TempoStone Wall Clock

A wall clock is one of the few objects in a home that is looked at dozens of times a day and noticed almost never. TempoStone is built for that job. The face is uncluttered, the markers are pared back to the essentials, and the finish has the flat, chalky calm of natural stone. It tells you the time in a glance and then gets out of the way.

The movement is a silent sweep quartz, which means no ticking to fill a quiet room. That matters more than people expect in bedrooms, home offices and nurseries, where a loud second hand becomes the only thing you can hear at night. A single battery drives it for months at a time, and the rear keyhole mount sits flush so the clock hangs tight against the wall without tilting forward.

Three diameters let you match the piece to the wall rather than the other way round. The smallest works above a desk or in a hallway, the middle size suits a kitchen or bedroom, and the largest holds its own on a bare living room wall. Every size shares the same restrained face, so they can be mixed across rooms without clashing.

• Silent sweep quartz movement, no ticking
• Matte stone-effect finish
• Available in 29.7, 34.7 and 39.5 cm diameters
• Single AA battery, not included
• Flush rear keyhole mount
• Wipe clean with a dry cloth