Analog clocks are beautiful things inside, using ornate gear trains to keep track of time in a dance of mechanical beauty. However, all too often, the complexity is hidden inside. This gear clock ...

This clever clock from designer Wil Van Den Bos reverses the normal hands-move-round-the-face convention. The single hand stays still and the clock face is slowly spun through the gears at the top.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkLIKfdYW3I&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999] So let’s say you need a new clock. Sure, you could go spend $19.99 ...