Nov 19 2009Just Make Your Own: Cantena Chain Clock
I like this clock. I can't exactly say why but I think it's because it costs $2,338 and is definitely something my son team of highly skilled artisans could recreate for a fraction of the cost, ultimately saving you, the sucker, a bundle.
one of our favorite wall clocks, the catena wall clock harkens back to traditional mechanical clocks. copper digits mounted onto a bicycle chain place emphasis on the cyclical nature of time. this clock is a striking clock, literally and figuratively.
IT'S A GEAR AND BICYCLE CHAIN. Sure it's awesome looking but you can't justify a $2,400 pricetag. Besides, what if some punk steals my chain for his BMX? Then I'm timeless! Which, God just look at my chiseled features, I really am.
Thanks to Danundertheice and darwyn4, who know what time it is. Am I right, Flavor Flav? Nice viking helmet.
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Reader Comments
1. naas - November 19, 2009 3:38 PM
kinda steampunk without the steam.... just sayin
2. Ocelot - November 19, 2009 3:39 PM
how is it striking literally?
3. I-Kill-Bambi's - November 19, 2009 3:42 PM
Flava Flaves very first clock chain that he got at 13...just sayin
4. Closet Nerd - November 19, 2009 3:47 PM
Whoever buys this clock probably already bought some kick-ass air guitar strings too..... just sayin.
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/01/ive_seen_it_all_now_air_guitar.php
5. Tennist0 - November 19, 2009 3:49 PM
I like it, but if anything, I'll put the gear and chain on the mechanics of a cheap wall clock's hour hand
6. Dishy Dishyington - November 19, 2009 3:52 PM
I'd use it to power my bike.... js
7. JADE - November 19, 2009 3:53 PM
Looks like something a kid would make in art class. Stupid....*faiL*
8. Teak - November 19, 2009 4:09 PM
@1:Nah, it's not overly geegawed and complicated enough to be Steampunk. If it was Steampunk, it'd have a lot of pointless and irrelevant gears added. ;-) What time is it? 11:15? A quarter turn past 11? er.
9. LSDiesel - November 19, 2009 4:09 PM
It looks like a Mardi Gras necklace. Just sayin
10. OJ's Mom - November 19, 2009 4:16 PM
It's 'catena,' not 'cantena.'
Come on Gee-Dub, get that sh|t right.
11. Zing! - November 19, 2009 4:17 PM
The just saying thing is turning into a meme on this site, 4chan beware ...know what I mean?
12. somerandomguy - November 19, 2009 4:23 PM
@4 Nice....just sayin
13. naas - November 19, 2009 4:25 PM
@8 I implied it wasn't steampunk, not that it was.... just sayin
14. Peter Schnitzel - November 19, 2009 4:27 PM
this is an awsome geekclock:
http://toki-woki.net/p/scroll-clock/
15. naas - November 19, 2009 4:35 PM
@14 nice, so is this http://yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html ...just sayin
16. Dishy Dishyington - November 19, 2009 4:35 PM
@14 nice.... just scrollin
17. I-Kill-Bambi's - November 19, 2009 4:36 PM
@14 lol that was kinda cool actualy, oh and keep those kind of innapropriate comments to yourself! NO! i will not make love to your sandwich!....just sayin
18. antmattmn - November 19, 2009 4:37 PM
It wouldn't even take a skilled artisan to reproduce this. I could make one of these for probably $15. I'd sell em for $1000 though and put this guy out of business. Hm.
Taking orders!!! Want one? Custom made! Email me : [email protected]
19. Dishy Dishyington - November 19, 2009 4:40 PM
@15 also nice. I'm not sayin nicer than @14, and I'm not not sayin it. I'm just sayin. It. Nice that is. Just sayin. That's all, just sayin.
20. emptyaddy - November 19, 2009 4:47 PM
would be nice to have something like that right the emergency room OR.
21. Samir Notgonnaworkhereanymore - November 19, 2009 4:47 PM
Kick ass.. now we just need to make one out of ears
22. me - November 19, 2009 4:50 PM
@14... i dont get it
23. vAAn - November 19, 2009 5:01 PM
G-dub you should really cite toxel.com. We all know you took it from there.
24. I-Kill-Bambi's - November 19, 2009 5:13 PM
@23 vAAn you know what you should do? oh I'll tell you what you should do, you should STOP! collaborate and listen cuz Ice is back with my brand new invention....hey, just sayin
25. King Pin - November 19, 2009 5:41 PM
Wholy pricetag batman. Would like to see the smug marketing officer that thinks wall clock is a good application of a 300% profit margin. Arse. DIY model anyone? Id be the first to buy.
26. Closet Nerd - November 19, 2009 8:21 PM
@22 "Yeah! There's a lot of things yo ass don't get.... like pussy and respect!"
27. nailbunnyzq - November 19, 2009 9:01 PM
i love how ontop of that Rtarded price tag, it takes 12-16 weeks to ship. HAHAHAHAHA
28. Just Sayin' - November 19, 2009 10:49 PM
@ 27: It's on top, not ontop. And it's retarded, not Rtarded... just sayin
29. LARFS - November 19, 2009 10:55 PM
That site is full of stupid overpriced crap that upper-middle class people buy thinking they're getting something AMAZING.
Man I got to get me into that line of business.
30. bob - November 20, 2009 1:23 AM
WHAT THE FUCK? I kill expensive clock whores! Die B die!
31. Jaded Icon - November 20, 2009 6:54 AM
Some people just don't WANT to stay in business. $2,338?!? I'm sure he'll find one or two suckers, but that's it. Like the clock, disappointed in the douche selling them.
32. paul smith - November 20, 2009 11:16 AM
http://www.newpaulsmith.com/paul-smith-shoes-c-518.html
33. Martin - November 20, 2009 4:13 PM
$2,338? It doesn't even turn the right way! The gear turns clockwise but the numbers are all arranged counter-clockwise. Rip off!
34. Grandfather Clocks - November 21, 2009 2:02 AM
Nice one!
35. darwyn4 - March 27, 2010 10:43 AM
how did i miss this post? :))
36. Vlad - April 16, 2010 1:16 PM
120 link bicycle chain - $10
10 tooth sprocket from an old rear derailleur - free
A generic quartz clock mechanism - $2
Glue, scrap plastic, plastic numbers - next to nothing
An excellent replica of a ridiculously expensive item - priceless.