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STR.17
Wooden coffee table clock
A living room coffee table with the clock where the top would be. All solid lime wood, carved by hand with leaves and flowers, around a large white dial with three time zones.
A clock that is yours alone. Wood, finish, colour and melody: we start from this model and finish it together, the way you want it.
- Dimensions
- Height 48 cm · diameter 80 cm · weight 40 kg
- Wood
- Solid French and Romanian lime wood, in thick pieces
- Finish
- Semi-gloss medium walnut
- Movement
- German UTS quartz, reinforced for the long hands; 3 separate movements for the time zones; 4 AA 1.5 V batteries, one per movement, lasting about 12-14 months
- Chime
- None
- Dial
- White, on light but sturdy MDF, black screen-printed Roman numerals; 3 small dials for the time zones; laser-cut, balanced tungsten hands
- Other
- Flat 6-8 mm glass resting at least 2 cm on the ring, sealed against dust; lifts out with a suction cup or a playing card slid into the groove
How it is made
The idea is David Altobel's: a piece halfway between contemporary and classic, with a white dial set in artistic carving. We wanted the Altobel Antonio name not only on reproductions of antique clocks but also on something a little out of the ordinary, and easy to live with. It is carved by hand by Pietro Mancasola of Sanguinetto: leaves and flowers run all round, along the legs and into the flower vase that holds the table together in the centre, under the dial.
It is all solid French and Romanian lime wood, in thick pieces, carefully selected and seasoned for up to four years. We rough it out on a manual pantograph, checking the bits step by step, then the artist carves it. The legs, the round sides, the centre below and the top ring all come from the same boards. The semi-gloss medium walnut finish is the work of our polisher Giorgio.
In the centre is a German UTS quartz movement, reinforced to drive the long hands; three more movements, with smaller hands, each show a time zone. The hands are laser-cut in tungsten and balanced so they turn flat without wobbling. It runs on four 1.5 V AA batteries, one per movement, which last about 12 to 14 months. The 6-8 mm glass rests at least 2 cm on the ring and closes well against dust; lift it out with a suction cup, or slide a playing card into the groove and raise it slowly.
