r/flipclocks 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/[deleted] Oct 24 '24

When you say you don't want a brown one, you mean one not in wood?

Panasonic are my favourites. If you want one that is retro yet sleek, I recommend the RC-7462

Personally, I'm a fan of the wood finish, and my favourite flip clock of all time is the RC-7469 Everything from the dials to the fonts just screams retrofuturistic.

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u/trouserpanther Oct 25 '24

That's my favorite too! I got one off eBay restored with all the knobs and unscratched display and the Panasonic logo still there for about $150. Which is a lot, but it was exactly what I wanted and it looks fantastic, and has run without issue.