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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
2 Puntos Premium Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
2 puntos Premium wall clock It is the classic industrial style wall clock. It has the machinery case and rods made of polished brass, and the hands and rings in walnut wood.
2 punto...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,755 / item
Daro Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Daro wall Clock is one of those small elements that give elegance and style to any space .
Daro Clock : Polished brass ring and box, walnut hands.
N...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,767 / item
Colgante Marble Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The sophistication of the marble suspended from the curved metal rod finished in brass or black, makes the Colgante Marble wall clock a jewel.
Case: black or brass finish metal.
Di...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
$1,997 / item
Mini Look Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The mini look clock stands out for having a double ring that perfectly frames the silhouette of one eye. These rings are made of fiberglass, with polished brass box, hands in walnut....
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,355 / item
Doble O Premium Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This laborious and successful double O premium gold clock, is composed of a polished brass double rim and walnut wood hands with brass details, exuding elegance.
Not OK for outdoor ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$3,001 / item
Aire Table Clock
By Nomon
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
$1,198 / item
Mini Puntero G Table Clock
By Nomon
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
$436 / item
Pisa Gold N Floor Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Pisa Gold is a floor clock that is made of polished metal and walnut. It has a unique design because it is not the typical round wall clock.
Pisa...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,271 / item
Mini Merlín 4 T Wall Clock
By Nomon
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 4 T wall clock : g...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$895 / item
$1,029 / item
Doble O N Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This elegant designer clock presents a diameter of 70 centimeters and a height of 80 cm that covers any space with elegance.
Doble O N wall clock: Ring...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Wood
$2,396 / item
Átomo G Table Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is the perfect addition for any desktop because its simple and attractive design makes it possible to give a touch of personality to any room.
Its hands move thanks to a UTS mechanism designed in Germany.
Átomo G table...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$303 / item
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
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
$2,299 / item
Mixto N wall clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Mixto N wall clock has an elegant and dynamic design , combining fine wood and chrome steel materials.
Mixto N wall clock : chromed brass and walnut, hands in walnut.
...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome
$956 / item
Doble O Ng Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This elegant designer clock presents a diameter of 70 centimeters and a height of 80 cm that covers any space with elegance.
Doble O NG wall clock: Rin...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$2,396 / item
Axioma 12 N wall clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This Axioma N clock features a chrome steel box with hands in solid walnut or wenge. The clock mechanism used is UTS Quartz
Axioma 12 N wall clock : Box in chromed brass, hands in wa...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome
$543 / item
New Anda Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New Anda Clock brings us to mind the subtle elegance of design in the 50’s. Each clock is a unique handmade piece.
New Anda Clock: Stainless steel ring, black lacquered walnut hands...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,150 / item
Merlín 4 i Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Merlín 4 i wall clock is ideal for decorating modern spaces of both a house and an office.
Merlín 4 i wall clock : Case made of chromed steel, Clock hand made of Polished Steel or p...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Stainless Steel
$823 / item
Mini Merlín 12 T wall clock
By Nomon
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
$1,379 / item
Micro Eslabón Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Micro Eslabón wall clock has been made with a graphite finish brass ring and a walnut or oak case.
Micro Eslabón wall clock :Ring and hour hand in polished brass or in graphite ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$460 / item
Ciclo Gold Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ciclo Gold wall clock made of oak or walnut veneer with polished brass hands and time signals.
Ciclo Gold wall clock : Body in walnut wood or in Oak w...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$936 / item
Merlín 12 i Wall Clock
By Nomon
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
$1,307 / item
Merlín 4 Gold N Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Merlin 4 Gold N Clock is named after having as its main feature 4 time signals and finished in golden tones. Leaving behind the 12 time signals and reducing them to 4 we are able...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$895 / item
Merlín 4 T Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Merlin 4 T Clock is a large wall clock. It comes in 125 cm and 155 cm in diameter. Ideal for placing it in large areas.
Merlin 4 T wall clock : Wood and Graphite Brass.
Each cl...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$944 / item
2 Puntos Ng Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This is a wall clock with a double wooden ring, gold box and wooden needles. The mechanism is covered by the case made of polished brass.
2 puntos NG wall clock : Rings and hands i...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,271 / item
Mini Bilbao Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Mini Bilbao Clock stands out for its light circle that gives it the fine shape of the accessory. The use of fine and delicate lines allows a simple and minimalist design that doe...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
$1,355 / item
Nomon Mini Bilbao Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Nomon Mini Bilbao Clock is a wall clock in the miniature version of the Bilbao clock. The regular version of this clock design measures about 100 cm in diameter while its reduced...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,232 / item
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Red 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
Clessidra Hourglass in Bamboo and Aquamarine 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 an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Glass
Nomon Delmori Premium Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We present the brand’s most spectacular clock in its premium version. A unique piece due to its large dimensions and delicate details.
