit is formed.
- Statement scale at 800mm. Large enough to be the only thing on a wall and to be read from anywhere in an open-plan room. It wants clear space either side rather than company.
- A quartz movement on one AA cell. Nothing to wind and no pendulum below the case. The battery is not supplied, and a fresh alkaline cell is worth fitting from the start.
Rooms That Can Take 800mm
A wall with room to spare, where the clock can be the focus rather than one item among several. Above a sofa, on a chimney breast, in a wide hallway, or on the plain run of wall you face on walking into an open-plan living space. Hung on its own, a centre height of around 150 to 160cm puts it at eye level. Above a sideboard or a mantel, centre it on the furniture rather than on the wall and leave 20 to 30cm of clear space between the two. Measure the run first, because 800mm is wider than most wall clocks and it needs air either side to read as a single piece rather than a crowded one.
Why Cream Rather Than White
Brilliant white is a cold colour, and it only looks neutral when everything around it is also cold. Put a white clock on a magnolia wall, or above an oatmeal sofa, or next to oak and brass, and it reads as a correction to the room rather than a part of it. Cream has yellow in it, which is why it settles into those schemes instead of standing apart from them. It is also why the hands here are gold rather than chrome or black, since warm metal belongs with a warm off-white where a cool one would pull against it. The practical upshot is that this is the version for a room already built on beige, taupe, stone or warm grey. In a room of cool greys and brilliant white, a white dial is the better match.
Before It Goes on the Wall
- The battery is not supplied. One AA cell runs the movement. Use a fresh alkaline battery rather than a part-used one, and take it out if the clock is going into storage for any length of time.
- Fix it properly rather than quickly. 3.45kg on a single sawtooth hanger needs a fixing into a stud or a rated wall plug. A picture pin will not carry a piece of this weight safely.
- Set the fixing with a level. There are no numerals on the face to tell you the clock is sitting straight, and at 800mm a small tilt shows up across a long distance. Judge it with a level rather than by eye.
- Dust the raised markers gently. Relief on a dial collects more dust than a flat printed face does, so a soft dry cloth or a soft brush across the markers is worth doing occasionally. Avoid anything wet on a matte finish.
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
FAQs: Large Cream & Gold Wall Clock.
800mm in diameter and 55mm deep, weighing 3.45kg. That is a statement size, intended to be the only piece on a wall rather than part of a group, and large enough to be read from anywhere in an open-plan room.
The markers stand proud of the face rather than being printed flat onto it. Each one has an edge that catches the light and a small shadow behind it, so the hours are legible as relief as well as by tone and the dial has a physical depth that a printed face cannot have.
No numerals. The hours are marked and nothing else is printed on the face, so the reading comes from where the gold hands point rather than from anything written underneath them.
Because cream has warmth in it and brilliant white does not. In a room built on magnolia, oatmeal, stone or taupe, a cold white dial reads as a correction to the scheme, where a cream one settles into it. It is also why the hands are gold rather than chrome, since warm metal belongs with a warm off-white.
Matte. The finish is flat rather than glossy, so the cream holds an even tone across the full 800mm instead of picking up bright spots from a window or a lamp, and the shadows on the raised markers are not washed out.
Yes. At 800mm the dial is large enough to read from the far side of an open-plan space, and the gold hands are the only strong element on a plain cream face, so there is nothing competing with them.
MDF with a matte cream finish. Dust it with a soft dry cloth rather than anything wet, and give the raised markers an occasional pass with a soft brush, since relief collects more dust than a flat printed face.
One AA battery, which is not supplied. A fresh alkaline cell is recommended rather than a part-used one.
A single sawtooth hanger on the back. At 3.45kg, fix into a stud or use a rated wall plug rather than a picture pin, and set the fixing with a level, because at 800mm a small tilt shows across a long distance and there are no numerals on the face to sight against.
800 mm (H) x 800 mm (W) x 55 mm (D), 3.45 kg. MDF with a matte cream finish, raised hour markers and gold hands. No numerals. Quartz movement, 1 x AA battery not included. Sawtooth fixing.
