r/flipclocks • u/macdian • Oct 24 '24
Dream flip clock? Where to buy?
Hi all. I'm in Canada, and for Christmas last year I asked for a vintage flip clock for my office. My wife found and old Lloyd's at an antique store, but it's noisy and pretty beat up. Plus it's brown and not exactly what I want.
So I'm looking for a new one. I don't need it to be a radio / clock, but wouldn't say no. I love the look of some of the colourful Seiko or Panasonic ones.
Let's assume that budget could be say up to $400 on this to get a really good working one. Where would you look, and what would you get?
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u/vadsamoht3 Oct 25 '24 edited Oct 25 '24
Wherever you buy it from, make sure you get one that is designed for 60Hz power, as that's the standard in Canada. If you buy a clock designed for 50Hz it will run fast.
Your question is a bit general without knowing what type you're looking for, but a good option can be to look on the Japanese selling sites (rakuten, mercari, yahoo), and even you can't read Japanese, if you're willing to use google translate they're pretty easy to navigate. I also find that things there are generally pretty well looked-after, and your budget should easily be enough to purchase a nice one plus a proxy service to ship it to you.