Black metal and golden wood wall clock | Krono

A black metal cross set against a golden wood background

What draws the eye first is the central cross. Two black metal bars intersect at the centre of the circle, framed by small gold-tone rods set at regular intervals along their length. At the heart of it all, a wooden medallion in a warm, almost honey tone houses the mechanism. The matte gold hands that extend from it are slim, precise, and taper gently towards their tips.

The black metal and golden wood wall clock plays on a tension between two registers that, on paper, shouldn't work together. The black metal of the outer structure is shaped into a double-ring circle, with rectangular notches marking the hour positions. These notches aren't decorative in some vague sense: they have a precise, slightly substantial profile that gives the dial visual weight without actually making it heavy.

The wood at the centre plays a structuring role in how the whole piece reads. Its visible grain and subtly contrasting veining instantly warm up a composition that could otherwise have felt cold. It's this detail that changes everything in a living room or dining room with neutral tones: there's a living material at the heart of the metal.

The 80cm version makes a real statement across a large, empty stretch of wall, such as an alcove or above a low unit. The 60cm finds its place in a wide hallway or bedroom. The 50cm suits tighter spaces where you still want a piece with visual weight. In all three cases, the relationship between the outer circle and the cross remains the same: it's the same object, at different scales.

The wall showing through the open dial is part of the final effect. On a white or light grey wall, the black metal stands out sharply. On a dark wall, the gold tones come through more strongly. The clock doesn't impose a single reading.

If you'd like to round off this purchase with other formats, you'll find our full range in our Large Wall Clocks collection or, for those who prefer to browse by material, in our Metal Wall Clocks collection.

This cross changes the scale of the room

Most round wall clocks work on the same principle: a circle, markers, hands. This black metal design introduces a structure entirely its own. The cross running right across the dial creates four distinct quadrants. The eye no longer just reads the time; it reads the geometric composition too.

This isn't a minor detail. In a contemporary interior with large flat surfaces, low furniture and few ornaments, this black metal and golden wood clock introduces both verticality and horizontality at once. It visually structures the wall without adding bulk to it.

The small gold-tone rods set along the cross are worth pausing on. They aren't mechanically aligned: their regular spacing creates a subtle rhythm that's most noticeable up close. From a distance, you see the shape. Up close, you see the craftsmanship.

This design fits into interiors that mix metal with natural wood, but also into more strictly contemporary spaces where the central wood serves as the sole point of warmth. To explore other material pairings in the same spirit, our Modern Wall Clocks collection offers designs built around the same logic of contrast.