Styling Ideas for a Statement Clock in a Neutral Room
Let a piece this size be the only thing on its wall and build the rest of the room around it rather than beside it. Pick up the gold elsewhere in small amounts, in a lamp base, a frame or a handle, so the hands read as part of a scheme rather than an isolated detail. Side light brings the raised markers forward, so a lamp to one side does more for the dial than a downlight directly above it. Related resources:
Overview
A Large Cream Clock for Warm Neutral Rooms
Most pale wall clocks are white, which is a cold colour and sits oddly in a room built on magnolia, oatmeal or stone. This one is finished in a matte cream instead, warm enough to belong with those schemes rather than correcting them. The hour markers are raised from the face rather than printed onto it, so each one throws a small shadow, and the hands are gold. At 800mm across it is a statement piece rather than something you simply check the time on.
Built Around a Raised Dial
- Raised hour markers: The markers stand proud of the face instead of being printed flat onto it. Each one casts a small shadow, so the dial has physical depth and the hours register by relief as well as by tone.
- Matte cream finish: A flat, non-reflective surface in a warm off-white. It holds an even tone across the whole face rather than picking up bright spots from a window or a lamp.
- Gold hands: The only metallic element anywhere on the piece, set against the cream. They are what the eye lands on first, which is exactly what a dial with no numerals needs.
- No numerals on the face: The hours are marked and nothing else is printed. The time is read from where the hands point, which keeps a face this size clear from anywhere in the room.
- Statement scale: 800mm is large enough to be the one thing on a wall rather than part of an arrangement. Give it clear space either side and nothing else needs to go up with it.
- Single sawtooth fixing: One hanger on the reverse carries the whole piece. A wall plug and screw, or a fixing into a stud, is what it needs rather than a picture pin.
A Matte Face That Does Not Catch the Light
A large pale clock with a glossy front will find every bright spot in a room and bounce it back at you, which on a face this wide can make the dial harder to read from some angles. A matte finish does not. The cream stays the same tone across the whole 800mm whether the light is coming from a window behind you or a lamp beside you, and the raised markers keep their shadows instead of being washed out.
Where a Clock This Large Works
Living rooms, dining rooms, hallways and open-plan spaces, on any wall with the width to carry 800mm and clear space around it. Above a sofa, on a chimney breast, or on the plain run of wall you face on entering. Cream and gold belong with magnolia, oatmeal, stone, taupe, sage and warm greys, and suit contemporary, modern classic and understated luxury schemes. For arranging a wall around a single large piece rather than a grid of smaller ones, our media wall ideas guide covers how the elements should relate to one another.
Description
Why Raised Markers Change How a Dial Reads
On most wall clocks the hour markers are printed onto the face, which means they exist only as a difference in colour. Take the light away and they disappear. These ones are raised, standing proud of the surface, so each marker has an edge that catches the light and a small shadow behind it. The hours are legible as relief as well as tone, and the dial has a physical depth to it that a printed face cannot have at any price.
That matters more on a finish like this one than it would on a high-contrast dial. The face is a matte cream, warm rather than brilliant white, and the whole piece is understated by design. There are no numerals anywhere on it. What stops that restraint tipping over into blankness is the relief on the markers and the gold of the hands, which is the only metallic element on the clock and the first thing the eye finds when it lands on the face.
The clock is 800mm across and 55mm deep, weighing 3.45kg, which puts it firmly in statement territory rather than among the pieces you hang in a group. A single sawtooth hanger on the reverse takes the load, so fix into a stud or use a rated wall plug rather than a picture pin. One AA battery runs the movement and is not supplied. For rooms built on warm neutrals where a single piece is meant to carry the wall, our guide to neutral schemes covers how that kind of room is held together.
The Large Cream Wall Clock in Full
- Hour markers raised from the face. Each marker stands proud of the surface rather than being printed flat onto it, so it has an edge that catches light and a shadow behind it. On a pale dial that shadow does a good deal of the work that strong colour contrast does elsewhere.
- A matte cream finish. Warm off-white rather than brilliant white, and flat rather than glossy. It belongs in rooms built on magnolia, oatmeal, stone and taupe, where a cold white would sit slightly apart from the scheme.
- Gold hands against the cream. The only metallic element on the piece, and the one point of real contrast on the face. They are what the eye goes to first, which is what a dial carrying no numerals needs it to do.
- No numerals printed anywhere. The hours are marked and nothing else appears on the face. The angle of the hands carries the reading, which is how a clock is read in practice once the habit is formed.
- Statement scale at 800mm. Large enough to be the only thing on a wall and to be read from anywhere in an open-plan room. It wants clear space either side rather than company.
