Modern Clocks
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
1982 Howard Miller Limited Edition Mahogany Hourglass II Mantle Clock
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consideration is this 1982 Howard Miller Limited Edition Mahogany Hourglass II wall Mantle Clock. Hour glass II has a secret link with the futu...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Other, Iron
Nomon Barcelona Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nomon's large Barcelona wall clock a design clock with two large rings and needles in natural walnut wood.
The clock with a large minimalist design has a diameter of 90 cm. An eas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Fiberglass, Walnut
1970s Ritz Italora Original Table Clock by Joe Colombo Optic Art
By Joe Colombo
Located in Biella, IT
Ritz Italora rare original table clock first edit by Joe Colombo design years 1970 optic art.
Materialis plastic and metal particular and mecanism.
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Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Nomon Rodon Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Functional and versatile Nomon clock. Dimensions: 70 cm in diameter.
The Rodon N wall clock of the Spanish clock brand Nomon recalls the subtle elegance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Cris G Brass and Walnut Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Cris G is a handmade clock that combines emotive aesthetic with strong impact. The design incorporates contrasting materials, such as brass, walnut ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Marble One Cut Table Clock, Moreno Ratti
By Moreno Ratti
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble One Cut table clock - Moreno Ratti
Dimensions: D 9 x W 20 x H 20 cm
Materials: Calcata Oro marble.
The idea of this collection comes from the desire to take the concept of minimalism to the extreme, as in the Recisi series: a single cut of a geometric figure (the square) allows the creation of a functional object where the two pieces that compose it, respond to a need.
The family consists of: a table lamp (Moon Lamp) with a touch-sensitive ignition system, a clock and a solifleur.
Moreno Ratti
"When I was young I played with pieces of marble, like now.
There are a lot of marble waste...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Marble
10.5" Brass Clock with tinted epoxy by Daughter Manufacturing
Located in Camden, ME
This stunning clock is made of a single spun piece of solid brass. It is designed with inlaid varying sized brass rings and then filled with tinted epoxy poured. The hour and min...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
20th Century Gübelin Wecker Tischuhr Bronze Vergoldet 8 Tagewerk Datum
By Guebelin ( Gübelin )
Located in Epfach, DE
Gübelin Wecker oder Tischuhr von Gübelin Schweiz um 1960-1970
Bronze vergoldet in quadratischer Form mit erhabenen Vierecken in Matt -und Glanzvergoldung
Der Wecker oder die Tischuhr...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Gold, Bronze
French Table Clock With Marble Base and Figure
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
French table clock with marble base and figure.
French table clock, with a greenish marble base, topped by a lady's figure. The marble base is supported by four bronze feet decorated...
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Nomon Swing Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Among the fashionable and avant-garde watches offered by the Nomon brand, is the Swing G Wall Clock. It has an innovative design using dark tones of walnut and Gold needles. It is part of the Gold N collection that stands out for showing the elegance of home, while maintaining simplicity at all times. The combination of simplicity and elegance will go hand in hand with the decorative style of your home, establishment or office.
The use of wooden floors, furniture or dark sofas, or the decorative piece of your choice, will be enhanced in beauty and character. You should take into account the neutral color palette for the walls and thus know where to place it. The Swing G Watch by Nomon stands out for being one of those watches with wooden pendulum variations in its lower part.
American walnut wood is the star and main material of this work of are, in addition to its polished brass needles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Established & Sons Medium Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following in design circles. Sebastian Wrong deliberately increases our attraction to its retro look by introducing an ever-changing display. The Font Clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Mixto Gold N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Mixto Gold N wall clock has an elegant and dynamic design , combining fine wood and chrome steel materials.
Mixto N wall clock : Polished brass and walnut, hands in walnut.
Polish...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Sunset N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Wall clock with box and wooden time signs. The wooden hands are fixed to the German-made UTS quartz machinery.
The Sunset N Clock is a wall clock that's mini size because it has a d...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Wood
Metropole Clock, by George Sowden for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Metropole Clock in plastic laminate, designed in 1982, George Sowden.
George Sowden was born in Leeds, UK in 1942. He studied architecture at Gloucestershire College of Art in the 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Aire Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is a design clock that can be displayed on a modern furniture of minimalist style. It is an ideal piece for design houses , modern flats and offices.
Aire table clock : Black fib...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
NSNG One More Time Clock Sandblasted Stainless Steel
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tiffany & Co. Modern Cast Bronze 'Rockwork' Table Clock, Swiss Jeweled Movement
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany & Co. Modern cast bronze 'rockwork' table clock, Swiss jeweled movement.
Switzerland, Circa 1960s
A stunning example of 1960s Tiffany &...
Category
20th Century Swiss Modern Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Jaeger-LeCoultre Mystery Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Jaeger-LeCoultre mystery clock in a Lucite case with beautiful chinoiserie decoration featuring a bird in flight and standing on a gilded stepped bas...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Lucite
New Anda G Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New Anda G Clock brings us to mind the subtle elegance of design in the 50’s. Each clock is a unique handmade piece.