Rings in brass finish, hands and central...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$2,970 / item
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
Brass, Chrome
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
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.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Nomon New Anda Wall Clock in Gold By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
You have probably valued buying an avant-garde wall clock model but have not found enough information to be able to value it. This wall clock is part of the Nomon lacquered wood coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Baccarat Crystal Desk Clock, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Baccarat crystal desk clock, 20th Century.
Late 20th century Baccarat crystal desk clock, working, good condition, quartz movement.
H: 20cm , D: 11,5cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
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
$1,231 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$264 / item
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
$1,870 / item
Nomon Dos Puntos Premium Gold Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clock that exudes elegance and sophistication, with rings made of polished brass, combined with hands in natural walnut wood.
Rings and central box in polished brass, hands in wal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel
Wax Clock Altar by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
Wax Clock Altar by Panorammma
Dimensions: D 60 x W 60 x H 50 cm
Materials: Steel, wax candle.
Panorammma is a furniture design atelier based in Mexico City that seeks to redefine ou...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel
$6,251 / item
Established & Sons Large 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
Nomon Mini Barcelona Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black glass fiber double-ring wall clock that contains the walnut case and clock hands in the center.
The whole set is grouped and fastened by a support with two rods and support ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Walnut, Fiberglass
$1,265 / item
Italian wall clock with graphic design by Kurt B. Delbanco for Morphos, 1980s
By Morphos
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian wall clock with graphic design by Kurt B. Delbanco for Morphos, 1980s.
Wall clock, with geometric and graphic design in primary colors, black and gray.
Produced by Morphos in...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
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
$198 / item
Nomon Punto y Coma Premium Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut and brass details elevate the presence of the Punto y Coma model. An essential piece for those who want to add personality to a sober environment.
Body and hands in walnut ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Nomon Daro Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ø70cm clock with a length of 108 cm, characterized by its curved, polished brass elements. Hands in natural walnut wood.
Available in Walnut, Brass
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,606 / item
Nomon Dos Puntos Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ø43cm clock with hands and rings made of polished steel or calabo wood.
Rings and hands in calabo wood;
central box and details in polished brass.
Available in Chrome, Brass and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel
$1,595 / item
Nomon Pendulo Premium Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
By Nomon, ANDRÉS MARTÍNEZ
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A tribute that aims to recover the prestige of grandf ther pendulum clocks by renewing their aesthetics. It can be installed on the wall or to the ceiling.
Body and hands in wal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$1,595 / item
Shagreen Paperweight with Clock - Elegance and Functionality for the Desk
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Add a touch of class to your desk with this unique clock paperweight from the Galucharme collection, designed by renowned designer Nino Basso.
A luxury accessory that combines craft...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Nomon Pendulo Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
By ANDRÉS MARTÍNEZ, Nomon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It stands out for offering a fascinating design to the hipster public the Nomon Pendulum T Clock returns the free and loose currents of a time clock.
The way in which their needles ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$1,298 / item
Nomon Pisa Floor Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Innovating with its small and simple models Nomon brings the Pisa T Clock to be placed on desktops or corner desks. The slim needle shape of this foot clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$1,298 / item
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
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
$1,540 / item
Nomon Merlin Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impossible not to stop to admire it. Impossible not to observe every detail of its configuration.
It is the Nomon Merlin 4 T Clock available in our online store with all the features that make it a very special wall clock. It is minimalism in its purest expression.
All that apparent simplicity and no leftover trait is only essential in the place where it should be.
The Merlin 4 T is a beautiful designer clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,188 / item
Nomon Puntero Table Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A magnificent and avant-garde design for a desktop clock. This design has the perfect combination between chromed steel and lacquered walnut wood giving ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$924 / item
Nomon Micro Eslabon Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
CLOCKS WITH GREAT PERSONALITY AND A CONTEMPORARY DESIGN, REINTERPRETING THE CLASSIC PENDULUM CLOCK.
Available in Walnut and Oak
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Nomon Nena & Nene Table Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nomon’s symbolic characters are born, characteristic for combining the brand’s distinctive materials, American walnut, or ash in oak finish, with metallic details.
Nomon produces ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Walnut, Oak
Nomon Tacon Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If you are looking for a simple but elegant and classy watch, then you have found the ideal.
The Nomon Heel Watch 4 T is part of the graphite collection of the world-renowned bran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Brass
$1,135 / item
NAUTILO clock - Unique design piece with authentic fossils
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Bring a touch of exclusivity and history to your home or office with the NAUTILO Clock, a unique work created by designer Nino Basso.
This extraordinary piece of contemporary furnit...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Stone, 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.
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