- A quartz movement on one AA cell. Nothing to wind and no pendulum below the case. The battery is not supplied, and a fresh alkaline cell is worth fitting from the start.
Rooms That Can Take 800mm
A wall with room to spare, where the clock can be the focus rather than one item among several. Above a sofa, on a chimney breast, in a wide hallway, or on the plain run of wall you face on walking into an open-plan living space. Hung on its own, a centre height of around 150 to 160cm puts it at eye level. Above a sideboard or a mantel, centre it on the furniture rather than on the wall and leave 20 to 30cm of clear space between the two. Measure the run first, because 800mm is wider than most wall clocks and it needs air either side to read as a single piece rather than a crowded one.
Why Cream Rather Than White
Brilliant white is a cold colour, and it only looks neutral when everything around it is also cold. Put a white clock on a magnolia wall, or above an oatmeal sofa, or next to oak and brass, and it reads as a correction to the room rather than a part of it. Cream has yellow in it, which is why it settles into those schemes instead of standing apart from them. It is also why the hands here are gold rather than chrome or black, since warm metal belongs with a warm off-white where a cool one would pull against it. The practical upshot is that this is the version for a room already built on beige, taupe, stone or warm grey. In a room of cool greys and brilliant white, a white dial is the better match.
Before It Goes on the Wall
- The battery is not supplied. One AA cell runs the movement. Use a fresh alkaline battery rather than a part-used one, and take it out if the clock is going into storage for any length of time.
- Fix it properly rather than quickly. 3.45kg on a single sawtooth hanger needs a fixing into a stud or a rated wall plug. A picture pin will not carry a piece of this weight safely.
- Set the fixing with a level. There are no numerals on the face to tell you the clock is sitting straight, and at 800mm a small tilt shows up across a long distance. Judge it with a level rather than by eye.
- Dust the raised markers gently. Relief on a dial collects more dust than a flat printed face does, so a soft dry cloth or a soft brush across the markers is worth doing occasionally. Avoid anything wet on a matte finish.
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
FAQs
FAQs: Large Cream & Gold Wall Clock.
800mm in diameter and 55mm deep, weighing 3.45kg. That is a statement size, intended to be the only piece on a wall rather than part of a group, and large enough to be read from anywhere in an open-plan room.
The markers stand proud of the face rather than being printed flat onto it. Each one has an edge that catches the light and a small shadow behind it, so the hours are legible as relief as well as by tone and the dial has a physical depth that a printed face cannot have.
No numerals. The hours are marked and nothing else is printed on the face, so the reading comes from where the gold hands point rather than from anything written underneath them.
Because cream has warmth in it and brilliant white does not. In a room built on magnolia, oatmeal, stone or taupe, a cold white dial reads as a correction to the scheme, where a cream one settles into it. It is also why the hands are gold rather than chrome, since warm metal belongs with a warm off-white.
Matte. The finish is flat rather than glossy, so the cream holds an even tone across the full 800mm instead of picking up bright spots from a window or a lamp, and the shadows on the raised markers are not washed out.
Yes. At 800mm the dial is large enough to read from the far side of an open-plan space, and the gold hands are the only strong element on a plain cream face, so there is nothing competing with them.
MDF with a matte cream finish. Dust it with a soft dry cloth rather than anything wet, and give the raised markers an occasional pass with a soft brush, since relief collects more dust than a flat printed face.
One AA battery, which is not supplied. A fresh alkaline cell is recommended rather than a part-used one.
A single sawtooth hanger on the back. At 3.45kg, fix into a stud or use a rated wall plug rather than a picture pin, and set the fixing with a level, because at 800mm a small tilt shows across a long distance and there are no numerals on the face to sight against.
800 mm (H) x 800 mm (W) x 55 mm (D), 3.45 kg. MDF with a matte cream finish, raised hour markers and gold hands. No numerals. Quartz movement, 1 x AA battery not included. Sawtooth fixing.
