Time after Time

Three timeless desktop clocks.

From desk clocks to wristwatches, objects devoted to keeping time are increasingly being replaced by the omnipresent screen. And while new technology provides ease and efficiency in its multifunctionality, it can leave us longing for the real thing. Here, to help curb the effects of screen fatigue and the obsessive impulse to check phones, is a selection of some of our favorite artfully designed timepieces: George Nelson’s Tripod Clock, Schoolhouse Electric’s Flip Clock and Arne Jacobsen’s Station Clock.

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