Biggest new Nixie clock

Today I'm admiring the largest Nixie Tubes I've ever seen on Millclock's new ZIN-70 clock.
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[@johnnycats5157]

After your last two reviews of audiophile scam products (which I loved), it's great to see you review something you really truly enjoy.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

The enthusiasm feels real.

[@graealex]

Who wouldn't enjoy a "CD lathe"?

[@TeaObvious]

I am just disappointed that the speaker + bitrate of the alarm jingles sounds so bad. :(

[@TheOriginalMrP]

​@@graealex or a cd de-magnetizer 😆

[@matambale]

@@TeaObvious Agreed, the audio quality needs a level-up, considering the extraordinary visual experience.

[@kek23k]

Some people admire works of art but I find I can admire the engineering and craftsmanship in this piece in very much the same way. Absolutely stunning.

[@fernandoferreira6293]

A Picasso is unique. This is nuts and bolts plus artisanship with a bit of deco in the mix. In this century of fragmentation, art isn't merely broken but (as its people) almost fully lost. I also enjoyed this product but not disproportionately.

[@watershed44]

@kek23k Remember the tubes are HAND BLOWN glass, that IS an art form!

[@Empok_Nor]

Well Said.

[@dominateeye]

@@fernandoferreira6293 A Picasso is unique, yes, but the reproductions of it aren't. Still, many people can purchase a reproduction and hang it pride of place in their homes. If they can love that enough to call it art, I think someone is perfectly justified in calling this art as well.

[@baomao7243]

I like the rich, historical combination of technologies - warm, analog display technology from the 50’s, metal work and “new” glass made using metal working and glass blowing techniques dating back to Babylon, networked with modern 802.11, augmented with III-V semiconductors (LEDs), and precisely time synched w/ atomic-clock accuracy derived from a GPS satellite constellation. It isn’t just a clock, it is a technology time machine. Brilliant.

[@djarc9]

That's a generational device right there. The aesthetics are timeless

[@getlosttrails]

Not just a clock, a work of art.

[@paulhaynes8045]

What a beautiful object. Who would have thought such a (theoretically) functional piece of electronics could be so aesthetically pleasing! Expensive, yes, but not really when you see the work and thought that's gone into it. I wish them success - and not just because they're Ukrainian, but also because they are making such beautiful things in a world that is increasingly becoming so shoddy.

[@JCWise-sf9ww]

I agree with your comment!

[@johanneswerner1140]

Yes. It is not cheap (in all ways). Looking at the work involved I would say it is priced quite fairly. Beyond what I can imagine spending at the moment, but that is not the point!

[@RoxyJones53280]

the products of the world get cheaper every day, but they become cheaper by getting worse. this product is fairly priced.

[@tenchuu007]

I love it when Matt gets a product he is very clearly enthused about in his quiet way. It's infectious!

[@SilverEagleDev]

What a lovely video, and a really cool experience. I unfortunately don't have the money or the living space to collect Nixie products myself, but like you, I've always had a strong appreciation for their aesthetic and the craftsmanship that went into them. The quality of device that Millclock is still putting out today is a testament to their resilience and devotion to their craft.

[@bobdebouwer7835]

There are small nixie clocks. I actually like it a lot just because of the fact that I can have such a beautiful vintage tech gadget that takes up very little space on my desk.

[@theGoogol]

$1600 for THAT?! That seems like an absolute steal! So beautiful!!!

[@gabriellundmark]

It does seem cheap for this piece of art

[@theGoogol]

@@gabriellundmark : Well said ... it's art

[@mhammadalloush5104]

I can't justify paying that much for what is ultimately a display piece, but I already see as more like a painting than an electronic device

[@theGoogol]

@@mhammadalloush5104 : I can't afford that either but if I could, I would

[@class10012]

It's $1699'-

[@sean3360]

Had this clock for a week now and I am so pleased with it. Looks so much better in person. thanks Millclock

[@millclockbrand2341]

thank you for your feedback;)

[@Piedog769]

Such a beautiful functional work of art. While I am not an impulsive person, I instantly wanted one as soon as the video started. Incredible.

[@fernandoferreira6293]

You know, I, on the very other end, being a rather impulsive buyer, would love to rent something cool like this so I could enjoy it for a while for a fraction of its cost. Perhaps sooner it'd be feasible. I suspect to most (myself included) that qualifies as both superfluous and luxurious an item. There's thus a market for that still.

