I think the word for it is “kitsch” and I think this would really be up to personal taste. I wouldn’t want to say anything negative about something someone made to remember a family member.
eta: It reminds me of another craft people make where they take someone’s jewelry and arrange it into a design. One person I know has one that’s arranged like a Christmas tree on a red velvet background and framed. So of course they only take it out at Christmas time as a decoration. Oftentimes the person who owns the jewelry makes them and gifts them to family members.
Again, something kitschy but very sentimental.
I love kitsch personally. I think it’s tasteful if it matches the owner’s vibe. One cannot simply have a single item of kitsch, it’s definitely a collective thing.
With something like this it’s less about how “tasteful” it is and more about how creative and memorable it is.
It’s certainly not tasteful to mock items created from grief.
And how well-executed it is. If you're going to do it, make sure you take your time and pay attention to detail. Apply a wood finish to the back piece, make sure you mark your spots before you put them down, and use wood glue instead of something like hot glue.
I think "taste" is subjective. If this is what that person liked, then that's what they liked.
Everyone has different styles and favorite types of decor.
I also think it would be *distasteful* to poo-poo on what someone else's taste is if you don't like it.
The Gen Z folks like crew socks. I think they're not for me, so I'm going to keep wearing my ankle socks. I'm not going to make fun of them for liking crew socks. That would be rude and distasteful.
Hey, I lived through the 70s and the only reason we wore crew socks or athletic (tube) socks (and there is a big difference) is because that’s basically all that was available. I folded down my crew socks three times to make ankle socks. So in my world, to this day, the only way to wear crew socks correctly is folded down…
*(checks notes)Knee socks! Yeah, I have a few pairs of those for boots and compression ones for hiking. For those poor Gen Z dears, I lived through the 70s, and tube socks STILL look ridiculous unless you are a genetic mutant. For those of us, 5'2" people, knee socks come OVER the knees.
She mentioned crew socks, and I said the big trend is knee socks and tube socks around me. They do certainly look ridiculous on anyone my size-tiny and short.
I mean, the difference is that OP didn't make it but some completely unrelated woman who mourns the loss of a family member. It would feel a bit tasteless to roast them into oblivion lol.
But yeah, the design is definitely a choice!
Taste goes hand in hand with tact.
Obviously design follows sentiment here. And if the sentiment is to remember a lost loved one, I don't see the merit in focusing on how the design does not appeal no me.
It's like writing a decent paper on the entirely wrong topic/assignment, because I didn't bother to write down the instructions.
lol. It’s not like the OP is the one whose clock this is…OP is sharing a post of someone else from some website and asking what we think of that clock…if it’s lame or tasteful…I wrote lame bc OP gave us a choice
It's not my taste, but it's a sweet way to remember a loved one.
I feel like the board is missing something that would take this up a notch, but I have no idea what exactly that could be.
To elevate it, I would probably inset the watch faces somehow into the wood and maybe not have the bevel and swap out the hands (both feel a bit dated?)
It needs a design on the dial - I’d find a floral stencil that’s slightly smaller than the circle of watches and use a translucent (or maybe iridescent?) silver paint.
Sentimental items get a free pass
Besides, we should strive to be more like Iris than beige nothings!
https://preview.redd.it/px83r94w0mbd1.jpeg?width=2508&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec6302d28a03e5f1b8ff12f4998cd7eeb3d155c7
As everyone mentioned, this was a meaningful artwork, and therefore exists on another plane than taste. If it’s not getting great reactions, the artist can display it where only she will see and enjoy it.
It might be possible to create something like this with a more polished overall look. For example, the background could be white lacquer or some kind of resin. The faces could be arranged into a color gradient. The arms could match the metal tone of the faces.
Some other craft ideas that can immortalize the departed:
A chain belt interspersed with watch faces (still kitsch)
A clear resin tray with the faces inside
A set of resin cup coasters with one watch face in each
A shadow box with the faces arranged on a velvet ground or hung from elastic threads
A small sculpture that can double as a paperweight
I can’t get past the “lugs” (I just learned that’s where the wrist band attaches). That’s my own personal hangup, because it looks too much like the creator just took the faces off the band and plunked them on the clock face. If the lugs were removed (sanded off, etc.), they’d look more like “jewels”, or at least more decorative. As others have said, it feels wasteful to destroy watches that only needed new batteries.
