Dalibor Farny Omnixie Nixie Clock
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Dalibor Farny has come out with a new Omnixie Nixie Clock!
Hours, minutes, and seconds. The bulbs have a soft afterburner glow in a dark room.
The neon gas in the bulbs light up beautifully in the daytime too.
The clock has a blackened aluminum frame with a dark stained wood veneer. This wood veneer lends a lot of warmth to the clock and gives it a hybrid feeling of something warm and natural; while also being modern and cool. The clock is limited to 300 pieces.
Definitely something to put on your holiday shopping list!
A couple years ago, I spent a week in Brezolupy, Czech Republic (Brezolupy is about 2 hours by car from Vienna, Austria) in a castle learning how to make Nixie tubes!
Hours, minutes, and seconds. The bulbs have a soft afterburner glow in a dark room.
The neon gas in the bulbs light up beautifully in the daytime too.
The clock has a blackened aluminum frame with a dark stained wood veneer. This wood veneer lends a lot of warmth to the clock and gives it a hybrid feeling of something warm and natural; while also being modern and cool. The clock is limited to 300 pieces.
Here's a video of how the tubes are made:
I possess three Dalibor Farny clocks (soon to be four). They have been an absolute blast! One tube has developed a leakage, but Mr. Farny simply sent out a beautifully packaged replacement after I showed him that only half the bulb would light up. Several other WatchProSite members have also acquired Dalibor Farny clocks - some have even posted their acquisitions on WPS!
At 2100 Euros or around $2600 USD, one can derive a lot of pleasure from this clock! I encourage you to have fun and consider putting this clock on your Holiday shopping list. Note; products are already in USA and Europe, so USA clients do not have to worry about the paperwork importing the clock from the EU.
Dalibor Farny is also known for making exceptionally grand Nixie Clocks (that cost 10-20x). Here is a video of one he and Frank Buchwald made for M.A.D. Gallery and a photo of another incredible one he made with Urwerk:
This is the Urwerk Space Time Blade. It's 170 cm tall.
The clock has a scrambling feature that cycles through all the numbers. This is sometimes called the "slot machine effect" and it's very cool. It does this every 5 or 10 minutes (depending on your personal settings) and this scrolling is necessary to preserve the health of the tubes.
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Definitely something to put on your holiday shopping list!
Comments:
enjoythemusic October 8th, 2025-11:13
Hmm, Sherman and i could DIY one up. Sherman has TWO Weller temperature-controlled soldering guns. :)
enjoythemusic October 8th, 2025-17:44
Awesome, that's great for everyone. Schematic and parts is all i need. My first 'real' job was at Heathkit.
patrick_y October 8th, 2025-17:50
It really isn't easy! There are literally dozens if not a couple hundred different machines and processes. A lot of money, time, expertise, and mistakes were endured by Dalibor Farny to get the Nixie tubes produced. I'd say buy the tubes from a supplier, buy the computer board...
enjoythemusic October 8th, 2025-18:15
Oh, yes to CREATE the tube itself is not easy. Lots of effort, chemicals, etc. I was referring to wiring up a Nixie clock from a schematic / parts. By the way, i've toured a few vacuum tube factories, including the world's largest manufacturer of vacuum tubes Nixie tubes are a bit different grid, etc than the typical dual-triode or ...
patrick_y October 8th, 2025-20:17
Yup! Lots of music amplifiers have vacuum tubes! Very cool stuff!
cazalea October 9th, 2025-10:57
Vacuum Tubes are so Mid-Century! Yes, the watch and the amplifier survived this photo essay 🙂 ...
enjoythemusic October 9th, 2025-11:15
Mmmmm, great pics! You can almost smell the tube-heated dust and vintage metal aroma 😍
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