{"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","url":"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/products\/large-walnut-and-gold-cog-wall-clock","provider":"The Urban Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}