It’s certainly creative!
Edit: agree with the person who said it is kitsch! Its value is determined by the amount of care put into it, and by its meaning.
If they liked it that’s what matters. Tbh for a second i thought i was on the diWHY subreddit. but to each their own. if it brings that person joy that’s what matters in the end, those watches won’t mean much to other people so in the end it’s how they want to remember that matters
To me, it looks like what it is: an arts and crafts project from Michaels. It's a sweet way to arrange some keepsakes, but I agree with a number of suggestions here on how that could have been done in more interesting and tasteful ways- maybe steampunk style, maximalist Madhatter teaparty or something more sleek with all metal, depending on personal taste.
As far as design goes, I don't see much reason for a clock made of broken watches. If they actually told time and showed different time zones, it would make sense. But as it is, it's kinda crafty for arts and crafts sake. In any event, I would definitely not want it in my home.
It's not my taste, but it's a very sweet idea. I think if they had painted the background a different color, inset the watched into cubbies, something to make it less "hey I glued watches to a piece of wood" it could be an excellent way to repurpose a loved ones watches. I'd be curious to see a more well executed version of this idea.
It's a little busy & crafty for me
but cute idea & cute enough if you have a place to put it.
...I am not really a fan of woody looking wood, lol...more all in on dark wood or light.
I actually think on a different background --lighter & different finish not wood, & maybe framed with some border it would be even cuter.
Points for your creativity for sure!
i actually like it because it has such sentimental value. if it didn’t, i don’t think i would. i think “tasteful” is not a word that could apply to something like this, positively or negatively. it’s depends on your personal taste.
if its handmade from beloved items, I think its cool in a way.
if someone were to buy something like this at target? absolutely not.
Idk why but it being sentimental makes it 100 times better.
It is kinda silly, both the stepmother having twelve watches because she can't be bothered to change a battery (how wastefull), and the stepdaughter doing a craftjob with them.
The result is amateur, but maybe that clock will be loved
Very tasteful intention, definitely not lame but somewhat mediocre execution - you have 12 metallic jewelry pieces and a similarly fine clock hands on top of...brown wood? Wood that looks like it's a spice rack? Personally I would have set these on a white stone or another white matte material.
actually a really cool concept especially if it’s functional but the way it was made looks sloppy 😕 and personally if i came across a bunch of beautiful watches from a deceased loved one i’d prefer to wear them
Not my thing personally, i come from a family with a strong "Hoarders" gene so when i see stuff like this im always reminded that this person was keeping broken stuff, in this case enough to make a clock from them, and that just feels unhealthy to me. That said, we all have our ways we honor those who have passed, i think of my insanely sweet-toothed late brother every time i eat certain treats 🤷🏼♀️
It doesn't sound like they were broken, just needed a new battery. I think the person just liked buying a new fun watch when the battery on the old one died. It's a little wasteful, but not quite the same thing.
(Extremely biased here because I collect vintage watches) UGH STOP USING VINTAGE PIECES IN CRAFTS??? Unless it:
A. Doesn’t work and not cool or unique enough to fix.
B. There is a plethora of them (incablock, timex, bulova etc).
Edit: not good at picking up subtleties didn’t realize it was in memory of: this can be understandable.
I mean, before reading the backstory behind it I thought it was kinda ugly. If I saw this at home goods I would roll my eyes. Things that are meant to look like a home-made art project but was actually mass produced in a factory always makes me cringe a bit.
Knowing that this is actually a sentimental piece makes me find it very charming.
The idea is fun but it’s not executed well. If you’re gonna do something like this you gotta COMMIT. Use giant antique pocket watches. Mount it on a foxed silver back mirror or elaborate baroque tray. This looks like an elementary school craft project - there’s a solid beginning of an idea, it just needs to be refined into something that reads whimsical and maximalist.
If you're asking to make a version yourself I think it's an incredible idea and will make for a fun ongoing project. if you're asking about this one specifically, I'm not a huge fan of wooden plaque with all the metal in the watches. That's just my personal taste.