Knowledge Hub
Styling Ideas for a Statement Clock in a Neutral Room
Let a piece this size be the only thing on its wall and build the rest of the room around it rather than beside it. Pick up the gold elsewhere in small amounts, in a lamp base, a frame or a handle, so the hands read as part of a scheme rather than an isolated detail. Side light brings the raised markers forward, so a lamp to one side does more for the dial than a downlight directly above it. Related resources:
Large Cream & Gold Wall Clock
Overview
Description
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
FAQs
Knowledge Hub
A Large Cream Clock for Warm Neutral Rooms
Most pale wall clocks are white, which is a cold colour and sits oddly in a room built on magnolia, oatmeal or stone. This one is finished in a matte cream instead, warm enough to belong with those schemes rather than correcting them. The hour markers are raised from the face rather than printed onto it, so each one throws a small shadow, and the hands are gold. At 800mm across it is a statement piece rather than something you simply check the time on.
Built Around a Raised Dial
- Raised hour markers: The markers stand proud of the face instead of being printed flat onto it. Each one casts a small shadow, so the dial has physical depth and the hours register by relief as well as by tone.
- Matte cream finish: A flat, non-reflective surface in a warm off-white. It holds an even tone across the whole face rather than picking up bright spots from a window or a lamp.
- Gold hands: The only metallic element anywhere on the piece, set against the cream. They are what the eye lands on first, which is exactly what a dial with no numerals needs.
- No numerals on the face: The hours are marked and nothing else is printed. The time is read from where the hands point, which keeps a face this size clear from anywhere in the room.
- Statement scale: 800mm is large enough to be the one thing on a wall rather than part of an arrangement. Give it clear space either side and nothing else needs to go up with it.
- Single sawtooth fixing: One hanger on the reverse carries the whole piece. A wall plug and screw, or a fixing into a stud, is what it needs rather than a picture pin.
A Matte Face That Does Not Catch the Light
A large pale clock with a glossy front will find every bright spot in a room and bounce it back at you, which on a face this wide can make the dial harder to read from some angles. A matte finish does not. The cream stays the same tone across the whole 800mm whether the light is coming from a window behind you or a lamp beside you, and the raised markers keep their shadows instead of being washed out.
Where a Clock This Large Works
Living rooms, dining rooms, hallways and open-plan spaces, on any wall with the width to carry 800mm and clear space around it. Above a sofa, on a chimney breast, or on the plain run of wall you face on entering. Cream and gold belong with magnolia, oatmeal, stone, taupe, sage and warm greys, and suit contemporary, modern classic and understated luxury schemes. For arranging a wall around a single large piece rather than a grid of smaller ones, our media wall ideas guide covers how the elements should relate to one another.
Why Raised Markers Change How a Dial Reads
On most wall clocks the hour markers are printed onto the face, which means they exist only as a difference in colour. Take the light away and they disappear. These ones are raised, standing proud of the surface, so each marker has an edge that catches the light and a small shadow behind it. The hours are legible as relief as well as tone, and the dial has a physical depth to it that a printed face cannot have at any price.
That matters more on a finish like this one than it would on a high-contrast dial. The face is a matte cream, warm rather than brilliant white, and the whole piece is understated by design. There are no numerals anywhere on it. What stops that restraint tipping over into blankness is the relief on the markers and the gold of the hands, which is the only metallic element on the clock and the first thing the eye finds when it lands on the face.
The clock is 800mm across and 55mm deep, weighing 3.45kg, which puts it firmly in statement territory rather than among the pieces you hang in a group. A single sawtooth hanger on the reverse takes the load, so fix into a stud or use a rated wall plug rather than a picture pin. One AA battery runs the movement and is not supplied. For rooms built on warm neutrals where a single piece is meant to carry the wall, our guide to neutral schemes covers how that kind of room is held together.
The Large Cream Wall Clock in Full
- Hour markers raised from the face. Each marker stands proud of the surface rather than being printed flat onto it, so it has an edge that catches light and a shadow behind it. On a pale dial that shadow does a good deal of the work that strong colour contrast does elsewhere.
- A matte cream finish. Warm off-white rather than brilliant white, and flat rather than glossy. It belongs in rooms built on magnolia, oatmeal, stone and taupe, where a cold white would sit slightly apart from the scheme.
- Gold hands against the cream. The only metallic element on the piece, and the one point of real contrast on the face. They are what the eye goes to first, which is what a dial carrying no numerals needs it to do.
- No numerals printed anywhere. The hours are marked and nothing else appears on the face. The angle of the hands carries the reading, which is how a clock is read in practice once the habit is formed.
