Watches
This Sculptor Wants to Turn Your House Into a Clock
Rick Hale makes art out of large-scale wooden daisy wheels, worm gears, grasshopper escapements, and more.
Originally published by Nicholas Manousos on Hodinkee.
When you think about clock making does Michigan come to mind? It should. Rick Hale is a self-taught clockmaker based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, building phenomenal large-scale clocks completely by hand. Large-scale perhaps doesn't do these clocks justice. Some of his wheels are eight feet in diameter! This giant size makes it easy to appreciate some of the finer movement details that are often overlooked in watches or even normal size clocks. In addition, Hale's clocks are not cased and do not include dials. The entire movement is on display and the results are absolutely beautiful.