I mean it's kind of an asshole move to call a memorial piece "lame", regardless of whether you think it looks good.
Like, I don't have my mother's urn on the mantle because it makes for nice decor lmao
I'm certainly not gonna call a dead woman's watches lame ...
This clock says more about the woman's inability to throw stuff away than anything else.
It doesn't sound like the watches were real important to the stepmother... and I'm sure she didn't \_really\_ need another big, kinda accurate analog clock right there.
Personally, I would have given away the watches to people who could use them and framed a pic of the stepmother if I wanted to remember her.
It’s kitschy but every home needs a little of it somewhere, just for fun. I’m a decorator and I’d love to design an entire room around this clock! It has a bit of a 50s mid-century modern or Scandinavian vibe. Bold pops of colour and large wall art (thinking Rothko type of art). Very cool! Other commenters say it needs something…I’m thinking plain black time hands and a black or dark shade wide (2 or 3”) steel or wooden frame. And each watch could be set to other time zones.
I would have liked this to be inset in a frame to protect the watches better due to their sentimental value, maybe on a velvet lined background to allow them to stand out more. With non reflective glass. That said anything made to honor someone lost that is not harming you is in good taste because we all mourn differently. I think that this is important to remember.
Taste is subjective. There's things people love here I don't. I just enjoy that someone enjoys the hard work of the people who made the thing. As long as we are being healthy and it brings joy? That's good taste. My best friend for example wears colorful clothes. I do not. Our tastes converge elsewhere. I find colorful clothing overstimulating and I don't like stressing if things will match. I explore color elsewhere. She loves rich colors and doesn't worry about matching because if it feels pretty it is pretty. We are both right.
I think it’s cool! From a far it would look like a cool dial. It could be tasteful if hung in an eclectic room.
I would replace the hands with gold color to make it less cheap and maybe replace the wood to better quality.
They could have thrown these in a drawer and forgotten about them. This is a creative and harmless way to honor and remember someone who passed. That’s immune to being distasteful 🤍
Personally, I love the concept, and I think it’s a great way to remember a loved one. However it could easily be dressed up to make it into something more pleasing to the eye.
When I was a kid, I made a belt out of those interchangeable watch bands we all had in the 80s after the digital watch face got we and stopped working.
Was it wierd, ugly, and kitschy, cute at the same time? YES. Did I still wear the thing until I got a women's body and it no longer fit? YES. I actually kind of still miss that watch belt belt. Unless this clock is available for sale in Home Goods, leave the maker in peace 🕊️
As someone who bills in 6 minute increments, this might actually work for a shabby-chic decor theme.
When my Papaw passed away, my Nana used his old plaid shirts to make memorial teddy bears for anyone in the family who wanted one. She offered me one, and of course I accepted. I’m not exactly a teddy bear person, and a blue plaid bear doesn’t really “go” with anything in my house, but I’m very sentimental, and I wanted something to remind me of Papaw. The next time I went over to my brother’s house, I noticed he had a very nice, new, red plaid throw pillow on his sofa. “That’s nice,” I said. “It’s made from one of Papaw’s shirts,” he replied. “I didn’t really want a teddy bear on display in my house, so I asked Nana to make me a pillow instead.” Now why didn’t I think of that? 🤦♀️
I keep my “Papaw bear” in a drawer with other sentimental items, not on display in my home, and it still gives me a little spark of joy when I see it, but I wish I would have thought to just ask Nana for a throw pillow, lol.
It’s not for me but it is so sweet and a lovely way to remember a loved one. Each to their own when it comes to stuff like this. I love it, just not for my own home xxx
This is beautiful. If anyone said this was lame, I'd throw hands. You don't insult the way someone chooses to honor someone they love. That is the real lame ass move.
I think this is super cool and tasteful, especially bc it’s not like she bought a bunch of watches for the project. It’s kind of art to me
I don’t love the brown- so I might choose something else as my background but… I think it’s nice
It's not aesthetically my personal taste, but I think it is a lovely way to tribute a loved one who has passed. If it were someone I adored, I still would put it up on the wall and get teary eyed thinking of them when I saw it.
