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A Large Oak and Glass Cog Wall Clock
A 600mm wall clock with a rich oak edge, a pale glass face and a cog detail at the centre in matching timber tones: the piece for a wall that needs to look good and be useful at the same time. No numerals crowding the dial. No plastic trying to look like metal. Almost everything else hung on a wall is only ever looked at, while a clock gets read several times a day, so the markers are high contrast against the pale face and the gold and black batons are long enough to be picked out from the other side of a room. The cogs and the gold detailing sit behind glass at the centre, giving the piece the depth of a mechanism without cluttering the part you actually need to read. Works in kitchens, hallways, living rooms and studies equally.
What the Cogs and Oak Edge Do
- Legible from across a room: High contrast batons in gold and black on a pale face, with hands long enough to read at a distance. A clock that has to be squinted at has failed at its only job.
- Cog detail behind glass: The centre carries the depth and interest of a mechanism, set back under the glass so it never interferes with reading the time.
- Solid oak edge: A warm timber rim rather than a painted or metal one, which is what keeps a large clock from reading as industrial or commercial.
- Gold accents throughout: On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face to the warmth of the timber around it.
- 600mm across: Statement scale. Large enough to anchor a kitchen or hallway wall on its own without anything else hung beside it.
- Keyhole fixing: A single mounting point, so the clock hangs from one screw rather than two levelled against each other.
Pairing the Clock in the Room
A large circle is easier to place when a second one answers it: the round gold wall mirror repeats both the shape and the warm metal in a plain slim frame, so a detailed clock and a quiet mirror on facing walls hold a room together through form and finish rather than through colour. The oak and gold work against white, chalk, plaster, greige and warm grey, and sit comfortably alongside brass, aged bronze, rattan and other timber rather than chrome. For kitchen and dining walls, where a large clock usually ends up and has to earn its position, our guide to kitchen breakfast bar ideas covers how those walls are arranged.
The One Thing on the Wall That Has a Job to Do
A 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.
The 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.
600 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 Simplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold answers the clock in a plain slim frame.
What the Clock Brings to a Wall
- Built to be read. High contrast batons on a pale face and long hands, so the time registers at a glance rather than after a pause.
- Cog detail at the centre. Depth and mechanical character behind glass, placed where it will not compete with the part of the dial you actually use.
- A warm oak rim. Timber rather than metal or paint, which is what stops a 600mm clock reading as a station fitting.
- Gold through the detailing. On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face back to the warmth of the rim.
- Statement scale. At 600mm this holds a wall on its own, and it suits the large blank spaces kitchens and hallways tend to have.
- Keyhole fixing. One mounting point on the reverse, so hanging is quick and adjusting the position later is easy.
Reading a Clock From Across the Room
Clock 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.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
In 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.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Batteries are not supplied. 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.
- Keyhole fixing, rated for 4 kg. 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.
- Hang it where it will be read. 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.
- Clean the glass gently. 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.
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: Oak and Glass Cog Wall Clock.
600mm across and 65mm deep, which is large for a wall clock and roughly the width of a standard interior door. At that size the CL947O holds a wall on its own, and the dial can be read comfortably from the far end of a kitchen or hallway.
Yes, because the markers are doing the work numerals normally would. The CL947O alternates gold and black batons around the dial, with the black marks falling at the quarters to give the eye four fixed points, and the hands run long enough against a pale face to register at a glance.
3 x AA, which are not supplied with the CL947O. Use fresh alkaline batteries and avoid mixing old with new, since a large hand sweep draws more current than a small clock movement does.
A cog design in timber tones matched to the oak rim, set behind the glass at the centre of the dial with a fine gold ring around it. Placing the detail there gives the CL947O the depth and character of a mechanism while leaving the outer part of the face clear for reading the time.
The CL947O has a rich oak finish to the outer rim, with the cogs at the centre in matching timber tones. The warm rim is what keeps a clock of this size looking domestic, where a metal or painted edge at 600mm would read as commercial.
On a single fixing, since the CL947O uses a keyhole mount on the reverse. At 4 kg use a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing, and check the screw head stands proud enough for the keyhole to drop over cleanly.
Slightly above standing eye level works best, since a clock viewed from well below is read at an angle. Avoid a position where a window sits directly behind whoever is looking at it, as the glass face on the CL947O will otherwise carry reflections.
