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Retro Alarm Clock

This beautiful “Retro Alarm Clock” should make a most fashionable addition to any steampunk enthusiasts’ sleeping quarters! Devised by a Mr Ulrik Nielsen from Denmark, the clock is painted in appropriate brass, which, with the emarald green of the inner parts of the little machine, makes for a perfect steampunk contraption!

Please do delight Mr Nielsen with a visit to his Profile, where further photographs of his creation may be appreciated in the Stock category. (I must warn though, that some of the imagery on display there might not be considered entirely “work-safe”!)

This entry was posted on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 at 11:31 am by Ottens and is filed under Projects, Steampunk Images.

mike oxlong

my dog could do better.

Captain Earnest Atkins

Good afternoon,
Just thought that I would add that on my travels aroung Rome, the rather charming natives assured me that the correct way to write 4 is indeed 'IIII'. Not wanting to be duped by the jolly japesters, I cast mine eyes upon the Flavian Amphitheatre where low and behold carved into the walls between III and V was IIII.
I do hope this puts your purist fears to rest.
Ta ta.

Lady Erichte

Prof. Zervo: Well, yes according to Mr Nielsen himself he just photographed the clock.

But it still is very nice.

Dr. Anachronism

I always thought that "IIII" was done because the general populace was too stupid to discern the difference between 4 and 6. I am somewhat of a clock collector and many of my roman numeral clocks display "IIII." I would prefer it if they read "IV" simply because I am a purist, but I live with it.
Whatever the case this alarm clock is really a nice piece of work. It even contains my 2 favorite colors: green and gold.

lovemaryxoxo

Very nice piece of work. Would like to see it with other colors for the face. Deep red for instance.

Prof. Zervo

Is this really a "mod"? Looks way too detailed and well proportioned to have been "retrofítted", so to speak. Doesn't say on that webpage that Mr. Nielsen made it? I certainly like, though.

PKM

Quentin: I think the choice to label 4 "IIII" not "IV" was to lend visual balance to the dial, as the numbers on the left hand side have more "digits". Technically the Roman numeral is "IV", you're right. That annoyed me for years until I found this out, now I see why they did it.

Also, while we're on the theme of steampunk clocks, this Nixie tube clock is pretty cool:
http://www.designmills.com/2008/07/13/20th-cent...

Quentin

Hi ! I alway wonder if the 4 is written correctly ? Shouldn't it be IV instead of IIII ? Or am I missing something ? I see IIII in so many places (clocks, respectively :-) ) but I still think it's wrong ...

Pappy

I was looking over this blog before I went to the movies yesterday to see Hell Boy 2. It seemed to me that the movie had a ton of steampunk themed devices and places, even a steampunk dressed character! I advise you to go see it, if just for that

Animus Aqualis

I wish my hourwork had such a beautifull dial plate.

Schizmo

I found myself an alarm clock yesterday, but I bought it to gut it for its delicious gears. I was disappointed to find that half of them were plastic. Oh well, at least I got SOME useful stuff out of it.

Cookie

By Grabthar's hammer, I shall own one of those clocks one day.