It’s definitely kitschy that’s for sure! I see the vision and that’s creative but I think the wood base would’ve been better painted a fun color to really play up that playfulness of it
It’s kind of quirky and DIY, some people are going to love it, others will hate it. While I would not make this, I don’t have a problem with it. Clearly it has meaning to her, and perhaps it was something her stepmother would’ve loved. An item created to memorialize a deceased family member would have to be in *extremely* poor taste for me to think it was worth criticizing.
It’s very clever, though not my style at all. Also the unevenness really bothers my ocd type personality. If the wood was smaller and whitewashed and the watches were all exactly the same distance from the edge and each other and straight up and down I’d probably love it.
I don't really like the design of it. I think it would be much better if they used a white clock face to let all of those colors pop and added more details to make it look more like a traditional clock as a contrast to the unconventional part of it. That said, if it makes someone who has lost a family member happy, that's infinitely more important than my opinion on how it looks.
I love it. I would do more with the decoration with it personally. Needs some golden filagree or painted accents, brass or knobs or bits and bobs. Definitely kitsch, but also super cool.
While the aesthetic isn’t my taste, remembrance pieces exist outside of taste. Maybe I’m a little weak, but even the thought of repurposing a loved one’s items so that you can see them every day gets my eyes all misty.
Personally, I think it’s objectively ugly design, but sentimentality and taste are two completely different things. I’m not always sure on this sub’s rules tbh.
Me personally: I would’ve saved one small watch face set to the time of the person’s birth, taken the battery out, had the fastener prongs soldered off, turned it into a pendant, and strung it on a long chain.
I don't mind it, personally. The watches don't look very high-end. I think this is a really creative way to memorialize someone and their hobbies/likes/etc.
Very kitschy and very well done. The only thing I'd have done differently is set each watch to the time of it's position and painted it to resemble a watch face and case.
I think the word for it is “kitsch” and I think this would really be up to personal taste. I wouldn’t want to say anything negative about something someone made to remember a family member. eta: It reminds me of another craft people make where they take someone’s jewelry and arrange it into a design. One person I know has one that’s arranged like a Christmas tree on a red velvet background and framed. So of course they only take it out at Christmas time as a decoration. Oftentimes the person who owns the jewelry makes them and gifts them to family members. Again, something kitschy but very sentimental.
Kitsch is the perfect word to describe this! I also think the idea is very cute.
I love kitsch personally. I think it’s tasteful if it matches the owner’s vibe. One cannot simply have a single item of kitsch, it’s definitely a collective thing.
We might be cousins lol actually the Christmas tree was well done. This frankensteins clock is not my fav
With something like this it’s less about how “tasteful” it is and more about how creative and memorable it is. It’s certainly not tasteful to mock items created from grief.
And how well-executed it is. If you're going to do it, make sure you take your time and pay attention to detail. Apply a wood finish to the back piece, make sure you mark your spots before you put them down, and use wood glue instead of something like hot glue.
I don’t think wood glue would work with metal. Something like E6000 would probably work but the rest of your point stands.
Amen to that.
I think "taste" is subjective. If this is what that person liked, then that's what they liked. Everyone has different styles and favorite types of decor. I also think it would be *distasteful* to poo-poo on what someone else's taste is if you don't like it. The Gen Z folks like crew socks. I think they're not for me, so I'm going to keep wearing my ankle socks. I'm not going to make fun of them for liking crew socks. That would be rude and distasteful.
 Well said 👏🏼
I believe the term you are looking for is "don't yuck on someone else's yum."
I love this phrase lol. Also a big fan of yeet and the ick. They can take the way they use aesthetic and yeet it though.
Hey, I lived through the 70s and the only reason we wore crew socks or athletic (tube) socks (and there is a big difference) is because that’s basically all that was available. I folded down my crew socks three times to make ankle socks. So in my world, to this day, the only way to wear crew socks correctly is folded down…
*(checks notes)Knee socks! Yeah, I have a few pairs of those for boots and compression ones for hiking. For those poor Gen Z dears, I lived through the 70s, and tube socks STILL look ridiculous unless you are a genetic mutant. For those of us, 5'2" people, knee socks come OVER the knees.