Kitchens first, since that is where the time is checked most often, then hallways, studies and living rooms. Hang the CL947O on the wall people glance at rather than the one behind them, which is a surprisingly common mistake with a large clock.
With a soft cloth dampened away from the clock, then dried. Avoid solvent cleaners near the timber rim of the CL947O, and never spray anything directly at the face, since liquid can run behind the glass.
Dimensions: 600 mm (H) x 600 mm (W) x 65 mm (D). Dial: pale face with gold and black batons, no numerals. Centre: cog design in timber tones behind glass with a gold ring. Edge: rich oak finish. Materials: MDF, glass, paper. Power: 3 x AA batteries, not included. Fixing: keyhole. Weight: 4 kg.
Where a Large Clock Actually Belongs
Hang it on the wall people face rather than the one behind them, slightly above standing eye level, and keep it out of line with a window that sits behind the viewer. At 600mm nothing else needs to go on the same wall. For kitchen, dining and living walls that carry a single large piece:
Overview
A Large Oak and Glass Cog Wall Clock
A 600mm wall clock with a rich oak edge, a pale glass face and a cog detail at the centre in matching timber tones: the piece for a wall that needs to look good and be useful at the same time. No numerals crowding the dial. No plastic trying to look like metal. Almost everything else hung on a wall is only ever looked at, while a clock gets read several times a day, so the markers are high contrast against the pale face and the gold and black batons are long enough to be picked out from the other side of a room. The cogs and the gold detailing sit behind glass at the centre, giving the piece the depth of a mechanism without cluttering the part you actually need to read. Works in kitchens, hallways, living rooms and studies equally.
What the Cogs and Oak Edge Do
- Legible from across a room: High contrast batons in gold and black on a pale face, with hands long enough to read at a distance. A clock that has to be squinted at has failed at its only job.
- Cog detail behind glass: The centre carries the depth and interest of a mechanism, set back under the glass so it never interferes with reading the time.
- Solid oak edge: A warm timber rim rather than a painted or metal one, which is what keeps a large clock from reading as industrial or commercial.
- Gold accents throughout: On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face to the warmth of the timber around it.
- 600mm across: Statement scale. Large enough to anchor a kitchen or hallway wall on its own without anything else hung beside it.
- Keyhole fixing: A single mounting point, so the clock hangs from one screw rather than two levelled against each other.
Pairing the Clock in the Room
A large circle is easier to place when a second one answers it: the round gold wall mirror repeats both the shape and the warm metal in a plain slim frame, so a detailed clock and a quiet mirror on facing walls hold a room together through form and finish rather than through colour. The oak and gold work against white, chalk, plaster, greige and warm grey, and sit comfortably alongside brass, aged bronze, rattan and other timber rather than chrome. For kitchen and dining walls, where a large clock usually ends up and has to earn its position, our guide to kitchen breakfast bar ideas covers how those walls are arranged.
Description
The One Thing on the Wall That Has a Job to Do
A 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.
The 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.
600 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 Simplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold answers the clock in a plain slim frame.
What the Clock Brings to a Wall
- Built to be read. High contrast batons on a pale face and long hands, so the time registers at a glance rather than after a pause.
- Cog detail at the centre. Depth and mechanical character behind glass, placed where it will not compete with the part of the dial you actually use.
- A warm oak rim. Timber rather than metal or paint, which is what stops a 600mm clock reading as a station fitting.
- Gold through the detailing. On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face back to the warmth of the rim.
- Statement scale. At 600mm this holds a wall on its own, and it suits the large blank spaces kitchens and hallways tend to have.
- Keyhole fixing. One mounting point on the reverse, so hanging is quick and adjusting the position later is easy.
Reading a Clock From Across the Room
Clock 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.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
In 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.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Batteries are not supplied. 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.
- Keyhole fixing, rated for 4 kg. 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.
- Hang it where it will be read. 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.
- Clean the glass gently. 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.
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: Oak and Glass Cog Wall Clock.
600mm across and 65mm deep, which is large for a wall clock and roughly the width of a standard interior door. At that size the CL947O holds a wall on its own, and the dial can be read comfortably from the far end of a kitchen or hallway.
