It took us almost a year and a half to find the “right” wall clock for our living room, something that would stand out on the orange walls and make a statement by itself. When we went to Dapitan before Christmas to buy garlands, we also found this antique-style wall clock. The face has the texture of very old paper and the metal is the color of brass. Beautiful. We haggled for a while but a two hundred peso discount was as much as we could get. We paid a thousand for the clock.
It took another few weeks before the clock was finally mounted on the wall. And it was at that time that my illusions about the clock being antique looking were shattered. Can you read what’s written on the lower half of the clock? Quartz. It says QUARTZ. Gee, I don’t think they had quartz clocks during the last century.
Egg foo yong or kanitama?
Ang ganda po. I especially like the shadow around it.
Salamat, Lance. :) Sana lang walang nakasulat na “Quartz”, ano?
Nice try!! ^.^ …. QUARTZ is clearly visible, sana maliit na lang ang print.
Oo nga ano, there’s the word Quartz! … I hope most of your house guests are near-sighted so they’d miss it!! After all, it’s an elegant clock. :)
it still looked elegant..! and i must say that kundi nyo po sinabi na may ‘quartz’ na nakalagay… hindi naman po masyado mapapansin dahil it blended with everything else on the wall (orange wall paint, curtains, and table lamp)
Kaya bang tanggalin yung glass cover? I was thinking, maybe Alex can come up with a design that could blend with the brass and cover ‘quartz’. Or take a photo of the background, print swatches of varying lightness, and select the one closest reproduction of the texture (manual photoshop cloning).
Actually, I’m okay with the “Quartz” thing. Makes it a real conversation piece hehehehe
The one and a half years spent looking for the right clock was worth it. Ang ganda! If I will be your visitor, hindi ko na siguro mapapansin yung effect ng “Quartz” sa overall beauty nya. Pati yung effect ng shadow sa sides nakabuti. Pero parang hindi pa ayos ang pagkakalagay. O yung camera shot lang yung tabingi… Ay yung lampshade yata ang tabingi. Ah, ewan, yung tingin ko lang yata ang tabingi. Hahaha.
Basta maganda.
Yung shade nung lamo yung tabingi hehehehe Tinamad na ako ayusin. :-P
I love it! It goes well with everything that’s in the photo.
Thanks. Speedy will be so happy — he haggled with the tindera harder than I did hehehehe
There’s actually no problem at all about that clock, even with the “Quartz” on its face…well, if it was an authentic antique, you sure wouldn’t have gotten it for the low price that you did! It is just so lovely and it complements everything in its surrounding. It has character.
You know, we bought this clock in the same stall where we got the two-sided wrought iron wall clock. At least that one had no Quartz label.
There is no disputing good taste. I hope I really memorized the Latin version of this statement. It sounds way much better. You have good taste, and there is no disputing that Connie!
Thank you. I think I learned much by NOT doing those over-the-top decorating ideas I saw on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous when I was much, much younger hehehe
It’s an antique-looking clock which eventually will be antique. It will last for years and decades. If it no longer works – after replacing with new AA battery – just have the ‘quartz-mechanism’ replaced with a new one. A new mechanism would cost less than a P100.
Lovely piece! It really belongs :)
Jonphil, that’s a nice perspective hehehe
Thanks, Josie, it was worth all the waiting.
You’ve created a beautiful setting there! If you want to consider getting an antique clock, a French bakery clock, an English dial clock, or a round gallery clock would all do quite nicely!