[@gdj6298]

I've almost got a tear in my eye at the thought that, despite the horrendous things going on, someone, somewhere is putting their heart and soul into such brilliantly bonkers craftsmanship as this.

[@demef758]

With each clock sale, a portion of the proceeds are used to buy one HIMARS shell.

[@fernandoferreira6293]

They value their time.

[@Cre80s]

Here here, GD. I couldn't pause the thought going forward in the video that what the daily nightmare the people involved were going through when making something frankly beautiful, totally nonessential, luxurious, and joyful. Now I’m dying to learn about them.

[@alvaros.]

I bought in Amazon the IN-14 Nixie Tube Clock made by Millclock (a beautiful and affordable little clock that you can perfectly read from across the room). It was shipped from Ukraine and delivered to my country about a week before the russian invasion. The clock immediately went "Currently unavailable" on Amazon. But after a couple months, it was available again, so I assumed that Millclock had managed to continue operating. I'm happy they are still making wonderful tubes and clocks.

[@millclockbrand2341]

Yes, we continue work and hope you like our clock:)

[@alvaros.]

@@millclockbrand2341 Yes, I love it! BTW, I learnt about nixie clocks in Techmoan's video about the subject. And decided to buy from Millclock because he made a positive review of your clocks, and after several years, he didn't report any problems with them. So, you can keep sending your products for him to review 🙂

[@daffiid]

Really nice that they give you so much control in choosing the exact behaviour like the date format! All too often these kinds of products are cool but have a few details that you'd wish were different with no way to change them.

[@rigilchrist]

Lovely. I bought the single-tube clock from Millclock after your last video review. I must save up for this one. It is a good opportunity to support a Ukrainian business.

[@Vanderpool0312]

Absolutely stunning piece of craftsmanship!

[@jamesduncan6729]

I still don't fully grasp what it is that makes them so special, but those tube clocks like these are so beautiful. I bet they look utterly _phenomenal_ when seen as a soft orange glow (as well as the only source of any light) in pitch black darkness. Great video, Matt!

[@swampnutz5201]

the display is all hand made analog tech, very expensive to make compared to newer digital display tech.

[@christophernetherton9389]

You might enjoy a you tube search for Dalibor Farny. He has a company making one of a kind nixies and clocks from scratch as well. THe process is very interesting to watch. THank you again for showing off a product I have no chance of affording ;) At least I can see it here.

[@anthonyjackson280]

I first saw nixi tubes in the early 1970's on early digital weighing scales that my father used to repair. They were made in pre-multiprocessor days so all the 'processing' was analogue and dedicated logic chips (and/or/nand/xor etc) to achieve the analogue to digital conversion. The nixi's were promoted as 'natural appearing' digits rather than the 'stylized' 7 segment displays that were becoming popular. The scales were fiendishly expensive so component level servicing and trouble shooting was worthwhile. I last serviced one of them in the early 1990's. The predecessor to nixi's were 'decatron' tubes. Perhaps Techmoan could review something that uses those. PS: The price of this clock is outrageous; how can they market so much handcrafted work for that small amount?

[@Planetary13]

Cool do you know what brand that scale was?

[@anthonyjackson280]

@@Planetary13 that is asking a lot from memory. i think, perhaps Doric. It was a 2 piece aluminum housing about 8" wide, 3 high and about 20 deep. There were 3 print boards plugged into the mother board. The analogue amplifier was discrete FETs with loads of shielding. The A to D was discrete components that used dual ramp integration. Cascaded decade counters did the digital conversion and display driving. Accuracy was 1 in 2000 and conversion rate about 3/sec. In order to service it we had to make extension cables for all the header pins/plugs that held the boards together. There were optional boards for push button zero (standard was an analogue 10 turn pt) and a printer driver.

[@Planetary13]

@@anthonyjackson280 woah, Thanks for reply.

[@dominateeye]

That was my first thought on hearing the price too. I expected it to cost at LEAST ten thousand dollars! I hope the people who assemble these devices are paid well above a living wage for their market and have a near-perfect work environment (ideally a union too). They are artists here just as much as the designers are.

[@manchegocheese997]

Predecessors to Nixie tubes would more likely be various types of edge-lit or projection displays or 7-segment displays e.g. Numitron tubes.

