The Backstory
I like analog clocks. I know a lot of people who find them hard to read compared to their digital counterparts but to me they communicate time in a very distinct way. Growing up, a digital clock on every household appliance wasn't exactly the standard. So the analog clocks that were hanging in basically every room where the ones I learned to read first. And now, having gotten used to them over the years, I don't really have to parse the digits the clock hands are pointing to. I see the angle they're at and get a sense of time passed - just by giving it a quick glance.
Despite that, my room hasn't had a analog clock for months now. So I decided to build one.
There are many cool designs out there, sometimes even redefining the ground concepts with stuff like moving the outer ring instead of a shaft in the center or pushing the limits of minimalism. While I really like these ideas, they often require to craft a custom clockwork which is a topic I don't want to tackle right now. So I settled on a more conventional design.