Rediscovering the Romance of Travel Clocks
23 points by austinallegro 4 days ago | 5 comments
331c8c71 3 hours ago
Bought a travel click by Braun a few years bact to put next to me when I work. The quality is abysmal, the hour arm is half to a full hour ahead after I used for a while. And it costs like 30 bucks I guess one just pays for the brand name while the product is the same quality as no-name ones on aliexpress for a tenth of the price.
replyfmajid 2 hours ago
What you really pay for in a Braun is the silent mechanical movement, no tick-tock to keep you awake at night. But while the movement is still allegedly made in Germany, the quality has gone downhill, as you point out. I had some Kienzle and Braun clocks in the 90s that were extremely good, but the new ones made under license, not so much.
replyDachande663 54 minutes ago
I’m currently working on a personal version of the Mecascape[0] (as much because of the cost as a chance to play with some hardware ideas). Taking it on travels is part of the fun.
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My first project is a watch made from an ESP32-S3 with an AMOLED made by Waveshare.
A traveling clock could make a really interesting second project and, because it could plug in, a slightly less challenging one.