{"product_id":"large-cream-and-gold-wall-clock","title":"Large Cream \u0026 Gold Wall Clock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eWhy Raised Markers Change How a Dial Reads\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eThat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eThe 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/blogs\/news\/13-neutral-beige-bedroom-inspo-ideas\"\u003eguide to neutral schemes\u003c\/a\u003e covers how that kind of room is held together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h d-hu\"\u003eThe Large Cream Wall Clock in Full\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eHour markers raised from the face.\u003c\/span\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eA matte cream finish.\u003c\/span\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eGold hands against the cream.\u003c\/span\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eNo numerals printed anywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eStatement scale at 800mm.\u003c\/span\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eA quartz movement on one AA cell.\u003c\/span\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eRooms That Can Take 800mm\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eWhy Cream Rather Than White\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eBrilliant 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eBefore It Goes on the Wall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003eFix 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003eDust 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Urban Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57334649782652,"sku":"CL992C","price":169.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9672\/1715\/files\/thomas-kent-larson-cream-80cm-wall-clock-lifestyle.jpg?v=1787323076","url":"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/products\/large-cream-and-gold-wall-clock","provider":"The Urban Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}