Digital Wall Clock

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Updated 30/04/2021

Schools no longer teach analog time telling in this digital age. So, if you have no need for minute and hour hands in your home, we have a collection of digital wall clocks that will fit in quite nicely. These are smart, come in plenty of sizes, and some even allow you to change the color or font of the numbers. There are a lot to choose from, so take your time when you go through this collection.

Buying Guide

A modern way to revamp your home or office, a digital wall clock offers many things all wrapped into one item. Apart from serving its useful purpose of allowing you to tell the time easily, it will attract attention, help to give the room a modern and cool design, and take up less space than a table clock or free-standing floor clock. Before investing any money into a digital wall clock, however, it's important to do some background research and consider the main factors which are involved.

Where to best place a digital wall clock?

Before you go and buy a clock, stand in the room and decide which wall will feature the clock. You should choose a wall which isn't overcrowded by things already, but avoid walls that are obviously the least popular ones. If you already have an important feature such as a TV against one wall, don't choose this same wall for the digital wall clock.

The position will also vary depending on whether you are buying the wall clock for your home or for an office or reception area. It might be the only thing on the wall and therefore in no competition with any other items. If this is the case, choose a wall which is easy to see from most angles of the room, particularly when people are sitting down on sofas or around a table.

What are the most popular designs of digital wall clocks?

This might be an entirely new area to you, so it's important to know beforehand the styles which are available. While many people think of one simple design which shows numbers lighting up as the time changes throughout the day, this certainly isn't the only style available.

A very common style is a rectangular clock, around three feet in height and one or two feet in width. It is made of mainly a screen, which has words written electronically across it. As the time changes, different words light up to show the new time.

Another popular design consists of four digital number pieces which can be affixed separately to the wall. This means that you can alter the positioning of the numbers to your taste. If you don't want them to be perfectly aligned next to each other, you can quite easily move them and have them positioned diagonally, unevenly or any other way of your choice.

How to determine the right size for a digital wall clock?

In order to determine the size of the clock you should purchase, you should first consider the size of the room. For large offices and living rooms, a large digital wall clock can look great. Smaller rooms, however, will become overpowered by a digital clock, and it can lose its charm and style. It is difficult to give exact measurements for a wall clock since there are varying shapes and styles which have their own requirements. In this case, it's best to use your own good judgment and go shopping with the size of your wall in mind.