[@RichieReportsUK]

That is a thing of beauty, The multi coloured LEDs are OK to add extra interest, but the unit really does look its best with just the Nixie tubes illuminated.

[@allansouth5889]

Fabulous! I made a Nixie clock in the early seventies, before digital clocks were produced commercially. It's great to see Nixie tubes still going.

[@gwesco]

I've built Nixie clocks using the small Russian tubes as well as the huge 4 inch Burroughs 7971. My initial design was all TTL IC's and transistor drivers but the later revisions use a Raspberry Pi Zero for programmable functions. When I got the Burroughs tubes in 1969, they came two to a board for $5. Now they fetch $250 or more per tube without the sockets!

[@JemTheWire]

Another outstanding video. The NIXIE clock is an absolute triumph of ‘old and new’ tech coming together. Well done you and well done Millclock. If I had the spare cash, I would buy one in a blink of an eye.

[@PBeringer]

Or in the blink of a Nixie tube! :(

[@mhoppy6639]

I’d *love* to see Nixie tubes pop up somewhere incongruous like a football stadium (scoreboard) or village cricket ground ! Then we would know that the parish clerk (or equivalent) was a fan of this technology. These are beautiful pieces of artistry and I’m so glad that Mat ( re)introduced me to them all those years ago. The mounting, the fit, the design all seamless and coherent. So different to the chuckaway LED stuff you see elsewhere. Nixie speaker system for MP3/MP4 etc yes please! The sort of thing you’d see Linn produce for £10k plus. Stunning.

[@EraYaN]

The other guys that are making Nixie tubes, Dalibor Farny, are working of new H-tubes which are an absolutely massive 150 diameter. Those might be useful as a score board ;)

[@fernandoferreira6293]

Not knowing if the channel covered it yet I'd suggest plasma speakers to everybody that liked this video.

[@electron_greg]

Like amber phosphor monitors, the light output wavelength is the same as fire... Our human brains are pre-historically hardwired to be attracted to that wavelength. That's why this is soooooo beautiful.

[@patrick_central]

Regarding the bit at the end where you talk about your enthusiasm level and masking your emotions - this is why one of my favorite videos of yours is the playing chess with a ghost one, because you can really see how it granted a wish you’d had and how it affected you. Glad this one had you so happy!

[@randymch]

I'm in the privileged position of being a UK based owner of Dalibor Farny's original 'Zen' nixie clock (which he doesn't make anymore, he's onto a new design now). Anything Nixie based gets my juices flowing and I will be looking carefully at the Millclock products. Some nice additional functionality here, a few better than the Dalibor product, a couple maybe a bit gimmicky.

[@mveldt]

I have the Dalibor Farny Puri clock for a few years now. Looks great, but is also lacking some functionalities as you mentioned. Mine is blocked from the internet and running on my internal IOT network, it's not happy with that. The clock really wants to connect to the cloud. There is an offline mode, but then the time drift a bit after some days.

[@arankarafael6064]

I would like to see comparison between Farny clock and this Ukrainian clock. For example witch have bigger digits.....

[@ambiva]

I’m in UK and got Dalibor's Puri clock 3 years ago and it still going strong. But apprently this Millclock completely copied Puri clock's design :|, wish they have something original.

[@w84me12]

Kudos to Dalibor Farny for inspiring a resurgence in nixie tube technology, influencing companies like Millclock.

[@abcnz1]

That timepiece is absolutely stunning!! (I won't say 'clock' as it really is so much more than that). Many thanks for showing it to us in such detail.

[@Azlehria]

I don't much care for nixies themselves, but I still enjoy the way you present them. Your simple enthusiasm is a breath of fresh air in a medium filled with dry descriptions, over-acting, and credulous regurgitation of marketing copy. My own taste in unusual timepieces leans more towards things like Facebook's TimeCard project. I run my own Stratum 2 NTP server and have been attempting to stretch the budget to accommodate the hardware to upgrade that to Stratum 1 - the highest useful class.

[@marklanier8657]

A thing of hand crafted beauty. I could sit for hours just fascinated by the display of light and sound! Well done!!

[@fernandoferreira6293]

At least you wouldn't lose track of time.

[@fernandoferreira6293]

That's the Ukrainians laughing at us for buying their overpriced toy.