New Anda G Clock: Polished brass circle, walnut hands
Not OK fo...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Nomon Mini Puntero Table Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Átomo clocks, whose design reflects creativity with a great sense of refinement, dress the corners of tables and provide light and style.
ø10cm clock with natural walnut wood body...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
SUN TABLE CLOCK in elegant golden smoky black lacquer texture - modern design
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Part of SOLE Clocks Line created by designer Nino Basso this clock is a superb ornamental object that will add a sophisticated touch to your study or interior.
It has its distinctive feature in the modern design smooth surface in the golden smoky black color and in both decorative and iconic striped elements in polished nickel-plated brass which are also applied in other objects such as letter knife, magnifying glass, clocks created by the design .
Specifications:
SOLE table...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Nomon Omega Table Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reinventing with its structures Nomon brings you a clock from the desktop collection with an innovative and elegant design.
The Omega I Clock impresses by keeping a clock suspended in the air while losing its depth by removing unnecessary items and making it simple and glamorous. A fashion clock that will give your home office or business the sophistication you were looking for.
The latest trend in office decoration pieces and elegant spaces is here with the desktop clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Átomo G Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Atom Wall Clock is an accessory that you cannot miss in that special corner from the living room the office or the room. Its design makes it a very special clock that will give your ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Schauer Industrial or Station Clock, Vienna, 1964
By Schauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Four pieces available
The clock is in perfect condition, no major scratches, no glass scratched.
Flat glass cover, black painted figures an ivory white embossed dish,
painted blac...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel
Omega G Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Omega G Clock impresses by keeping a clock suspended in the air while losing its depth by removing unnecessary items and making it simple and glamorous .
Omega G table...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
Surrealistic Sculptural Clock by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Atlanta, GA
An iconic carved sculptural clock by the famed Mexican surrealistic artist and designer Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1937) circa 1960s. The whimsical...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Wood
Nomon Atomo Table Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Átomo clocks, whose design reflects creativity with a great sense of refinement, dress the corners of tables and provide light and style.
ø10cm clock with natural walnut wood body...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mini Merlín 12 T wall clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Simple, versatile, and sober clock. The elegance of this model lies in the lightness of its time signals, which draws an imaginary circle on the wall.
Mini Merlín 12 T wall clock : g...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Merlín 12 i Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Merlín 12 i wall clock is ideal for decorating modern spaces of both a house and an office .
Merlín 12 i wall clock : Case made of chromed steel , Clock hand made of Polished Steel...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mini Puntero G Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is made with the greatest precision to represent a high-end designer clock made to turn the desktop into a true showcase where it can be seen by ever...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Column Clock by Papier Langackerhäusl
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Column clock
W255 D255 H1750 mm
Standing tall and confident, our column clock elegantly refines the passing of time.
With its clean lines and gently swaying pendulum, it reassures even the most
anxious observer, that time will go on. Battery-operated Junghans quartz...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Clocks
Materials
Parchment Paper
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Grey Acquamarine Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Murano Glass
10.5" Brass Wall Clock with tinted epoxy by Daughter Mfg
Located in Camden, ME
This stunning clock is made of a single spun piece of solid brass. It is designed with inlaid varying sized brass rings and then filled with tinted epoxy poured. The hour and min...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Nano Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The modern Nano clock has an avant-garde design with a Nordic air, combining walnut wood or oak finish with black and white colors.
Nano wall clock: Hand...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Wood, Polystyrene
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Horizon Amber Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Murano Glass
CARTIER Paris 1980 Foldable Desk Clock In 18Kt Yellow Gold Gilt Plating
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A desk foldable clock designed by Cartier.
This is a very attractive desk-table clock, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the late 1970's early 1980.Th...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Gold, Metal, Enamel
Floating Frames Mantelclock Copper
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating Frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her worksh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks
Materials
Copper
Nomon Brisa Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FOR THE FIRST TIME, NOMON WORKS WITH SUBTLY FOLDED WOODEN STRIPS. THE SILHOUETTE CONNECTS US WITH NATURE, EMULATING AN OPEN FLOWER IN ALL ITS SPLENDOR.
Clock made with natural wal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Heuer Racing Clock in New Old Stock Condition
By TAG Heuer
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: TAG Heuer Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Car Rally Clock
METAL / MATERIAL: Chrome
CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 2 Inch X 2 Inch
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Heuer
DIAL / HANDS: Original Dial and Hands
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement
I bought this clock many years ago and it was New, Old Stock at the time. In fact somewhere I should have the original box for it. But, do not hold me to it as I have no idea where it actually is.
The Heuer Racing Clock...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Nomon Barcelona Premium Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Renovation of one of the most representative models of nomon, the iconic Barcelona clock. Incorporating a more glamorous style in the design.