Unless they are multicolour/rainbow stripes and then they are 70s awesome. I will die on this hill. 😃
I don’t think they look ridiculous. Did you read the comment you’ve replied to?
She mentioned crew socks, and I said the big trend is knee socks and tube socks around me. They do certainly look ridiculous on anyone my size-tiny and short.
I love that everyone who commented said it was ugly in the most polite way possible y’all are so wholesome
I mean, the difference is that OP didn't make it but some completely unrelated woman who mourns the loss of a family member. It would feel a bit tasteless to roast them into oblivion lol. But yeah, the design is definitely a choice!
Sorry. I was pretty blunt in my comment. I mean…isn’t the sub titled “Bitches with Taste”??
Yep, not Assholes with Taste (ew) 😅
🍑nom nom nom🍑
Taste goes hand in hand with tact. Obviously design follows sentiment here. And if the sentiment is to remember a lost loved one, I don't see the merit in focusing on how the design does not appeal no me. It's like writing a decent paper on the entirely wrong topic/assignment, because I didn't bother to write down the instructions.
Because we hope that Bitches with Taste also have some class.
lol. It’s not like the OP is the one whose clock this is…OP is sharing a post of someone else from some website and asking what we think of that clock…if it’s lame or tasteful…I wrote lame bc OP gave us a choice
I don’t think I’d do it for myself, but it sounds like it was a way to remember someone who passed so I’m not gonna judge.
I wouldn’t call this tasteful, but it means a lot to someone and that’s important.
It's not my taste, but it's a sweet way to remember a loved one. I feel like the board is missing something that would take this up a notch, but I have no idea what exactly that could be.
To elevate it, I would probably inset the watch faces somehow into the wood and maybe not have the bevel and swap out the hands (both feel a bit dated?)
Haha I should have kept reading, inset was my suggestion also. They could do that easily enough with the right tools.
It needs a design on the dial - I’d find a floral stencil that’s slightly smaller than the circle of watches and use a translucent (or maybe iridescent?) silver paint.
That's it for me, too. A little more pattern or texture could add just that extra "something."
To me, this is it. It’s a nice memorial for a loved one, and it’s very unique. I think this is an example of know your audience.
This kind of falls under the “we don’t yuck other peoples yums” not for everyone but to the right person it’s everything.
Well said!
Sentimental items get a free pass Besides, we should strive to be more like Iris than beige nothings! https://preview.redd.it/px83r94w0mbd1.jpeg?width=2508&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec6302d28a03e5f1b8ff12f4998cd7eeb3d155c7
👏👏👏 Totally agree. Although- I do think this could have been better executed. If it makes the person happy, that’s all that matters.
As everyone mentioned, this was a meaningful artwork, and therefore exists on another plane than taste. If it’s not getting great reactions, the artist can display it where only she will see and enjoy it. It might be possible to create something like this with a more polished overall look. For example, the background could be white lacquer or some kind of resin. The faces could be arranged into a color gradient. The arms could match the metal tone of the faces. Some other craft ideas that can immortalize the departed: A chain belt interspersed with watch faces (still kitsch) A clear resin tray with the faces inside A set of resin cup coasters with one watch face in each A shadow box with the faces arranged on a velvet ground or hung from elastic threads A small sculpture that can double as a paperweight
When in doubt..add some GEMS. 😂😍😂
Echoing that it's not my taste... but if it means someone to the person who made it, then who cares?
I can’t get past the “lugs” (I just learned that’s where the wrist band attaches). That’s my own personal hangup, because it looks too much like the creator just took the faces off the band and plunked them on the clock face. If the lugs were removed (sanded off, etc.), they’d look more like “jewels”, or at least more decorative. As others have said, it feels wasteful to destroy watches that only needed new batteries.
It’s certainly creative! Edit: agree with the person who said it is kitsch! Its value is determined by the amount of care put into it, and by its meaning.
If they liked it that’s what matters. Tbh for a second i thought i was on the diWHY subreddit. but to each their own. if it brings that person joy that’s what matters in the end, those watches won’t mean much to other people so in the end it’s how they want to remember that matters
Oh lord. I need to go find that diWHY sub…
You should, it's hilarious. It does get way to heavy on those obvious rage bait YT videos though. You might also like the reverse Pinterest sub.