[@smorris12]

I finally finished my Nixie clock this year. Built from scratch as a project for far too many years. Wonderful things, Nixies

[@andrewstewartjacobs9678]

Really! Well there's nothing about it on your channel! So until then it remains at best, a claim, but worse then that, an attempt to gain attention,

[@smorris12]

@@andrewstewartjacobs9678 Oh no, someone claimed something that's not actually impossible in an idle comment on a video. How will the world keep spinning if there isn't video for strangers?

[@smorris12]

Since I did actually video it for my own amusement, I'll upload one...

[@smorris12]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHa2hI2Gn5mth8U

[@joebot86]

@@andrewstewartjacobs9678 you asked him to put up or shut up, and he put up. Also, why bother being so cynical about a KZbin comment about something so innocent.

[@isavedtheuniverse]

Wow, those are completely glorious. I went to a factory where they made tubes and its even more impressive than you'd think.

[@vedranlucev1837]

The sheer awe in your voice during the unboxing is recommendation enough.

[@davida1hiwaaynet]

What a beautiful clock! The large nixie tubes are a true art form. It's great to see you so enthusiastic about it, as well. :)

[@brianatbtacprod1989]

This is fantastic. You said it was really expensive, I had a look at the website, and $1700 US, with free delivery anywhere in the world for a hand built device is totally worth it. When you set it up, I assumed this would be several thousand dollars. Thanks for the review.

[@Mr2pint]

What a beautiful piece of art - could dedicate a whole room to this 👍 worth every penny....

[@cjsebes]

It's not often that I could consider a piece of tech or a timepiece breathtaking. This is one of those times. That is a stunningly impressive clock. A work of art indeed. I would absolutely consider that a centerpiece in my home.

[@watershed44]

*This kind of hand made precision craftsmenship is so rare today. Thank you to all those who keep these kinds of arts alive!*

[@bluewombat]

I need one of those, this looks like exactly the clock I've always wanted.

[@thebiggerbyte5991]

Gorgeous. I have a NixIIe clock I built from a kit 18 years ago, and always look forward to seeing it in action.

[@UpLateGeek]

Very nice! I definitely agree, this is a perfect example of engineering being an art. I'd love to have one myself, but honestly it's so big I don't have anywhere in my tiny apartment to put it! Last year I bought myself a (relatively small) VFD clock for Christmas, so I really don't need a nixie clock as well. Anyway, thanks for showing off such a lovely clock. Hopefully visitors can manage to make their way around it without bumping it too much. 😄

[@stepheneyles2198]

the problem with having so many clocks is changing them all when summer time ends! (old clocks don't have a date function so wouldn't know when to put themselves forward or back)

[@MetalTrabant]

VFD is not nearly as nice as nixies... I would definitely find a place for this piece, if I could afford one.

[@millclockbrand2341]

@@stepheneyles2198 our zin-70 clocks automatically change it through application.

[@schrodingerscat1863]

They also make small clocks with normal sized nixie tubes so size isn't really an issue. All their clocks seem to look like quality products.

[@UpLateGeek]

I do love the orange glow of Nixie tubes, but as a child of the 80s I have a lot more nostalgia for VFD and LED clocks. Nixie tubes are more from the 50s-60s, and other similar displays with that kind of orange glow such as the Panaplex or Numitron were more a product of the 70s and didn't really last long on the market in the 80s. I never even saw Panaplex or Numitron until very recently on KZbin, let alone a Nixie tube outside of movies, they really weren't common here in Australia. For that reason I don't have any nostalgia for them compared to VFD or LED clocks. I don't have a need for one right now, but if I do get another clock, it will be an LED clock, and it will be one that I design and build myself using vintage 7 segment LED displays. I've got my eye on some larger ones which I believe are from the late 70s, but they're pretty pricey since they're from the US America, and the exchange rate combined with the cost of shipping is pretty brutal right now. Don't get me wrong, Nixie tubes look nice, but it's the nostalgia that draws me to VFD and LED displays.

[@Bokooda]

True craftsmanship and skills on 'display'. It's like a child getting their best present ever!

[@ericosnes9371]

This is so cool! I remember spending the summer in Norway as a kid. The local grocery store (non-chain, single owner) had a Nixie tube cash register! Had never seen one before and it was beautiful. Came back to the US and the stores were still using mechanical cash registers. Smdh

[@jonc4403]

Mechanical cash registers had their advantages. When I was a kid the grocery store had mechanical cash registers. A few times, I was at the grocery when the power went out. The cashiers took cranks out of drawers, stuck them in the sides of the registers, and kept going.