It stands out for the brass finish in its fiberglass double...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Fiberglass, Walnut
Jaeger LeCoultre, Atmos Neuchateloise with Wall Console, Switzerland, 1965
Located in Greven, DE
Jaeger LeCoultre - Atmos Clock "Neuchateloise"
Switzerland
Lacquered wood
Year of construction 1965
Clock dimensions: H x W x D: 47 x 26 x 14 cm
Console dimensions: H x W x D: 20 x...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Wood
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Sapphire Cipria Pink Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Murano Glass
Nomon Axioma Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a diameter between 74 and 100 cm this clock is a modern model with wooden touches that conveys warmth and a cozy feelings. One of its peculiarities and what makes it different f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Polystyrene
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Apple Green Straw Yellow Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Murano Glass
Established & Sons Small Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following in design circles. Sebastian Wrong deliberately increases our attraction to its retro look by introducing an ever-changing display. The Font Clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Clessidra Hourglass in Gray and Red Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfectly balanced between two different colours, the sand flows through the sleek glass chambers made using the Incalmo technique, taking on its colour and becoming a part of it. Grains of sand, impalpable and imperceptible as a whole, yet so real, like time passing. Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini sealed it in the Clessidra in 1957
Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. Clessidra – designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1957 – evolves in 2015, taking on a more sinuous, feminine appearance. Perfectly balanced between two different colors, sand flows through sleek glass, crafted using the Incalmo technique; as it flows, it gradually colors and becomes an integral part of the glass.
Additional Information:
Material: Glass, sand
Color: Gray/red
Dimensions: Ø 15 x H 28 cm
Available in other color options: Green river /Powder pink...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Glass
Antique Wall Clock with Carved Eagle
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wall clock with carved Eagle. With carvings and turnings, topped by a floret and an eagle. With an imposing design, with turned lateral columns and carved details at the top, a finia...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal
Peter Max Pop Art Wristwatch
By Peter Max
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool Petet Max wristwatch with leather band, circa 1988. Pop Art dial face with white acrylic bezel and a size "18" blue faux ostrich skin leather band. Hard to find and super...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal
Nomon Mini Oj Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It is increasingly common to see a wall clock located anywhere in a house without regard to traditional areas such as the kitchen. This has a reason to be: This type of clocks has become an original decorative element. A design clock like the Nomon mini OJ gives great personality to any room where you place it and thanks to its dimensions of just 50 cm in diameter it also makes it a jovial and curious object.
A wall can be completely empty but when you place an adhesive clock on it, it will be rightly decorated without the need to add any other decorative element.
Only with its presence a wall clock can enrich a place without recharging it much more since its design will be enough. It is the kind of magic that you achieve when having a Nomon OJ mini clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Polystyrene
Nomon Look Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large luxury wall clock that imitates an eye.
An artisan clock with a black fiber hoop with a central case and walnut needles.
The Nomon Look ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Flip Top Jean Table by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the stunning Flip Top Jean Table by renowned designer Eileen Gray. Crafted with the finest materials and impeccable attention to detail, this table exudes luxury and soph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal
Nomon Sunset Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The wood of the extended hour markers adds warmth to the wall
and the easy installation with adhesive brings versatility to the whole design.
Available with a central box in chromed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Blue Hour Table Clock Signed by Adam Ruiz & Cyril Fuchs
By Adam Ruiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue hour table clock signed by Adam Ruiz & Cyril Fuchs
Dimensions: 50 x 27 x 4 cm
Materials: Sculpted steel
Handscultped, signed
The blue hour is a steel clock weathered with ...
Category
2010s French Modern Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Copper
21st Century by Elda Lippi "OROLOGIO 6" Marble Clock
Located in massa, IT
Marble clock designed by Arch. Elda Lippi
Size: cm. 12 x 12 x 6 H.
Materials: Bianco Carrara - Nero Marquina - Pietra serena - Pietra dorata.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Marble
Nomon Punto y Coma Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant modern sophisticated glossy glamorous are adjectives that describe this wonderful graphite-finished pendulum clock with the hands in walnut noble wood.
The possibility of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Brass
SOLE - OROLOGINO LACCATO GIADA - design contemporaneo esclusivo
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
This beautiful table clock is part of SOLE Table Clocks Line created by designer Nino Basso.
An elegant addition to a modern eclectic interior, this clock ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal
10.5" Brass Wall Clock with tinted epoxy by Daughter Mfg
Located in Camden, ME
This stunning clock is made of a single spun piece of solid brass. It is designed with inlaid varying sized brass rings and then filled with tinted epoxy poured. The hour and min...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Modern clocks for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage clocks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, Spain, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original clocks, popular names associated with this style include ANDRÉS MARTÍNEZ, José María Reina, Kiki van Eijk, and Nomon. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for clocks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $170 and tops out at $52,594 while the average work can sell for $1,260.