Vintage Chevrolet dealers clock ($1,800), from Track 16 Gallery in Santa Monica, (310) 264-4678. (Eric Boyd / LAT)
Reproduction of a 1939 Big Ben alarm clock ($29), from Restoration Hardware. (Eric Boyd / LAT)
The Nixie clock, with 50s tube technology ($229), from www.topdeq.com. (Eric Boyd / LAT)
Bronze-finished digital Lawson clock circa 1950s by Kem Weber ($375), from Bedfellows in Studio City, (818) 985-0500. (Eric Boyd / LAT)
Leather-trimmed alarm clock by Robert Abbey ($9.99), from Target. (Eric Boyd / LAT)
Nickel-plated pivoting table clock ($39), also from Restoration Hardware. (Eric Boyd / LAT)