Time stands still. Then it goes tick, tocks tick, taking away seconds and minutes and hours of our lives…. Watching a clock in action is no longer a fascinating activity in this century. But an entire civilization has passed just discovering the way it can mold human life. The Big Ben in London is a clear case in point. It has shown the time for the last 150 years to native British subjects and visitors. It keeps getting a ‘facelift’ from ‘time to time’-to keep up with times! With modern technology, cotemporary clocks are sculpted to perfection. With creativity at its peak, a contemporary design at Vienna, Austria brings fascinated tourists when the hour changes. It is huge and musical and has figures of the Austrian monarchy representing the numbers. Every hour, the band and music come alive as fleeting time passes. The clock itself is timeless!

Contemporary clocks are designed purely to ‘see’ the time and get on with work. But have an inherent value and attractiveness. They have become an integral part of home and office décor. An exclusive design is capable of getting admiration from all quarters.

Its urban-cool design, new materials like platinum, steel, crystal, glass, metal…. And of course creative shapes and sizes, moods, colors and combination with other essentials like radio, music, phones make them more valuable. A clock is no longer a round design that has two hands nor is an instrument which features numbers from 1 to 12. Contemporary clocks have evolved with time. Ever since the first clock was invented, the utility function is combined with décor and presentation. Every new invention is a mixture of some feature from the old version and a new additional feature. For example, the Vintage Alarm Radio Clocks showed time and had a radio attached to it. The use of the radio was limited. Subsequently, digital radio alarm clocks were introduced. The radio functioned as an alarm ring. The radio would automatically be switched on, if the alarm set off. The wall clock with a pendulum is also a contemporary clock. The only difference is that the pendulum is ornamental. It is not useful, as it was in the ancient times like the grandfather or anniversary clock. Wood is still a preferred material to make clocks. The table clocks are represent vintage and modern designs with equanimity.