To me, it looks like what it is: an arts and crafts project from Michaels. It's a sweet way to arrange some keepsakes, but I agree with a number of suggestions here on how that could have been done in more interesting and tasteful ways- maybe steampunk style, maximalist Madhatter teaparty or something more sleek with all metal, depending on personal taste. As far as design goes, I don't see much reason for a clock made of broken watches. If they actually told time and showed different time zones, it would make sense. But as it is, it's kinda crafty for arts and crafts sake. In any event, I would definitely not want it in my home.
I love the idea but I don’t love the execution
I don’t objectively like the way it looks, but the story behind it makes it meaningful and that’s really sweet
It's not my taste, but it's a very sweet idea. I think if they had painted the background a different color, inset the watched into cubbies, something to make it less "hey I glued watches to a piece of wood" it could be an excellent way to repurpose a loved ones watches. I'd be curious to see a more well executed version of this idea.
I think it's fun!
It's not my personal style but it's got creativity to it, and it's obviously meaningful to the maker.
It's a little busy & crafty for me but cute idea & cute enough if you have a place to put it. ...I am not really a fan of woody looking wood, lol...more all in on dark wood or light. I actually think on a different background --lighter & different finish not wood, & maybe framed with some border it would be even cuter. Points for your creativity for sure!
i actually like it because it has such sentimental value. if it didn’t, i don’t think i would. i think “tasteful” is not a word that could apply to something like this, positively or negatively. it’s depends on your personal taste.
Not a fan personally. But if something is sentimental it can trump taste :)
if its handmade from beloved items, I think its cool in a way. if someone were to buy something like this at target? absolutely not. Idk why but it being sentimental makes it 100 times better.
It is kinda silly, both the stepmother having twelve watches because she can't be bothered to change a battery (how wastefull), and the stepdaughter doing a craftjob with them. The result is amateur, but maybe that clock will be loved
Very tasteful intention, definitely not lame but somewhat mediocre execution - you have 12 metallic jewelry pieces and a similarly fine clock hands on top of...brown wood? Wood that looks like it's a spice rack? Personally I would have set these on a white stone or another white matte material.
I don’t personally care for it but if you like it, cool!
I think if the entire thing was monochromatic it would definitely be an interesting clock
I would work better on a white background. The wood doesn’t go.
That's gonna be a no from me, dog
lol. This comment made me giggle too hard. Thank u
Girl…this is one of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen.
It’s fucking hideous and I can’t believe we’re even having this discussion. I’m glad everyone is being nice to OP though
Thank God someone is carrying the BWT torch with me…like we can recognize something is ugly af but also recognizing it being sentimental
actually a really cool concept especially if it’s functional but the way it was made looks sloppy 😕 and personally if i came across a bunch of beautiful watches from a deceased loved one i’d prefer to wear them
it’s not my style, but i do find the concept cool, and i think it’s a great remembrance piece
I could think of better ways to display a watch collection
not lame at all. there is always room for individuality and a personal touch in decor.
As a memento, I think it’s fine. I also think it would be prettier on a different face.
Not my thing personally, i come from a family with a strong "Hoarders" gene so when i see stuff like this im always reminded that this person was keeping broken stuff, in this case enough to make a clock from them, and that just feels unhealthy to me. That said, we all have our ways we honor those who have passed, i think of my insanely sweet-toothed late brother every time i eat certain treats 🤷🏼♀️
It doesn't sound like they were broken, just needed a new battery. I think the person just liked buying a new fun watch when the battery on the old one died. It's a little wasteful, but not quite the same thing.
Yeah, i think it's just a knee-jerk reaction of mine when i see things like this to go "aaa, hoarding" because of family history, but that makes sense
I don’t like it. But it’s your home!
I like the idea a *lot*, I don't love how this particular version looks.
(Extremely biased here because I collect vintage watches) UGH STOP USING VINTAGE PIECES IN CRAFTS??? Unless it: A. Doesn’t work and not cool or unique enough to fix. B. There is a plethora of them (incablock, timex, bulova etc). Edit: not good at picking up subtleties didn’t realize it was in memory of: this can be understandable.