Yes, because the markers are doing the work numerals normally would. The CL947O alternates gold and black batons around the dial, with the black marks falling at the quarters to give the eye four fixed points, and the hands run long enough against a pale face to register at a glance.
3 x AA, which are not supplied with the CL947O. Use fresh alkaline batteries and avoid mixing old with new, since a large hand sweep draws more current than a small clock movement does.
A cog design in timber tones matched to the oak rim, set behind the glass at the centre of the dial with a fine gold ring around it. Placing the detail there gives the CL947O the depth and character of a mechanism while leaving the outer part of the face clear for reading the time.
The CL947O has a rich oak finish to the outer rim, with the cogs at the centre in matching timber tones. The warm rim is what keeps a clock of this size looking domestic, where a metal or painted edge at 600mm would read as commercial.
On a single fixing, since the CL947O uses a keyhole mount on the reverse. At 4 kg use a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing, and check the screw head stands proud enough for the keyhole to drop over cleanly.
Slightly above standing eye level works best, since a clock viewed from well below is read at an angle. Avoid a position where a window sits directly behind whoever is looking at it, as the glass face on the CL947O will otherwise carry reflections.
Kitchens first, since that is where the time is checked most often, then hallways, studies and living rooms. Hang the CL947O on the wall people glance at rather than the one behind them, which is a surprisingly common mistake with a large clock.
With a soft cloth dampened away from the clock, then dried. Avoid solvent cleaners near the timber rim of the CL947O, and never spray anything directly at the face, since liquid can run behind the glass.
Dimensions: 600 mm (H) x 600 mm (W) x 65 mm (D). Dial: pale face with gold and black batons, no numerals. Centre: cog design in timber tones behind glass with a gold ring. Edge: rich oak finish. Materials: MDF, glass, paper. Power: 3 x AA batteries, not included. Fixing: keyhole. Weight: 4 kg.
Knowledge Hub
Where a Large Clock Actually Belongs
Hang it on the wall people face rather than the one behind them, slightly above standing eye level, and keep it out of line with a window that sits behind the viewer. At 600mm nothing else needs to go on the same wall. For kitchen, dining and living walls that carry a single large piece:
Large Oak & Gold Cog Wall Clock
Overview
Description
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
FAQs
Knowledge Hub
A Large Oak and Glass Cog Wall Clock
A 600mm wall clock with a rich oak edge, a pale glass face and a cog detail at the centre in matching timber tones: the piece for a wall that needs to look good and be useful at the same time. No numerals crowding the dial. No plastic trying to look like metal. Almost everything else hung on a wall is only ever looked at, while a clock gets read several times a day, so the markers are high contrast against the pale face and the gold and black batons are long enough to be picked out from the other side of a room. The cogs and the gold detailing sit behind glass at the centre, giving the piece the depth of a mechanism without cluttering the part you actually need to read. Works in kitchens, hallways, living rooms and studies equally.
What the Cogs and Oak Edge Do
- Legible from across a room: High contrast batons in gold and black on a pale face, with hands long enough to read at a distance. A clock that has to be squinted at has failed at its only job.
- Cog detail behind glass: The centre carries the depth and interest of a mechanism, set back under the glass so it never interferes with reading the time.
- Solid oak edge: A warm timber rim rather than a painted or metal one, which is what keeps a large clock from reading as industrial or commercial.
- Gold accents throughout: On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face to the warmth of the timber around it.
- 600mm across: Statement scale. Large enough to anchor a kitchen or hallway wall on its own without anything else hung beside it.
- Keyhole fixing: A single mounting point, so the clock hangs from one screw rather than two levelled against each other.
Pairing the Clock in the Room
A large circle is easier to place when a second one answers it: the round gold wall mirror repeats both the shape and the warm metal in a plain slim frame, so a detailed clock and a quiet mirror on facing walls hold a room together through form and finish rather than through colour. The oak and gold work against white, chalk, plaster, greige and warm grey, and sit comfortably alongside brass, aged bronze, rattan and other timber rather than chrome. For kitchen and dining walls, where a large clock usually ends up and has to earn its position, our guide to kitchen breakfast bar ideas covers how those walls are arranged.
The One Thing on the Wall That Has a Job to Do
A 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.
The 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.
600 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 Simplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold answers the clock in a plain slim frame.
What the Clock Brings to a Wall
- Built to be read. High contrast batons on a pale face and long hands, so the time registers at a glance rather than after a pause.
