When the display is switched off, it looks like normal wood. When switched on, glowing digits appear, with no sign of a display panel. How do they do that? Is the wood simply machined thin enough that it is translucent in the relevant areas (which would seem to make it very fragile) or is there a cunning display panel on the front that is indistinguishable from real wood? I’ve never seen one in the flesh, but the pics look quite cool.
I’m guessing it’s not wood at all. Where I work, we make (among other things) cabinets that go in high end airplanes. Our customers want them to look like high quality wood, but of course that would be too heavy. Our “wood” is actually a very thin veneer over aluminum honeycomb. And, unless you saw it being made, you would have no idea it was not real wood.
I’m guessing it is a veneer over clear plastic. The display is projected on the back of the plastic and shows through the veneer.
From one of the “what you said” comments near the bottom of the page:
“Not a solid block of wood though. It’s laminated. Still looks mega though.”
Either a very thin translucent veneer or a lot of teeny-tiny pin size holes that you can’t see unless you inspect it close up.
I love the comment: “So if you’re the kind of person who likes to be on time but would rather not sully your surfaces with a cumbersome clock…” No, I’ll just sully my surfaces with a useless piece of lumber, which is what it would look like if the display was turned off. What good is a clock with the display turned off?
Overpriced by about $198.45.
Holy crap, when I looked at the price I read “$19.95” and I thought “Hmm, that’s about the price I’d pay. I hope shipping is free.” Eesh.