- Statement scale at 800mm. Large enough to be the only thing on a wall and to be read from anywhere in an open-plan room. It wants clear space either side rather than company.
- A quartz movement on one AA cell. Nothing to wind and no pendulum below the case. The battery is not supplied, and a fresh alkaline cell is worth fitting from the start.
Rooms That Can Take 800mm
A wall with room to spare, where the clock can be the focus rather than one item among several. Above a sofa, on a chimney breast, in a wide hallway, or on the plain run of wall you face on walking into an open-plan living space. Hung on its own, a centre height of around 150 to 160cm puts it at eye level. Above a sideboard or a mantel, centre it on the furniture rather than on the wall and leave 20 to 30cm of clear space between the two. Measure the run first, because 800mm is wider than most wall clocks and it needs air either side to read as a single piece rather than a crowded one.
Why Cream Rather Than White
Brilliant white is a cold colour, and it only looks neutral when everything around it is also cold. Put a white clock on a magnolia wall, or above an oatmeal sofa, or next to oak and brass, and it reads as a correction to the room rather than a part of it. Cream has yellow in it, which is why it settles into those schemes instead of standing apart from them. It is also why the hands here are gold rather than chrome or black, since warm metal belongs with a warm off-white where a cool one would pull against it. The practical upshot is that this is the version for a room already built on beige, taupe, stone or warm grey. In a room of cool greys and brilliant white, a white dial is the better match.
Before It Goes on the Wall
- The battery is not supplied. One AA cell runs the movement. Use a fresh alkaline battery rather than a part-used one, and take it out if the clock is going into storage for any length of time.
- Fix it properly rather than quickly. 3.45kg on a single sawtooth hanger needs a fixing into a stud or a rated wall plug. A picture pin will not carry a piece of this weight safely.
- Set the fixing with a level. There are no numerals on the face to tell you the clock is sitting straight, and at 800mm a small tilt shows up across a long distance. Judge it with a level rather than by eye.
- Dust the raised markers gently. Relief on a dial collects more dust than a flat printed face does, so a soft dry cloth or a soft brush across the markers is worth doing occasionally. Avoid anything wet on a matte finish.
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
FAQs: Large Cream & Gold Wall Clock.
800mm in diameter and 55mm deep, weighing 3.45kg. That is a statement size, intended to be the only piece on a wall rather than part of a group, and large enough to be read from anywhere in an open-plan room.
The markers stand proud of the face rather than being printed flat onto it. Each one has an edge that catches the light and a small shadow behind it, so the hours are legible as relief as well as by tone and the dial has a physical depth that a printed face cannot have.
No numerals. The hours are marked and nothing else is printed on the face, so the reading comes from where the gold hands point rather than from anything written underneath them.
Because cream has warmth in it and brilliant white does not. In a room built on magnolia, oatmeal, stone or taupe, a cold white dial reads as a correction to the scheme, where a cream one settles into it. It is also why the hands are gold rather than chrome, since warm metal belongs with a warm off-white.
Matte. The finish is flat rather than glossy, so the cream holds an even tone across the full 800mm instead of picking up bright spots from a window or a lamp, and the shadows on the raised markers are not washed out.
Yes. At 800mm the dial is large enough to read from the far side of an open-plan space, and the gold hands are the only strong element on a plain cream face, so there is nothing competing with them.
MDF with a matte cream finish. Dust it with a soft dry cloth rather than anything wet, and give the raised markers an occasional pass with a soft brush, since relief collects more dust than a flat printed face.
One AA battery, which is not supplied. A fresh alkaline cell is recommended rather than a part-used one.
A single sawtooth hanger on the back. At 3.45kg, fix into a stud or use a rated wall plug rather than a picture pin, and set the fixing with a level, because at 800mm a small tilt shows across a long distance and there are no numerals on the face to sight against.
800 mm (H) x 800 mm (W) x 55 mm (D), 3.45 kg. MDF with a matte cream finish, raised hour markers and gold hands. No numerals. Quartz movement, 1 x AA battery not included. Sawtooth fixing.
