Modern Metal Wall Clock | Wood Grain Centre Design In Three Different Round Clock Face Sizes

A metal frame around a wood centre gives a clock two materials doing two jobs. The black metal draws the outline and holds the numerals legible from a distance, and the timber face keeps the whole thing warm rather than clinical. A clock in one material alone tends to be either cold or soft, and pairing the two avoids landing at either extreme.

Silent quartz is not a luxury on a wall clock, it is the difference between a piece you keep and one that ends up in a drawer. A ticking movement in a study or a bedroom becomes the only thing anyone can hear once the room is quiet, and a sweep hand removes it entirely while still keeping accurate time from a single battery for around a year.

Buy it now in the diameter the wall can carry, since a small clock on a large wall looks like an afterthought. Thirty centimetres suits a study or a kitchen, thirty four is general purpose, and forty holds an open plan wall. All three are three and a half centimetres deep and run on a single AA battery, which is not included, so there is nothing to wire and nothing to install beyond a hook.

• Frame: black metal with a manufactured wood grain face
• Sizes: 30.2 cm, 34.2 cm or 40.2 cm diameter, all 3.5 cm deep
• Movement: silent quartz sweep, no ticking
• Battery: 1 x AA, not included
• Fitting: wall mount, no wiring required
• Use: living rooms, studies, bedrooms, offices and entryways