Retro Flip Clock

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I love mechanical timepieces, usually we think of wristwatches with the occasional pocket watch thrown in for good measure, but what about the old fashioned Desktop Flip Clock?

I decided to have a hunt around the assorted pipes and tubes of the interweb and I stumbled across this, a solid steel and chrome Flip Clock that looks like it belongs in Terry Gilliam’s 1985 film “Brazil“. I fell in love with it and decided I must have one, if for no other reason than the fact that it’s mechanical nature makes it the ultimate garage clock.

Check out the Retro Flip Clock here.

Ben Branch

Ben has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, and many more.

Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.

Published by Ben Branch - May 12th 2012

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