[@Madjed2024]

So happy to see how excited you are about this and for good reasons Craftsmanship and design are superb

[@urdnotdank2642]

It’s even more impressive that’s it’s so finely crafted in a country at war

[@paolo11x11]

That is a beautifully crafted device. The exposed circuitry is a really nice touch - and high voltage to boot! Super satisfying. I could look at that for hours.

[@Muonium1]

Very well constructed piece of art. Much like the Dalibor Farny nixies. I do wish they would make some versions using argon, helium, or xenon. There is simply no substitute for the soft, mysteriously entrancing glow of a noble gas plasma.

[@colinstu]

Looks like a rip of the Dalibor ones imo. He was the first to recreate that size of nixie tube…

[@Muonium1]

@@colinstu seems to be spending most of the company's time making absolutely enormous dessert plate sized ones recently

[@Patrick_B687-3]

My gosh, hats off to these folks. What a work of Tech-Art extravagance. Gorgeous!

[@aatheus]

Absolutely beautiful functional art piece. Great to see you reviewing a product that fills you with such joy too

[@timothystevenhoward]

And I'm looking at my Gixie clock right now and I think the students who put that together did an equally impressive job. This zin clock is a work of engineering art.

[@LongPeter]

Always nice to hear Mat genuinely impressed with a product.

[@glennidalski6833]

Super cool Matt thank god that they are still making with everything going on there bravo to millclock brand for making a great product

[@StephenLewisUniverse]

This is definitely the coolest clock I've ever seen.

[@roviwoteap2375]

Great looking clock! You summed it up by describing it as a work of art.

[@OneEyedMonkey9000]

Saturday night just wouldn’t be the same without a Techmoan video 😂

[@8bitwiz_]

or Saturday morning, depending on which side of the planet you're on

[@TheMainCore]

Amazingly cool nixiclock - craftsmanship like this is worth paying for. Thanks for the look!

[@duskonanyavarld1786]

It's a very beautiful high end clock. Thank you for the demo.

[@stevesstuff1450]

It's a clock. Just a bloody clock! And what a stunningly gorgeous clock it is! 👍 That is fabulous! What amazing craftsmanship they have, and when you consider the hell that their country is going through right now, it's amazing that these things are still able to be produced! I love it, and want one.... sadly my bank account doesn't agree with me though.... 😞

[@Gadgetonomy]

The problem I have with this channel is that you often demonstrate tech that I would absolutely love to own but would never be able to afford sadly. I think this Nixie is stunning, I am green with envy! I am thrilled for you though.

[@chrishahn3834]

I've noticed that with a couple of tech channels I follow. As their viewership goes up (and assumedly income) the price tags on the items they feature or review go up. Really cool stuff but not many people can budget $1600 for a clock.

[@budgetguitaristcom]

Ditto. If we are being extremely honest, um, I don't know anyone who would drop $1,600 on a clock. This is not a middle class item - it's for the rich. Which ain't most of us. I still love this channel, though.

[@thewrightone13jack]

I'm very happy for you ♪ It's always nice seeing people talk about something they like.

[@mrpetit2]

That's a very nice clock. Sounds expensive at first, but if you think about it, all handmade, in very low volume etc, it might not be that expensive at all. Those tubes are beautiful.

[@anon7631]

When you think about how expensive clocks can get, is it really that expensive at all? I mean, generally when people think of high-end clocks they picture analog faces, gears, and pendulums, but there's no reason it needs to be that way, and this is a fraction of the price some of those can go for.

[@mrpetit2]

@@anon7631 indeed. Or watches. This is just as much a product you buy and enjoy looking at the rest of your life as an expensive watch.

[@TheDrunkenMug]

Wonderful product, and wonderful demonstration - as always. Thanks for showing it to the world 👏🏼🔥

[@Logan-zp8bi]

Very few people make them, which is why we should be grateful companies are starting to reverse engineer them and create reproductions.

[@dallen521]

I want one. I also admire all the work in making those Nixie tubes. Wish I could afford one.

[@scottsbucket]

This clock is simply beautiful. Thank you for showing it.

[@mm7wabanamateurradiowomble30]

Lovely bit of design and brilliant engineering with a wide range of skills going into every hand made tube. Excellent!

