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1980s Multi-Coloured Westclox Plastic Quartz Wall Clock

Jon Nix — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:58:00 +0000

You'll probably either love this or hate it, but if you were a teenager (or slightly younger) in the 1980s then you might very well have had one of these on your bedroom wall. It has all that you'd expect from something of that era - bold primary colours, seemingly random shapes and geometric leanings. Think of the United Colours of Benetton, for example, and you're there. This is a Westclox quartz wall clock which was made in Britain and is primarily an ode to plastic and colour.

It is in full working order - requiring a single "AA" battery to run - and the plastics are all intact. It's likely that the "body" of the clcok was a more vibrant yellow originally. It has turned into a rather pale yellow colour with age. It doesn't seem to have been due to sun exposure (i.e. a yellowed white), as the entire body (external and internal) has faded consistently and evenly. There are some minor scratches and grazing to the outside of the body, but the clear face cover is in good shape with only very superficial scratches.

The clock measures 21 cm (8¼ in.) in diameter, the face has a diameter of around 16 cm (6¼ in.), and the clock has an overall depth of just over 4 cm (1¾ in.)

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Vintage Orange Bush 538A Wall or Table Clock with Radio, Made in Italy, 1970s

Jon Nix — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:14:16 +0000

An iconic slice of 1970s design, this is the Bush 538A wall or table clock with radio, designed in Italy by Adriano Rampoldi and sometimes badged as a Europhon H30. There are some minor differences between the two models (notably to the front and rear panels, but they are essentially the same unit: a large curved plastic body with sloping front and rear surfaces. The radio ontrols are at the front (or bottom if wall mounted) and the speaker is to the rear (top if wall mounted) and on the top of the body a very handsome and stylish clock with distinctive hour and minute hands and subtle sweep hand.

This one is the Bush-marketed model and features a MW and LW radio with tone and volume controls. The radio is powered independently of the clock, via battery or 9V adaptor. The sound is quite "beefy". The clock - with its German-made movement - runs off a "C" size battery and has a time adjustment and speed correction screw. It seems to run smoothly, but please bear in mind that this is a vintage item and has not been recently used and decide accordingly. It would almost certainly benefit from daily use and/or a service.

This one is in very good condition cosmetically, with no chips or cracks to the plastics or the clock face. The only defect is the missing end cap for the "off" button. It's in the rarer orange colour, as opposed to the seemingly more common white, which makes it all the more desirable. The battery compartment is clean and the AC adaptor input works. There are hanging fixtures on the underside of the unit for wall mounting. As should be expected there is some crackle to the volume and tone knobs, but nothing which lingers once the volume or tone has been set.

Measures approximately 32cm (12½ in.) in length, with a width of 23cm (9 in.) and a depth of 10cm (4 in.). It weighs approximately 2 Kg. Please note, due to restricitions on the posting of batteries, none are included in this sale.

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Vintage Orange Smiths Timecal Dulcet Pull Cord Wind Wall Clock

Jon Nix — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:20:41 +0000

Very orange, very curvaceous, very unusual and very vintage... this Smiths Timecal "Dulcet" wall clock is also notable for its pull cord mechanism for winding the clock spring. The plastic case and bezel is a rich orange colour with sweeping rounded corners and deep side so it literally and metaphorically stands out. The plain black clockface with white hands and numerals result in a stylish contrast.

In full working order with some minor signs of age and use. There are a few minor and superficial scratches to the outer casing on the clear clock cover plastics, but no chips or cracks to the casing overall. The front orange "bezel" section of plastic has aged slightly in comparison to the rear, but this is not very noticeable in use.

Dimensions are approximately 19cm (7½ in.) "square" with a depth of 5cm (2 in.)

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Vintage Red Metamec Wall Clock (AC powered)

Jon Nix — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:17:39 +0000

A colourful wall clock by Metamec, featuring a convex glass face, red face with white hands and numerals and time divisions in relief, and a white metal surround - it's a looker! The clock comes complete with an original Metamec box, though possibly not one that should have been paired with the clock as a sticker on it indicates that this is the battery version whilst the clock is an plug-in AC-powered timepiece.

In excellent original overall condition and working, with minimal signs of any wear and tear. The glass is predominantly very good indeed with only some minor grazes to it. The rear plastic cover over the mechanism does have a crack but this could be fixed and it certainly doesn't affect the operation of the clock at all.

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