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?
Lance
02/08/2010 at 10:37 pmAng ganda po. I especially like the shadow around it.
Connie Veneracion
02/09/2010 at 12:19 amSalamat, Lance. :) Sana lang walang nakasulat na “Quartz”, ano?
Bessie
02/09/2010 at 8:00 amNice try!! ^.^ …. QUARTZ is clearly visible, sana maliit na lang ang print.
Beatrize
02/09/2010 at 8:27 amOo 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. :)
gracegab
02/09/2010 at 2:42 pmit 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)
unsentpostcards
02/09/2010 at 6:29 pmKaya 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).
Connie Veneracion
02/09/2010 at 6:35 pmActually, I’m okay with the “Quartz” thing. Makes it a real conversation piece hehehehe
Frenchy
02/09/2010 at 8:27 pmThe 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.
Connie Veneracion
02/09/2010 at 9:33 pmYung shade nung lamo yung tabingi hehehehe Tinamad na ako ayusin. :-P
geri
02/10/2010 at 2:30 amI love it! It goes well with everything that’s in the photo.
Connie Veneracion
02/10/2010 at 6:46 amThanks. Speedy will be so happy — he haggled with the tindera harder than I did hehehehe
Crisma
02/13/2010 at 12:26 pmThere’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.
Connie Veneracion
02/14/2010 at 12:02 amYou know, we bought this clock in the same stall where we got the
Crisma
02/16/2010 at 9:47 amThere 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!
Connie Veneracion
02/16/2010 at 10:38 amThank 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
jonphil
02/14/2010 at 8:20 amIt’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.
Josie Borlongan
02/15/2010 at 1:53 amLovely piece! It really belongs :)
Connie Veneracion
02/16/2010 at 10:39 amJonphil, that’s a nice perspective hehehe
Thanks, Josie, it was worth all the waiting.
Dug North
11/12/2013 at 10:27 pmYou’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!