[@LMacNeill]

Whoa! The glass case -- *NOT acrylic!!* -- is seriously amazing all on its own! And then those tubes!!! Whoa!!!! I cannot believe how much I want this clock!!

[@ziggyinc]

IKR!

[@cjc363636]

I'm picturing it up on the mantel of my (unused) fireplace. Just sitting there, glowing with the time, looking oh so pretty.....

[@Equoris]

That is absolutely a work of art...I've already envisioned it being placed on a shelf in a large enough room, contributing to the tone and feel of the environment...Beautiful! The price , while considerable, is quite fair in my mind....Maybe one day I'll get one, pesky everyday expenses usually get in the way of paying this much for "toys" (I mean "toys" in a very much positive way haha) Thank you for the review, great content as always !

[@ericsills6484]

I'm glad you got that glass cover on without breaking something. I probably wouldn't have let the 8-bit guy do that 🤣

[@andrewcnz]

Stunning crafted product! Add to my wish list...

[@Alan_Mac]

Love the clock and love your enthusiasm. Impressive vid about an impressive object.

[@ZGryphon]

Ooh, lovely. The pins on the tubes remind me of the wall connector on my grandparents' old telephone when I was a kid, which dated back to before the adoption of modular plugs. (The phone, not my childhood. I'm old, but not _that_ old. :) Random fun fact: I was watching a video on the Battleship _New Jersey_ Museum's channel the other day, and one of the suggestions was another BNJ video about the battleship's "Nixie room". I had idyllic visions of a room somewhere near the Combat Information Center that was full of nixie tube readouts for something, but it turns out "Nixie" is also the code name for a towed torpedo decoy, for the use of which there was a room at the very back of the ship with doors to throw the decoys out of and winches to pull them back in. Disappointing. :)

[@Colt45hatchback]

As i was reading your comment i imagined the range finding mechanical computers all having nixie displays.. i was then as dissapointed as you 😂

[@stepheneyles2198]

I imagine that they had a tube to keep the Nixie in, so there was at least one Nixie tube on board!

[@MakiPavlidis]

Truly amazing. I just love this. The quality is fantastic the maker must really love what they do.

[@ianvallender7892]

A little reminder clocks go back one hour tonight as British summer time ends tonight.

[@rich_edwards79]

What a wonderful object. I'm the same regarding clocks. I've always been fascinated with them and have various types of clocks dotted around my home, from an old flip clock that came out of a bank to a 1930s granddaughter clock, various MSF signal controlled clocks, a back-lit Tiffany stained glass one... there's just something lovely and reassuring about clocks. (Same with lamps, especially old oil and gas lamps - I have way more than I really have space for, and like clocks, seem to be unable to resist a vintage bargain.) I do have other 'clutter', mostly ocean liner ephemera and models, but also maps, which I suppose are similarly obsolete in the age of Google Earth but are still nice things to have around. Yes, I am autistic as all nevermind (and in hindsight, surprised it took until the age of 33 to figure that out and get diagnosed!)

[@duskonanyavarld1786]

Many of Techmoan viewers have autism so you're most welcome here. I have also autism but I need to use clocks because I have a bad time awareness. I use a chronograph It's very good for working out and cooking.

[@2Hard2Core]

Same here! Got diagnosed last year at the age of 39 and I sure also love techmoan's channel!

[@andoletube]

I'd love to own one of these - unfortunately it's way too expensive for me. But I can see why it costs as much as it does. Just beautiful.

[@sanas24]

maybe look for a clock with IN14 tubes they are much cheaper

[@andoletube]

@@sanas24 yes, that is much more realistic! 👍

[@RJDA.Dakota]

Very sweet! Beautiful looking clock. I love that glow! It is indeed a beautiful work of art and science!

[@button-puncher]

Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing that. Refreshing to see incredible craftsmanship. Like flip clocks, nixies are a fun way to show the time. Something soothing about them. Not the usual LCD/LED.

[@KClark]

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

[@twocvbloke]

It certainly is quite the piece of art, and good to know they're still making them in spite of the invasion going on in Ukraine, I certainly couldn't afford such a thing, but it is something to admire... :)

[@lexluthermiester]

This is a beautiful piece of technology! Love it!

[@snarfusmaximus]

You're not a "boring old bloke". I happily put time aside to enjoy your videos.

