The best ... timeless clock designs

The font clock, which has 12 alternating typefaces, and more

Big City clock

This “nostalgic” timepiece’s “Wall Street” styling summons the spirit of the 1980s.

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Space Temps

In this “zygotic take on the wall clock,” hours and minutes are “divided” on two distinct ceramic faces.

Price: $385; Contact: Ligne-roset-usa.com

Source: I.D.

Mantel Dome

Cedric Ragot’s “glass-encased” timepiece is “an ode to the carriage clock”—the kind “that 19th-century somebodies like Jules Verne took on their travels.”

Price: $228; Contact: 2jane.com

Source: Details

Font Clock

Sebastian Wrong’s design tells the time in 12 typefaces that “cycle at intervals through the day, date, and time.”

Price: $399; Contact: Mattermatters.com

Source: I.D.

LED and wood block piece

Kouji Iwasaki’s “high-low tech” timekeeper looks like a plain block of wood—until you turn it on.

Price: $176?; Contact: Unicahome.com

Source: New York