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Caught the Nixie bug…
Dec 05, 2021,18:33 PM
Yesterday I celebrated half a century of mrds, and as with many in this community, I gifted myself a timepiece for this occasion. I didn’t go for a high complication or grail piece though. I wanted it to be unique. I wanted to be able to look back in 10 years and still remember the day. So - what’s it gonna be?
In came our dear friend patrick_y with his post of Dalibor Farny‘s nixie clock. And I was smitten. A thoughtful combination of ancient and modern technology (using 50‘s tubes for display but cloud connection and ntp protocol for timing and a very cool app to control everything). Executed flawlessly in a minimalist, timeless package. It ticked all the boxes. Plus, it’s a great reference clock to set my watch of the day when I pick it up in the mornings.
I was humbled to learn Patrick even contacted Dalibor to sign the clock on the underside! Many thanks, dear friend!
Here it is, in all its 50s glory. I hope you like it as much as I do.
…plus the mandatory „wrist shot“ 😄
Thanks for watching!
Daniel
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Caught the Nixie bug…
By: mrds : December 5th, 2021-18:33
Yesterday I celebrated half a century of mrds, and as with many in this community, I gifted myself a timepiece for this occasion. I didn’t go for a high complication or grail piece though. I wanted it to be unique. I wanted to be able to look back in 10 y...
Absolutely!
By: mrds : December 5th, 2021-20:42
Congratulations to you, hope you enjoy it as much as I do! And yes, it’s all Patrick‘s fault. I owe him…
HBD
By: TeutonicCarFan : December 5th, 2021-19:07
Super cool desk clock!
Congratulations Daniel!
By: Gwai : December 5th, 2021-19:36
And a great gift you chose to make to yourself. I shall have one of those myself sooner rather than later. Cheers Marc
I’m sure you‘ll love it
By: mrds : December 5th, 2021-20:47
Everyone I showed it to finds this one fantastic. Even my daughter, and she invariably rolls her eyes whenever I mention anything related to watches. Thank you, Marc.
Love it
By: MPP : December 5th, 2021-20:28
Congratulations on both the clock and the 50 years.
Great Wrist Shot!
By: patrick_y : December 6th, 2021-00:35
Definitely a very cool clock. And you've got a really nice and prominent setting for your clock! Nice artwork too! Good color choice of clock to go with the artwork! And happy to help in any way I can! Congrats on the awesome clock and the Golden Jubilee!...
HB
By: Weems@8 : December 6th, 2021-16:05
50 years, a half a century. I have to wait for 3 years, but i want to stay young. What i give myself when i reach 50, i always thought to go for a Breguet. Tube clocks looks funny, but they also have with a second counting? This i ask while i set my watch...
Dear Weems, these 3 years will fly by…
By: mrds : December 6th, 2021-19:47
Better start thinking about your gift, these waiting lists tend to fill up quickly 😂 The Puri clock is available as Puri 4 with hh:mm or as Puri 6 with hh:mm:ss.
Thank you my friend!
By: mrds : December 6th, 2021-19:50
This is what you get from a teenie girl 😳😂 ...