Martini clocks -the cocktail clock

Martini reminds of martini cocktail and James Bond movies. Martini is a cold cocktail drunk from a conical glass with long stem and a round bottom. It is advisable to hold the glass by the stem so the warmth of hand does not warm up the drink. The conical shape and long stem martini glasses it inspired the clock makers to introduce martini clocks. These clocks are made in the shape of traditional martini glass. It can brighten up your kitchen or your bar area where you settled down to sip in the deliciously cool martini after a day's work. Martini clocks are lovingly called the hip clocks and it is believed that each time you look at it you remember your martini time.

Popular Martini Clocks

This happy hour ultra hip cocktail wall clock is available is also available as timepieces too. Martini clocks are available in different hues and styles and materials. The popular martini clocks are listed below.
1. Swinging stem clock-The most popular design and style is the swinging stem clock. This clock measures 8 x 6 . . It has olive inside which travels on the seconds hand. It is made from thin plastic with quartz clock. These cocktail clocks do not have numericals in the dial. This clock can jazz up your kitchen or bar room and provide a pleasant ambience to the room.
2. Martini Time Suction Cup Clock- it is a small clock that can be fixed on the wall, cupboard, fridge, locker and any place of your choice. The suction cup behind the clock needs to wetted and stuck right away. Its easy to fix and remove the same with no sticky messy.

3. Martini wall clock – resembles the martini with green olives. The material used is heavy-duty translucent resin. The olive is painted inside the body of the glass, so now worry of it wearing off. This clock has quartz movement and requires battery.

4. Retro martini glass cocktail clock is a popular wall clock made of thin plastic and with a green olive stuck on the second hand. Similar to other martini clocks these series also have no numbers in the dial. The stem of the glass is the pendulum of the clock.

Martini-thirty is another beautiful model and considered to be a classic novelty wall clock made from aluminum and black metal. These jaunty cocktail glass shaped martini clocks have no numbers in the dial. This makes them very sophisticated and adds to the beauty. Depending on the material used the price may vary from $10 to $100. It would be a perfect gift to anybody for any occasion.

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