- Cog detail at the centre. Depth and mechanical character behind glass, placed where it will not compete with the part of the dial you actually use.
- A warm oak rim. Timber rather than metal or paint, which is what stops a 600mm clock reading as a station fitting.
- Gold through the detailing. On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face back to the warmth of the rim.
- Statement scale. At 600mm this holds a wall on its own, and it suits the large blank spaces kitchens and hallways tend to have.
- Keyhole fixing. One mounting point on the reverse, so hanging is quick and adjusting the position later is easy.
Reading a Clock From Across the Room
Clock 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.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
In 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.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Batteries are not supplied. 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.
- Keyhole fixing, rated for 4 kg. 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.
- Hang it where it will be read. 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.
- Clean the glass gently. 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.
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: Oak and Glass Cog Wall Clock.
600mm across and 65mm deep, which is large for a wall clock and roughly the width of a standard interior door. At that size the CL947O holds a wall on its own, and the dial can be read comfortably from the far end of a kitchen or hallway.
Yes, because the markers are doing the work numerals normally would. The CL947O alternates gold and black batons around the dial, with the black marks falling at the quarters to give the eye four fixed points, and the hands run long enough against a pale face to register at a glance.
3 x AA, which are not supplied with the CL947O. Use fresh alkaline batteries and avoid mixing old with new, since a large hand sweep draws more current than a small clock movement does.
A cog design in timber tones matched to the oak rim, set behind the glass at the centre of the dial with a fine gold ring around it. Placing the detail there gives the CL947O the depth and character of a mechanism while leaving the outer part of the face clear for reading the time.
The CL947O has a rich oak finish to the outer rim, with the cogs at the centre in matching timber tones. The warm rim is what keeps a clock of this size looking domestic, where a metal or painted edge at 600mm would read as commercial.
On a single fixing, since the CL947O uses a keyhole mount on the reverse. At 4 kg use a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing, and check the screw head stands proud enough for the keyhole to drop over cleanly.
Slightly above standing eye level works best, since a clock viewed from well below is read at an angle. Avoid a position where a window sits directly behind whoever is looking at it, as the glass face on the CL947O will otherwise carry reflections.
Kitchens first, since that is where the time is checked most often, then hallways, studies and living rooms. Hang the CL947O on the wall people glance at rather than the one behind them, which is a surprisingly common mistake with a large clock.
With a soft cloth dampened away from the clock, then dried. Avoid solvent cleaners near the timber rim of the CL947O, and never spray anything directly at the face, since liquid can run behind the glass.
Dimensions: 600 mm (H) x 600 mm (W) x 65 mm (D). Dial: pale face with gold and black batons, no numerals. Centre: cog design in timber tones behind glass with a gold ring. Edge: rich oak finish. Materials: MDF, glass, paper. Power: 3 x AA batteries, not included. Fixing: keyhole. Weight: 4 kg.
Where a Large Clock Actually Belongs
Hang it on the wall people face rather than the one behind them, slightly above standing eye level, and keep it out of line with a window that sits behind the viewer. At 600mm nothing else needs to go on the same wall. For kitchen, dining and living walls that carry a single large piece:
Overview
A Large Oak and Glass Cog Wall Clock
A 600mm wall clock with a rich oak edge, a pale glass face and a cog detail at the centre in matching timber tones: the piece for a wall that needs to look good and be useful at the same time. No numerals crowding the dial. No plastic trying to look like metal. Almost everything else hung on a wall is only ever looked at, while a clock gets read several times a day, so the markers are high contrast against the pale face and the gold and black batons are long enough to be picked out from the other side of a room. The cogs and the gold detailing sit behind glass at the centre, giving the piece the depth of a mechanism without cluttering the part you actually need to read. Works in kitchens, hallways, living rooms and studies equally.
What the Cogs and Oak Edge Do
- Legible from across a room: High contrast batons in gold and black on a pale face, with hands long enough to read at a distance. A clock that has to be squinted at has failed at its only job.
- Cog detail behind glass: The centre carries the depth and interest of a mechanism, set back under the glass so it never interferes with reading the time.
- Solid oak edge: A warm timber rim rather than a painted or metal one, which is what keeps a large clock from reading as industrial or commercial.