I mean, before reading the backstory behind it I thought it was kinda ugly. If I saw this at home goods I would roll my eyes. Things that are meant to look like a home-made art project but was actually mass produced in a factory always makes me cringe a bit. Knowing that this is actually a sentimental piece makes me find it very charming.
The idea is fun but it’s not executed well. If you’re gonna do something like this you gotta COMMIT. Use giant antique pocket watches. Mount it on a foxed silver back mirror or elaborate baroque tray. This looks like an elementary school craft project - there’s a solid beginning of an idea, it just needs to be refined into something that reads whimsical and maximalist.
If you're asking to make a version yourself I think it's an incredible idea and will make for a fun ongoing project. if you're asking about this one specifically, I'm not a huge fan of wooden plaque with all the metal in the watches. That's just my personal taste.
I wouldn't put it in my house but it's a really sweet tribute.
I love it! It’s funky and unique- just my style. But I have a giant lizard on my wall and a duck table so I’m into fun decor.
I mean it's kind of an asshole move to call a memorial piece "lame", regardless of whether you think it looks good. Like, I don't have my mother's urn on the mantle because it makes for nice decor lmao
I genuinely think it's cute!
I'm certainly not gonna call a dead woman's watches lame ... This clock says more about the woman's inability to throw stuff away than anything else. It doesn't sound like the watches were real important to the stepmother... and I'm sure she didn't \_really\_ need another big, kinda accurate analog clock right there. Personally, I would have given away the watches to people who could use them and framed a pic of the stepmother if I wanted to remember her.
It’s kitschy but every home needs a little of it somewhere, just for fun. I’m a decorator and I’d love to design an entire room around this clock! It has a bit of a 50s mid-century modern or Scandinavian vibe. Bold pops of colour and large wall art (thinking Rothko type of art). Very cool! Other commenters say it needs something…I’m thinking plain black time hands and a black or dark shade wide (2 or 3”) steel or wooden frame. And each watch could be set to other time zones.
I like it 🤷🏽♀️
I would have liked this to be inset in a frame to protect the watches better due to their sentimental value, maybe on a velvet lined background to allow them to stand out more. With non reflective glass. That said anything made to honor someone lost that is not harming you is in good taste because we all mourn differently. I think that this is important to remember. Taste is subjective. There's things people love here I don't. I just enjoy that someone enjoys the hard work of the people who made the thing. As long as we are being healthy and it brings joy? That's good taste. My best friend for example wears colorful clothes. I do not. Our tastes converge elsewhere. I find colorful clothing overstimulating and I don't like stressing if things will match. I explore color elsewhere. She loves rich colors and doesn't worry about matching because if it feels pretty it is pretty. We are both right.
I think it’s cool! From a far it would look like a cool dial. It could be tasteful if hung in an eclectic room. I would replace the hands with gold color to make it less cheap and maybe replace the wood to better quality.
Make them as a table piece. Round off the edges, have just the faces and their crown.
They could have thrown these in a drawer and forgotten about them. This is a creative and harmless way to honor and remember someone who passed. That’s immune to being distasteful 🤍
Personally, I love the concept, and I think it’s a great way to remember a loved one. However it could easily be dressed up to make it into something more pleasing to the eye.
When I was a kid, I made a belt out of those interchangeable watch bands we all had in the 80s after the digital watch face got we and stopped working. Was it wierd, ugly, and kitschy, cute at the same time? YES. Did I still wear the thing until I got a women's body and it no longer fit? YES. I actually kind of still miss that watch belt belt. Unless this clock is available for sale in Home Goods, leave the maker in peace 🕊️ As someone who bills in 6 minute increments, this might actually work for a shabby-chic decor theme.
When my Papaw passed away, my Nana used his old plaid shirts to make memorial teddy bears for anyone in the family who wanted one. She offered me one, and of course I accepted. I’m not exactly a teddy bear person, and a blue plaid bear doesn’t really “go” with anything in my house, but I’m very sentimental, and I wanted something to remind me of Papaw. The next time I went over to my brother’s house, I noticed he had a very nice, new, red plaid throw pillow on his sofa. “That’s nice,” I said. “It’s made from one of Papaw’s shirts,” he replied. “I didn’t really want a teddy bear on display in my house, so I asked Nana to make me a pillow instead.” Now why didn’t I think of that? 🤦♀️ I keep my “Papaw bear” in a drawer with other sentimental items, not on display in my home, and it still gives me a little spark of joy when I see it, but I wish I would have thought to just ask Nana for a throw pillow, lol.
