Gift Guide
The Clocks Central gift guide
Clock gifts for everyone on your list
Alarm clocks, weather stations and tide clocks that get used every day, long after the wrapping's gone. Browse by person or by budget, with delivery across Australia.
Who are you buying for?
Pick a person and start there.
For her
Wood-frame and retro alarm clocks with soft backlights, plus glass and oak weather stations for the hallway.
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Weather stations, barometers and tide clocks for the garden, the shed or the boat.
Shop the editParents & grandparents
Big, clear numbers. Large-display alarm clocks and classic bell clocks that are easy to read from bed.
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Bright alarm clocks that make learning to tell the time a bit more fun.
Shop the editBedside & light sleepers
Silent sweep alarm clocks, so the only sound at night is the alarm in the morning.
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A weather station for the hallway or a wood-frame clock for the bedside. Useful from the first night.
Shop the editAlso worth a look: Weather lovers · Coastal & nautical · All gifts
Gifts by budget
A good gift doesn't have to cost much.
A specialist clock store
No homewares filler, just clocks and weather instruments, each chosen for an accurate movement and a design that still looks right in ten years.
Help choosing
Stuck between two? Send a question and get a straight answer from someone who knows the range.
Delivered Australia-wide
Orders go to every state and territory, from capital cities to regional towns.
Gift questions, answered
Quick answers to what people ask most before they buy.
What's a practical gift for someone who has everything?
A weather station or a good alarm clock. Both get used every day, and most people don't replace their own until the old one gives up.
What's a good gift for him?
A weather station or barometer if he gardens, fishes or checks the forecast every morning. For the bedside, a classic twin bell alarm clock is hard to beat. Browse gifts for him.
What's a good gift for her?
A wood-frame or retro alarm clock with a soft backlight suits most bedsides. Many are silent sweep, so there's no ticking at night. Browse gifts for her.
What does a home weather station show?
An analogue weather station shows temperature, humidity and air pressure. Falling pressure usually means rain is on the way, which is handy if you garden or fish. For the coast, a tide clock shows when the next high or low tide is due.
Which clocks don't tick?
Clocks with a silent sweep movement have a second hand that glides instead of ticking. Not every clock in the range is silent, so check the product title, or browse gifts for light sleepers.
What age is a kids' alarm clock good for?
Most children start reading an analogue clock in the early years of primary school. A bright, easy-to-read alarm clock makes a good starting-school gift.
Do you deliver across Australia?
Yes. Clocks Central delivers to every state and territory.
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