Complete Listing of flip clocks on TV and in the movies.

[nx_2000]

The Blacklist S5E06, the episode's opening shot is this GE 7-4305. The show takes place in present day but the clock has some relevance to the plot.

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The Blacklist S5E06, the episode's opening shot is this GE 7-4305. The show takes place in present day but the clock has some relevance to the plot.

Good find, bonus points for relevance to the plot. I've been watching through Netflix's Stranger Things that takes place in the 80s but has many 70s set pieces. Unfortunately pretty sparse flip clock wise, best I've done so far is a GE 8142-4 rotary. S2E2. Sits in the cabin by the CB radio.

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Newer late night show on HBO called Wyatt Cenacs Problem Areas, the set is very 70s, I could tell there was something flip clock being used as set dressing but was never in focus. Was able to find New York Times article had this still out of focus shot of it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/arts/television/wyatt-cenac-hbo-problem-areas.html

Reminds me of a ELAC, SABA something more from the european market? Case appears to be red or orange. Any ideas to a model?

[Endo312]

Hi
There is also an old James Bond: You only live twice - from 1967 - almost at the end of the video you can see a Solari Cifra 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWgWV9qc36g

Michael

[Mackey]

Hi
There is also an old James Bond: You only live twice - from 1967 - almost at the end of the video you can see a Solari Cifra 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWgWV9qc36g

Michael

That's cool. They're using it as a countdown timer.

[flipoclock]

Effectively it would be able to countdown 24/25 minutes, but in the space-business that would be enough :-)

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Toyota TV commercial has what looks like a debranded Twemco QT-30T? At very start, a quick cut to the clock and it flips over.



Here's the commerical:

[Mackey]

Toyota TV commercial has what looks like a debranded Twemco QT-30T? At very start, a quick cut to the clock and it flips over.

Looks like you nailed it. The QT-30T. It's the clock in our first floor "guest" bathroom - but it's actually my bathroom.

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Marvels Captain America the First Avenger 2011, 1hr 2min45sec, 1hr3min32sec, 1hr4min56sec.
There's a series of panels sporting flipclocks that count down to self destruct the Hydra base.
This doesn't seem to fall into a known model but might be a practical effect using parts of an actual mechanism. Font seems copal?







It's shown flipping upwards from the bottom, which would make sense if you wanted to create a countdown but using parts that were still geared? The case seems to me to be black laser cut acrylic with the top metal being rowmark brushed aluminum, a engravable signage plastic. Sort of lending itself to not being fully CGI.

[Mackey]

Seems to me that their cheating. They've removed the spring that holds back the hour until after the 00 drops. In addition, they're using gravity to hold the tiles back - they've removed the tines that should be there holding both sets of flip tiles back. The wheels look like those on modern (chinese made) flip clocks sort of like the one pictured below that I saw on Amazon.com.

On amazon.com

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Amazon streaming original show called 'Upload' S1E10, about 1:10 minutes in. Several show up in a display case belonging to a very wealthy person inside a memory flashback of the main character. At quick glance all appear to be newer battery powered ones you'd find for sale on Amazon or ebay.

[flipoclock]

Most of these are 'Chinese cr*p' indeed. The one in the middle on the bottom shelf peeks my interest, it seems to be a Copal motor and a Copal clockwork, this would be a one-off? Or am I seeing things that are not there

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Most of these are 'Chinese cr*p' indeed. The one in the middle on the bottom shelf peeks my interest, it seems to be a Copal motor and a Copal clockwork, this would be a one-off? Or am I seeing things that are not there

I think its one of those Kikkerland Flip Clocks that have rubber stopper feet. It does seem like the better battery powered mechanisms being sold currently, it would be interesting to take a closer look at the motor and gearbox.

[Mackey]

Good Grief! Why couldn't they come here and consult with us. Who would fill up a cabinet with cheapo flip clocks like that?!
We could have put some Plato Clocks in there that would have looked grand. Maybe some of the sterling silver British ones too. Could have had the whole collection of brightly colored Cifra 3's, could have been really eye-catching.

[davidm]

Nice face, shame about the legs

It uses 2 C batteries, most battery Copals were 1.5v I think.