[@PowerSynopsis]

This clock is awesome! I would love to have a Nixie clock myself.

[@MoltenPoo]

Awesome job, as usual, Matt. Your videos rock. I know you're generally a buyer not a seller, but if ever you want to get rid of the smaller version, I am certainly interested.

[@acidburner420]

Now I wanna build my own. Absolutely beautiful

[@shardlake]

Truly fantastic Nixie Clock, definitely want to add one to my collection.

[@philharris9631]

This exact clock has been on my present-to-myself list for the last year ... 🙂 There is another guy doing brand new Nixie tubes too - Dalibor Farny - and arguably the premium clock that he does is nicer looking but at getting on for twice the price of this one (once you've added taxes which I believe Millclock include in their pricing) which is far too rich for my pocket. Even this one is a difficult justification beyond simple "object of desire" and you've done nothing to quell my desire to buy one of these... 🙂

[@wich1]

Yeah, the youtube video of Dalibor Farny making one of their tubes is an hour, very well spent. Truly amazing

[@philharris9631]

@@wich1 - *BOTH* companies show an awesome amount of inspiration and dedication in remaking nixie tubes and I wish *BOTH* of them all the success that they heartily deserve... ...but did anyone watch the Millclock tube video and think "Wasn't he Renard in 'The World Is Not Enough'?" :-D

[@Tarbard]

This is so well made that when you stated the price I wasn't at all surprised.

[@cjc363636]

I was thinking about $2,000 USD right before Matt said the price. Expensive, sure, but for this level of craftsmanship and just love of the art, it's worth it.

[@georgecunningham9175]

Thank you for a wonderfully informative video - of a wonderful piece of tech. More though, thank you for sharing the obvious joy and sheer glee engendered by having obtained this piece of beautiful craftsmanship. That alone could inspire me to own one! I wish you many years of enjoyment and "wonder" with this!

[@JCWise-sf9ww]

Wow very fascinating, it's not just a simple clock, does all kinds of things I never would have come up with. Excellent device! ! !

[@peterw1213]

Beautiful product. Great review Matt. I'd buy one if I have the extra money and a YES from the misis. Seems very high quality and the wooden box looks exquisite.

[@foobar476]

As someone once said, it's easier to ask for forgiveness than to get permission...

[@peterw1213]

Only if it's first time and this ain't cheap stuff, try using it again for 2nd time as an excuse.....hehehe

[@seanyem]

Nothing else can be said.... Just Beautiful 😍

[@HowManyBeansMake5]

A thing of beauty. Such craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing!

[@peteredmondson5980]

Nice to see proper craftsmanship! Think I’m gonna have to start saving the pennies

[@SonicBoone56]

These guys make some really rad videos showing how they make them. Really cool stuff.

[@MadDog769]

Back in 2010 I fell in love with the Chronotronix V400. Held off my decision to purchase and wound up missing out. Well this time, as they say: “Shut up and take my money!” Just placed an order. Thanks for the excellent review and for bringing this awesome clock to my attention.

[@millclockbrand2341]

thank you for your order:)

[@MadDog769]

@@millclockbrand2341 You're quite welcome! It just arrived this afternoon and I am in the process of setting it up. So far, I absolutely love it! It is so beautifully designed and the tubes are stunning in person!

[@tomschmidt381]

I love Nixie tubes, beautiful clock.

[@skussy69]

Wow, that thing is packaged so incredibly well! Beautiful really 🤯 also can't believe how high quality the product is, good lord!!

[@danielthegeek4582]

That was possibly the last sound I was expecting the hourly chime to make..! 😂 Champion the Wonderhorse notwithstanding, an absolutely stunning clock. Would love one, but way out of my price range sadly.

[@BrennanYoung]

electromechanical chime please, choice of bell, chime bar or gong

[@ukzoinks]

That really is a thing of beauty. I am really jealous. I can fully relate to you feelings about objects such as these. I wear an automatic mechanical watch with a clear back and really enjoy having something with such incredible engineering on my wrist. As the the price of the Nixie clock, well it’s a fair bit cheaper that my watch, so perhaps it’s not such a big of an extravagance as it might first seem. 🤭

[@LymanPhillips]

Wow! Absolutely beautiful. I'm speechless.

[@GlowstoneWolf]

love nixie/dekatron clocks sm thank you for showing me a good company!