Your clock could simply display that it’s 4:09. Or your clock could grab your arm like a Parisian poet strolling along the Rhine, and extol the virtues of time: “Four-oh-nine, a cosmic sight, / ...

If you run a search online, you will discover so-called metric or decimal clocks for sale. But be careful -- these clocks have what looks like a metric face (10 hour markings and numbering), but use a ...

Lots of clocks make use of Nixie Tube displays, but a much rarer type of display exists. It's an electromechanical incandescent display based on an array of tiny projectors, all sharing a ground glass ...