Styling Ideas for a Statement Clock in a Neutral Room
Let a piece this size be the only thing on its wall and build the rest of the room around it rather than beside it. Pick up the gold elsewhere in small amounts, in a lamp base, a frame or a handle, so the hands read as part of a scheme rather than an isolated detail. Side light brings the raised markers forward, so a lamp to one side does more for the dial than a downlight directly above it. Related resources:
Overview
A Large Cream Clock for Warm Neutral Rooms
Most pale wall clocks are white, which is a cold colour and sits oddly in a room built on magnolia, oatmeal or stone. This one is finished in a matte cream instead, warm enough to belong with those schemes rather than correcting them. The hour markers are raised from the face rather than printed onto it, so each one throws a small shadow, and the hands are gold. At 800mm across it is a statement piece rather than something you simply check the time on.
Built Around a Raised Dial
- Raised hour markers: The markers stand proud of the face instead of being printed flat onto it. Each one casts a small shadow, so the dial has physical depth and the hours register by relief as well as by tone.
- Matte cream finish: A flat, non-reflective surface in a warm off-white. It holds an even tone across the whole face rather than picking up bright spots from a window or a lamp.
- Gold hands: The only metallic element anywhere on the piece, set against the cream. They are what the eye lands on first, which is exactly what a dial with no numerals needs.
- No numerals on the face: The hours are marked and nothing else is printed. The time is read from where the hands point, which keeps a face this size clear from anywhere in the room.
- Statement scale: 800mm is large enough to be the one thing on a wall rather than part of an arrangement. Give it clear space either side and nothing else needs to go up with it.
- Single sawtooth fixing: One hanger on the reverse carries the whole piece. A wall plug and screw, or a fixing into a stud, is what it needs rather than a picture pin.
A Matte Face That Does Not Catch the Light
A large pale clock with a glossy front will find every bright spot in a room and bounce it back at you, which on a face this wide can make the dial harder to read from some angles. A matte finish does not. The cream stays the same tone across the whole 800mm whether the light is coming from a window behind you or a lamp beside you, and the raised markers keep their shadows instead of being washed out.
Where a Clock This Large Works
Living rooms, dining rooms, hallways and open-plan spaces, on any wall with the width to carry 800mm and clear space around it. Above a sofa, on a chimney breast, or on the plain run of wall you face on entering. Cream and gold belong with magnolia, oatmeal, stone, taupe, sage and warm greys, and suit contemporary, modern classic and understated luxury schemes. For arranging a wall around a single large piece rather than a grid of smaller ones, our media wall ideas guide covers how the elements should relate to one another.
Description
Why Raised Markers Change How a Dial Reads
On most wall clocks the hour markers are printed onto the face, which means they exist only as a difference in colour. Take the light away and they disappear. These ones are raised, standing proud of the surface, so each marker has an edge that catches the light and a small shadow behind it. The hours are legible as relief as well as tone, and the dial has a physical depth to it that a printed face cannot have at any price.
That matters more on a finish like this one than it would on a high-contrast dial. The face is a matte cream, warm rather than brilliant white, and the whole piece is understated by design. There are no numerals anywhere on it. What stops that restraint tipping over into blankness is the relief on the markers and the gold of the hands, which is the only metallic element on the clock and the first thing the eye finds when it lands on the face.
The clock is 800mm across and 55mm deep, weighing 3.45kg, which puts it firmly in statement territory rather than among the pieces you hang in a group. A single sawtooth hanger on the reverse takes the load, so fix into a stud or use a rated wall plug rather than a picture pin. One AA battery runs the movement and is not supplied. For rooms built on warm neutrals where a single piece is meant to carry the wall, our guide to neutral schemes covers how that kind of room is held together.
The Large Cream Wall Clock in Full
- Hour markers raised from the face. Each marker stands proud of the surface rather than being printed flat onto it, so it has an edge that catches light and a shadow behind it. On a pale dial that shadow does a good deal of the work that strong colour contrast does elsewhere.
- A matte cream finish. Warm off-white rather than brilliant white, and flat rather than glossy. It belongs in rooms built on magnolia, oatmeal, stone and taupe, where a cold white would sit slightly apart from the scheme.
- Gold hands against the cream. The only metallic element on the piece, and the one point of real contrast on the face. They are what the eye goes to first, which is what a dial carrying no numerals needs it to do.
- No numerals printed anywhere. The hours are marked and nothing else appears on the face. The angle of the hands carries the reading, which is how a clock is read in practice once the habit is formed.
- Statement scale at 800mm. Large enough to be the only thing on a wall and to be read from anywhere in an open-plan room. It wants clear space either side rather than company.
