DIY: High-Mileage Volvo Clock

[cn90]

I need a small clock for my garage workshop. I am a minimalist, so the smaller the better...LOL.

I always love Volvo High-Mileage badge for years. It was available for 100K miles, 200K miles, and I have even seen 800K miles badge.
Volvo no longer offers this solid brass for people with high mileage (shame on Volvo), so I bought this off a gentleman on ebay for $12.
Pure solid brass (you can find ABS Plastic knock-off replica on ebay).
The idea came to me that this could be a cute clock.

Bought the Clock Movement from Amazon for $10 or so.
It is the famous Takane brand with short hands.
The Takane PN is in the photo.

Drilled a 5/16-inch hole and voila I have a cute minimalist clock.
This Takane movement is so quiet that I have to place my ears very close to it to hear the clock ticking...

This is the easiest DIY ever...

You can search ebay for these vintage collector item badges.

PS: I also made a BMW Roundel clock at the same time.

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[dyn blin]

That is really cool, I see a potential side business -I'd purchase a couple, and you'd have repeat customers when the odometer clicked over!

[98v70dad]

NICE! Good idea.