I've seen this clock below. Now I've never ever bought a knock off in my life, and really don't like the idea but it's for a small corner in a hall way (the colours match some art I have) so I can't really justify paying for a Vitra clock. I know it's missing the seconds hand but apart from that it looks ok? What do people think, it's cheap after all!
Yea...maybe me too
I have seen on eBay people in the UK selling what looks to be a high quality knockoff.
Did the original have a second hand? I thought that this particular clock, with it's weird minute and hour hands, didn't have a second hand....in the first place.
This sure brings up on an issue; Schiffer should put a book out researching ALL of the non-Herman Miller GEORGE NELSON Associates pieces.
This book should include ALL of the known Howard Miller and Meridian Nelson clocks, the "Florence" melmac from Prolon, the box lamp I have that I've read is a Nelson design, the fireplace set, and jax bookends (did he design them or not), etc. and provide research as to who in the Nelson Associates group actually designed each piece.
I would buy that book in a heartbeat.
whitespike
you can buy it at white on white here is the website
and believe me.
I have almost every real vitra and this one is a dead ringer it should be around 125 to 150.
These guys are located in NYC and these clocks are there best products as far as i am concerned,
http://whiteonwhite.com/
Whitespike
I saw it in person at All World Furniture. You will need to call, it's not on the website.
http://www.allworldfurniture.com/
mine looks good
no bowing on this one . i think it looks good no one is more picky then me, That web site for white on white sucks as far as i am concerned with that stupid process of down loading pics. and hard to read pics the first thing i did when i got the clock i measured to the vitra and it was the same,
I am thinking of getting the kite black and white clock
I did notice that it is reversed from right to left from vitra but simple enough just turn the clock movement and it will be perfect, If they were crappy fakes I would not buy them and I would tell my DA
buddies that they were fakey looking, but these are really good for the price. as i own several vitra clocks and they are just like them and have the wood centers ,
I do not like this company white on white at all I feel there stuff is junk as I have seen some of their goods in a apartment in NYC and the couple that owned the stuff was real disappointed, I think they have a lot of stuff made up from China or Turkey, were the owners are from ,and this stuff is not Alphaville,
I can't believe how expensive the Vitra clocks are as i buy 2 or 3 a year, i do like to collect the nelson clocks, the old ones, go for 800 to 1000 and they are just not worth it, as they do not run, I have the original orange from 1956 and gave 650.00 and it is just no big deal as it does not run at all, it is electric with a cord and is ugly on the wall,
I will let every one in on the best kept secret Howard Miller reintroduced 2 clocks three years ago as they still own the original rights to the astrick clock in black and the Nelson ball clock in black and chrome, both marked Howard Miller you can buy them on ebay for about 55.00 each and still are as original as original can be,
I called and talked to Howard Millers grandson about 6 months ago and visited with him about the clocks asking him if they were going to reintroduce any more of them,
He said in 1982 they reintroduced several Nelson clocks with quartz movements, they sold very poorly as they were very disappointed, The widow of George Nelson I believe her name is Jacqueline made a deal with Vitra to allow them to manufacture Georges clocks in the late 90's and that is what you see out in the market place, but if you want to get two great clocks for 100.00 bucks together buy the Howard miller ones cause in my opinion they are worth far more than the vitras, as what could be better than the owning one from the original company
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