I never used to wear a watch because I found them irritating to wear. At least that’s what I would tell everyone. The real reason is that I always have trouble reading the time when someone asks me. I mean, I’m pretty good at telling time when I’m by myself, but it’s like something horrible happens when I’m asked the time. I look at my watch and all my time telling skills just vanish, and then I just look like an idiot. Same thing goes with regular wall clocks. Somewhere between reading the clock and stating the time, my brain goes haywire. Now I know I could just stick with digital forms of time display, but they’re just never as cool as a regular clock because they don’t have as many different designs.
Now with the Word Clock (Generate Design, $229.00), it’s easy to read and it’s an interesting design. As you may have guessed, this clock has all the time increments spelled out in words instead of numbers. For someone like me who has a difficult time transitioning from numbers to words, this is fantastic. All you have to do is literally read the words in front of you to tell someone the time. Hmm, is it quarter to three? You’ll know because the clock will actually say “quarter to three” on the display. Granted, you have to understand all those catchy time phrases like “quarter to” and “twenty of” but other than that, telling time should be a snap.
I have a friend who is obsessed with buying watches and clocks, so I can’t wait to buy this clock just so I can rub it in his face. That’s right, I’m gonna buy it out of spite so I can say that I had it first. What, like there’s something wrong with that?
4 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 24″ x 4″
-Tells time in word form
-Left roll spells out five minute increments of time
-Right roll spells out numbers one to twelve
-Made of acrylic and plastic
