Hushed Quartz Wall Clock

A wall clock that tells the time and then gets out of the way. The dial is pared back to clean markers and slim hands, so from a sofa or across a kitchen you read the hour at a glance without a busy face competing with everything else on the wall. At fourteen inches it is large enough to anchor an empty stretch above a sideboard, a bed or a desk, and plain enough to sit with art rather than against it.

The quartz movement runs quietly, with none of the hard ticking that becomes impossible to ignore in a still bedroom late at night. The hands sweep smoothly around a flat, matte dial that stays legible in daylight and under lamplight, and a protective face keeps dust off the markers. A single keyhole fitting on the back drops straight onto a nail or hook, so hanging it takes a moment and levelling it takes one more.

It works over a living room sofa, in a hallway, in a home office or above a bedroom chest, and it pairs easily with the calmer lighting and vases in the Urban Arcadia range. Choose it if you want a clock that reads as architecture rather than decoration. Note that no battery is supplied, so have one ready before you hang it.

• Size: 14 inch diameter dial
• Movement: quartz, quiet sweep
• Dial: matte face with slim hands and minimal markers
• Mounting: single rear keyhole for a nail or hook
• Power: one battery required, not included
• Placement: living room, bedroom, hallway or home office
• Care: dust the face with a dry, soft cloth