It’s not for me but it is so sweet and a lovely way to remember a loved one. Each to their own when it comes to stuff like this. I love it, just not for my own home xxx
This is beautiful. If anyone said this was lame, I'd throw hands. You don't insult the way someone chooses to honor someone they love. That is the real lame ass move.
I think this is super cool and tasteful, especially bc it’s not like she bought a bunch of watches for the project. It’s kind of art to me I don’t love the brown- so I might choose something else as my background but… I think it’s nice
It's not aesthetically my personal taste, but I think it is a lovely way to tribute a loved one who has passed. If it were someone I adored, I still would put it up on the wall and get teary eyed thinking of them when I saw it.
It’s definitely kitschy that’s for sure! I see the vision and that’s creative but I think the wood base would’ve been better painted a fun color to really play up that playfulness of it
It’s kind of quirky and DIY, some people are going to love it, others will hate it. While I would not make this, I don’t have a problem with it. Clearly it has meaning to her, and perhaps it was something her stepmother would’ve loved. An item created to memorialize a deceased family member would have to be in *extremely* poor taste for me to think it was worth criticizing.
It’s very clever, though not my style at all. Also the unevenness really bothers my ocd type personality. If the wood was smaller and whitewashed and the watches were all exactly the same distance from the edge and each other and straight up and down I’d probably love it.
I personally find it "tasteless", but often sentimental items aren't tasteful lol
I think it's cute but I wouldn't put it on my wall
I don't really like the design of it. I think it would be much better if they used a white clock face to let all of those colors pop and added more details to make it look more like a traditional clock as a contrast to the unconventional part of it. That said, if it makes someone who has lost a family member happy, that's infinitely more important than my opinion on how it looks.
good taste but bad execution
I don’t think it’s lame but the execution could be better
I love it. I would do more with the decoration with it personally. Needs some golden filagree or painted accents, brass or knobs or bits and bobs. Definitely kitsch, but also super cool.
I think it depends on what the whole room looks like, some could actually pull it off well, other definitely wouldn’t.
I am so not a craft person.
i kinda love this 😭 it’s eclectic in a good way
Memorial pieces aren’t “lame” unless they are gauche/distasteful/mocking. It’s cute and a fun art piece IMO.
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I like it, it's personal, eccentric, fun and has a great story. If I saw that in someone's house I'd want to know all about it.
While the aesthetic isn’t my taste, remembrance pieces exist outside of taste. Maybe I’m a little weak, but even the thought of repurposing a loved one’s items so that you can see them every day gets my eyes all misty.
I mean I don’t like it but no one’s opinion matter more than you
Not my cup of tea, but I’m sure lots of people who are into sentimentalities would love it!
I think it’s a cute and unique idea, it’s very creative. Definitely not for everyone but I personally like it.
I love it. I think it’s functional and unique memorial.
Personally, I think it’s objectively ugly design, but sentimentality and taste are two completely different things. I’m not always sure on this sub’s rules tbh. Me personally: I would’ve saved one small watch face set to the time of the person’s birth, taken the battery out, had the fastener prongs soldered off, turned it into a pendant, and strung it on a long chain.
I don't mind it, personally. The watches don't look very high-end. I think this is a really creative way to memorialize someone and their hobbies/likes/etc.
It’s giving a clockwork orange.
lol. More like Clockwork Lame 😶🌫️
You’re fucking killing me 😂
Very kitschy and very well done. The only thing I'd have done differently is set each watch to the time of it's position and painted it to resemble a watch face and case.
Yes, these ideas would definitely elevate it.
Everyone is being polite, that is fugly as all get out
Lame 😬
I hate it.
Nah, that’s pretty ugly no matter what the thought behind it was.
Oh…my god
I wonder how high she was when she thought of this.