- Gold accents throughout: On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face to the warmth of the timber around it.
- 600mm across: Statement scale. Large enough to anchor a kitchen or hallway wall on its own without anything else hung beside it.
- Keyhole fixing: A single mounting point, so the clock hangs from one screw rather than two levelled against each other.
Pairing the Clock in the Room
A large circle is easier to place when a second one answers it: the round gold wall mirror repeats both the shape and the warm metal in a plain slim frame, so a detailed clock and a quiet mirror on facing walls hold a room together through form and finish rather than through colour. The oak and gold work against white, chalk, plaster, greige and warm grey, and sit comfortably alongside brass, aged bronze, rattan and other timber rather than chrome. For kitchen and dining walls, where a large clock usually ends up and has to earn its position, our guide to kitchen breakfast bar ideas covers how those walls are arranged.
Description
The One Thing on the Wall That Has a Job to Do
A 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.
The 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.
600 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 Simplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold answers the clock in a plain slim frame.
What the Clock Brings to a Wall
- Built to be read. High contrast batons on a pale face and long hands, so the time registers at a glance rather than after a pause.
- Cog detail at the centre. Depth and mechanical character behind glass, placed where it will not compete with the part of the dial you actually use.
- A warm oak rim. Timber rather than metal or paint, which is what stops a 600mm clock reading as a station fitting.
- Gold through the detailing. On the batons, the hands and the ring around the cogs, tying the face back to the warmth of the rim.
- Statement scale. At 600mm this holds a wall on its own, and it suits the large blank spaces kitchens and hallways tend to have.
- Keyhole fixing. One mounting point on the reverse, so hanging is quick and adjusting the position later is easy.
Reading a Clock From Across the Room
Clock 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.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
In 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.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Batteries are not supplied. 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.
- Keyhole fixing, rated for 4 kg. 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.
- Hang it where it will be read. 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.
- Clean the glass gently. 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.
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: Oak and Glass Cog Wall Clock.
600mm across and 65mm deep, which is large for a wall clock and roughly the width of a standard interior door. At that size the CL947O holds a wall on its own, and the dial can be read comfortably from the far end of a kitchen or hallway.
Yes, because the markers are doing the work numerals normally would. The CL947O alternates gold and black batons around the dial, with the black marks falling at the quarters to give the eye four fixed points, and the hands run long enough against a pale face to register at a glance.
3 x AA, which are not supplied with the CL947O. Use fresh alkaline batteries and avoid mixing old with new, since a large hand sweep draws more current than a small clock movement does.
A cog design in timber tones matched to the oak rim, set behind the glass at the centre of the dial with a fine gold ring around it. Placing the detail there gives the CL947O the depth and character of a mechanism while leaving the outer part of the face clear for reading the time.
The CL947O has a rich oak finish to the outer rim, with the cogs at the centre in matching timber tones. The warm rim is what keeps a clock of this size looking domestic, where a metal or painted edge at 600mm would read as commercial.
On a single fixing, since the CL947O uses a keyhole mount on the reverse. At 4 kg use a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing, and check the screw head stands proud enough for the keyhole to drop over cleanly.
Slightly above standing eye level works best, since a clock viewed from well below is read at an angle. Avoid a position where a window sits directly behind whoever is looking at it, as the glass face on the CL947O will otherwise carry reflections.
Kitchens first, since that is where the time is checked most often, then hallways, studies and living rooms. Hang the CL947O on the wall people glance at rather than the one behind them, which is a surprisingly common mistake with a large clock.
With a soft cloth dampened away from the clock, then dried. Avoid solvent cleaners near the timber rim of the CL947O, and never spray anything directly at the face, since liquid can run behind the glass.
Dimensions: 600 mm (H) x 600 mm (W) x 65 mm (D). Dial: pale face with gold and black batons, no numerals. Centre: cog design in timber tones behind glass with a gold ring. Edge: rich oak finish. Materials: MDF, glass, paper. Power: 3 x AA batteries, not included. Fixing: keyhole. Weight: 4 kg.
Knowledge Hub
Where a Large Clock Actually Belongs
Hang it on the wall people face rather than the one behind them, slightly above standing eye level, and keep it out of line with a window that sits behind the viewer. At 600mm nothing else needs to go on the same wall. For kitchen, dining and living walls that carry a single large piece:
