Our love for rare and beautiful objects isn't limited to those of the horological variety! In addition to our perpetual treasure hunt for great watches, we cast a wider net into the world of vintage objects, a practice that, since our founding, has yielded a trove of finds we happily share  during the holiday season each year.

From vintage clocks to pocket knives, lighters to diving instrumentation, old-world ashtrays to desk sculptures — these are the types of mementos that heavily tug on our nostalgic heart strings and further sate our impulse for preservation and storytelling.

Unfortunately we can't keep them all...

This vintage gem is a Dunhill branded alarm clock module. It features a 54mm stainless steel case, a steel world time and elapsed time bezel, and domed acrylic crystal. The luminous matte black dial features richly patinated cardinal ‘Arabic’ indices with intervening 'coffin' shaped indices, a broad arrow hour hand, a sword minute hand and Dunhill’s signature vertically elongated wordmark at 12 o'clock. 

The housing on this example is curious - it appears to have milled steel mounting brackets, suggesting this module could have been part of a larger display or timekeeping system - we aren't sure! What we are sure about is that this thing oozes mid-century charm and a distinctly professional grade vibe. Whether its the missing piece of a puzzle you've already started, the start of a custom display project, or used exactly as it is on your nightstand or desk - its sure to make its next custodian very, very happy!