{"product_id":"luxor-gilt-brass-desk-clock-asm0540","title":"Luxor Gilt Brass Desk Clock","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMid-century desk clocks occupy a wonderful corner of design history — part instrument, part sculpture. During the 1950s and ’60s, Swiss makers applied the same attention to proportion and detail found in their wristwatches to objects meant to live on a desk, bookshelf, or bedside table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Luxor table clock, dating to approximately the 1950s–1960s, captures that spirit perfectly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoused in a warm gilt-brass case measuring roughly 5–6 inches across, the clock has a quietly architectural presence. The broad brushed bezel frames a clean silver-toned dial that balances applied 'baton' markers with 'Arabic' numerals at 12, 3, 6, and 9, giving the design that crisp mid-century clarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe hands are particularly charming: slender, faceted hour and minute hands paired with a delicate seconds hand featuring a small square counterweight — a detail that feels lifted straight from contemporary wristwatch design of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe caseback is marked “3 Days 311,” indicating the clock’s Swiss mechanical movement with a three-day power reserve, a practical feature that reflects the quality engineering for which Luxor was known during the era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompact, functional, and unmistakably mid-century, this Luxor desk clock quietly elevates the space around it. A small piece of Swiss design that proves good timekeeping belongs on the desk as much as it does on the wrist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Luxor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42604854870103,"sku":"39131771","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/ASM0540_39131771_LUXOR_GILTBRASSTABLECLOCK-1.jpg?v=1777402070","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/luxor-gilt-brass-desk-clock-asm0540","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}