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A comment on Show HN: Fine Wordclocks: more than a time piece, they are a piece of art. Parent comment

Re:Show HN: Fine Wordclocks: more than a time piece, they ar... by javajosh on Sunday January 20, 2019 @03:48AM (#18951992)
That's odd, I think I saw one of these in a small gift shop in a mall in the Mitte district of Berlin, just a few months ago. Was it the same maker, or someone different? TBH I'm a bit wary of people buying mass-produced Chinese stuff and marketing them as "art objects".
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Re:Show HN: Fine Wordclocks: more than a time piece, they ar... by matt_the_bass on Sunday January 20, 2019 @09:23AM (#18953152)
OP here. Nope, not mine. There are a TON of DIY kit versions, a few cheap plastic chinese versions, and one high end design from a german company. Probably you saw theirs. I wanted a warmer aesthetic with a different design approach. So I made my own.

I do all the word working and assembly myself. It's not a mass-produced thing from a factory in china. I do use some LED strips that are sourced from China, but I do all my own soldering of the controller board and LED strip connections.

I don't want to compete on price with the DIY/chinese factory kits. what I'm really selling is my time and thought and effort. I'm pretty proud of the quality of finish my design has.

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Re:Show HN: Fine Wordclocks: more than a time piece, they ar... by javajosh on Monday January 21, 2019 @04:22AM (#18958959)
Right on, thanks for the clarification!
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Re:Show HN: Fine Wordclocks: more than a time piece, they ar... by mr_isomies on Sunday January 20, 2019 @06:41AM (#18952585)
This is most likely from QLOCKTWO, who is a German company with a similar product

https://qlocktwo.com/en/

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