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Balmuda The Clock

Balmuda The Clock

Balmuda reimagined the bedside clock with light, sound, and no hands.


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Editor’s Note

The clock that tells time without hands, and is designed to be so much more. Tokyo-based Balmuda's The Clock expresses time through illumination alone, with a "Light Hour" dial featuring a pendulum-like sweep the design team developed after studying the Foucault pendulum at Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science. The case is machined from a single block of aluminum into a 75mm square form weighing just 9 ounces, inspired by a classic pocket watch. Three modes cover the day: Relax Time plays ambient soundscapes including rainfall and fireplace audio; Focus Time plays white noise for more distraction-free work; and the Alarm builds gradually over three minutes rather than hitting all at once. Because the speaker inside is so powerful, it needs regular charging to achieve its full use potential to help you relax. Built to replace the bedside cell phone and sound machine, it will be updated over the air via the companion app regularly. Future updates include a wind-down mode that triggers automatically based on your preferences to help you get ready for sleep on a routine, and includes new sounds to fit moods and times of day.

Details & Specs

  • Design & Materials
  • Case: machined from a single block of aluminum
  • Dial: PC+ABS
  • Crown: stainless steel
  • Side button: aluminum
  • Form factor: 75mm (3 in) square, inspired by a classic pocket watch
  • Construction: over 200 individual parts assembled into the unibody case
  • Display
  • "Light Hour" illumination system, no physical hands
  • Hour shown via glowing numeral; minutes and seconds shown via a ring of LEDs
  • 75 LEDs total for illumination
  • Hourly chime, with a pendulum-style light sweep on the hour
  • Audio
  • Built-in stereo speakers
  • Relax Time: seven original ambient soundscapes (rain, river, fireplace, and others), produced in-house with outside musicians
  • Focus Time: white noise layered under a 1–60 minute countdown timer
  • Alarm: gradual volume build starting three minutes before the alarm fully sounds
  • Connectivity
  • BALMUDA Connect app (iOS and Android)
  • Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) and Bluetooth 5.0
  • Controls: multiple alarms, dial brightness, second time zone for travel
  • Battery & Charging
  • Battery life: approximately 24 hours (standard use)
  • Charging time: approximately 2.5 hours
  • Charging port: USB Type-C (USB-C to USB-C cable; AC adapter rated 3A output or higher recommended)
  • Weight
  • Approximately 0.6 lbs (259g), commonly cited as approximately 9 oz
  • Included
  • Cloth carrying pouch

Overall rating: 3.0 / 5 from 1 reviews.

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Looks good, underperforms

"Nicely made from a block of aluminum but didn’t think you will be taking this on trip or office without an electrical outlet - the battery is only good for 12-14 hours on a charge. Think Apple Watch but worse. Speaker quality is lacking (sounds muffled and weird). Wait for the v2 or v3 updates before buying."

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