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Established 1971

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TimeArt

The Transformation of Time into Art

A Museum Quality Art Clock By ChronoArt.

What Paul Klee would have created if he had Light Emitting Diodes.

Design by Wayne Husted, with electronics by Barry Gamble Delightfully different --- in the best tradition of ChronoArt or: (How to best hide your inner Geek) :-)) Prices and ordering button near the bottom of page. Scroll down. Delight, Function & Solidness As with our other great art clocks, watching is so delightful, you'll forget it is a clock, but the time is there -- adding to the delight. Playfully invite your friends to guess at the mystery of how to read the time? It's easy; you don't have to belong to Mensa. On the hour, as it chimes and the pattern dances, watch the eyes of your friends go to the clock and ask, "What's that?" This is a U.S. made, high quality product, –– with a solid metal case, and greater than 20 year life for the lights –– an art clock to pass down from generation to generation. __________________________________________________________ What it Does This is a random color pattern clock. Every 10 seconds the microprocessor selects a new random pattern (over 4 million combinations) of colors, and then, the colors slowly morph from the old color selection to the new color selection. The randomness is surprisingly interesting. Every hour on the hour the colors do a playful dance in sync with the chime. The chime is a very sweet dinner bell sound. A volume control allows you to turn off the chime. Arrives set to your time zone for immediate delight --- a nice feature when you give it to someone special. They don't have to both learn how to read it and how to set it at the same time. TimeArt has two modes of operation for you to choose between: The normal mode where the time is displayed by two segments that do not change color, all the other segments change. This is the default mode -- how it works when you first plug it in. A random more colorful mode, without displaying the time – you will understand when you see it. __________________________________________________________ Reading the Time. One example --- two of the segments in the picture below are not changing -- the red hour hand and white minute hand. The time is 3:30. Note that the red segment touches the edge of the circle at the 3 o'clock position of a normal clock. Similarly note that the white segment comes to the edge where 30 minutes would be on a normal clock with a minute hand. Plus, if you want, you can read the time to the minute by noting the quantity of green segments. The position of the green segment is not significant, just the quantity. In the photo one segment is green so the time is really 3:30 plus 1, or 3:31. Which segments are green changes with the pattern every 10 seconds -- adding to your delight. It is much easier to read than explain. You might ask, "What happens at a time like 3:15, when both the red hour and white fives-of-minutes are trying to light the same segment?" That segment gently pulses back and fourth, red -- white -- red -- white, adding another element of fun to the TimeArt Clock. __________________________________________________________

TimeArt without the case and with mirror face -- open frame look. QuickTime movie showing the quality of the case. Don't miss this second movie -- Link to QuickTime movie showing colors changing. _______________________________________________________________ Variations to the TimeArt clock The case is a solid ring of machined, highly polished (chrome like) aluminum. TimeArt is available with or without the case. If you desire, you may first purchase the clock without the case and then later, order the case separately, but it is more money to cover the handling. The clear anodized version of the case is $25 more. The front edge is nearly 1/4 inch thick --- radiating TimeArt's quality. The case is available 3 ways, polished aluminum, polished aluminum that is clear anodized, or black anodized. The anodized cases are $25 more. You should choose the anodized case if you live near the ocean. Other pros and cons of these case choices: Anodized cases are very hard to scratch, but if you do scratch them, the scratch can not be polished out. Anodization makes the case a little less polished, a little more matte/satin like. Polished aluminum is easy to scratch but it is easy to polish out the scratches. Polished aluminum shows fingerprints more than the anodized versions. Even if you are not near the ocean, polished aluminum will oxidize, so to keep it looking its best you may want to get out the Mother's Aluminum-Magnesium hubcap polish every couple of years. So, which do you prefer? TimeArt with mirror face & matte black face. Both with the polished aluminum case. ________________________________________________________________ A very minor caution. This may not be a good gift to a man who is color blind. :-)

P r i c e The price was either: $275 for the open frame design (without a case), (Sorry all gone), or $325 with the polished aluminum case (Sorry all gone), or $350 with the clear or black anodized case(Sorry all gone). The price is the same with the mirror or matte black face. So which version do you prefer, black or mirror face – black or clear anodized case –– or polished aluminum case –– or no case?