- A quartz movement on one AA cell. Nothing to wind and no pendulum below the case. The battery is not supplied, and a fresh alkaline cell is worth fitting from the start.
Rooms That Can Take 800mm
A wall with room to spare, where the clock can be the focus rather than one item among several. Above a sofa, on a chimney breast, in a wide hallway, or on the plain run of wall you face on walking into an open-plan living space. Hung on its own, a centre height of around 150 to 160cm puts it at eye level. Above a sideboard or a mantel, centre it on the furniture rather than on the wall and leave 20 to 30cm of clear space between the two. Measure the run first, because 800mm is wider than most wall clocks and it needs air either side to read as a single piece rather than a crowded one.
Why Cream Rather Than White
Brilliant white is a cold colour, and it only looks neutral when everything around it is also cold. Put a white clock on a magnolia wall, or above an oatmeal sofa, or next to oak and brass, and it reads as a correction to the room rather than a part of it. Cream has yellow in it, which is why it settles into those schemes instead of standing apart from them. It is also why the hands here are gold rather than chrome or black, since warm metal belongs with a warm off-white where a cool one would pull against it. The practical upshot is that this is the version for a room already built on beige, taupe, stone or warm grey. In a room of cool greys and brilliant white, a white dial is the better match.
Before It Goes on the Wall
- The battery is not supplied. One AA cell runs the movement. Use a fresh alkaline battery rather than a part-used one, and take it out if the clock is going into storage for any length of time.
- Fix it properly rather than quickly. 3.45kg on a single sawtooth hanger needs a fixing into a stud or a rated wall plug. A picture pin will not carry a piece of this weight safely.
- Set the fixing with a level. There are no numerals on the face to tell you the clock is sitting straight, and at 800mm a small tilt shows up across a long distance. Judge it with a level rather than by eye.
- Dust the raised markers gently. Relief on a dial collects more dust than a flat printed face does, so a soft dry cloth or a soft brush across the markers is worth doing occasionally. Avoid anything wet on a matte finish.
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
Delivery
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Returns
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FAQs
FAQs: Large Cream & Gold Wall Clock.
800mm in diameter and 55mm deep, weighing 3.45kg. That is a statement size, intended to be the only piece on a wall rather than part of a group, and large enough to be read from anywhere in an open-plan room.
The markers stand proud of the face rather than being printed flat onto it. Each one has an edge that catches the light and a small shadow behind it, so the hours are legible as relief as well as by tone and the dial has a physical depth that a printed face cannot have.
No numerals. The hours are marked and nothing else is printed on the face, so the reading comes from where the gold hands point rather than from anything written underneath them.
Because cream has warmth in it and brilliant white does not. In a room built on magnolia, oatmeal, stone or taupe, a cold white dial reads as a correction to the scheme, where a cream one settles into it. It is also why the hands are gold rather than chrome, since warm metal belongs with a warm off-white.
Matte. The finish is flat rather than glossy, so the cream holds an even tone across the full 800mm instead of picking up bright spots from a window or a lamp, and the shadows on the raised markers are not washed out.
Yes. At 800mm the dial is large enough to read from the far side of an open-plan space, and the gold hands are the only strong element on a plain cream face, so there is nothing competing with them.
MDF with a matte cream finish. Dust it with a soft dry cloth rather than anything wet, and give the raised markers an occasional pass with a soft brush, since relief collects more dust than a flat printed face.
One AA battery, which is not supplied. A fresh alkaline cell is recommended rather than a part-used one.
A single sawtooth hanger on the back. At 3.45kg, fix into a stud or use a rated wall plug rather than a picture pin, and set the fixing with a level, because at 800mm a small tilt shows across a long distance and there are no numerals on the face to sight against.
800 mm (H) x 800 mm (W) x 55 mm (D), 3.45 kg. MDF with a matte cream finish, raised hour markers and gold hands. No numerals. Quartz movement, 1 x AA battery not included. Sawtooth fixing.
Knowledge Hub
Styling Ideas for a Statement Clock in a Neutral Room
Let a piece this size be the only thing on its wall and build the rest of the room around it rather than beside it. Pick up the gold elsewhere in small amounts, in a lamp base, a frame or a handle, so the hands read as part of a scheme rather than an isolated detail. Side light brings the raised markers forward, so a lamp to one side does more for the dial than a downlight directly above it. Related resources:
