The other day, I saw an exhibit on the "history of clocks" at a certain department store. According to the exhibit, watches evolved from desktop watches to pocket watches, and stopped evolving in form when they were downsized to wristwatches.

This evolutionary process is a bit similar to the history of computers, which evolved from desktop PCs to smartphones carried in one's pocket, and then downsized to wristwatches like the Apple Watch. In fact, some pocket watches at one time looked much like today's smartphones.

So, then, how have watches evolved since then, having evolved to the extreme? Some evolved in the direction of strict accuracy, such as radio-controlled clocks, while others evolved (?) in the direction of "kawaii" (cute). Some evolved in the direction of "kawaii" (cute) clocks.

One such "kawaii" clock is the Kuku Kakko Clock from Remunos.


Kuku Cuckoo Clock" is a cuckoo clock with a simple design. Because of its simple dial, it is not possible to know the current time down to the second. However, a small bird chirps the same number of times as the time on each hour to tell you what time it is. The light sensor function allows the birds to sleep after the lights are turned off in the room. There is no need to worry about being woken up in the middle of the night by their chirping.


Many people may imagine a large pigeon clock to be mounted on the wall. However, "Kuku Cuckoo Clock" is a little smaller than A4 size. It can be installed in a limited space without difficulty. It can be used not only as a wall clock but also as a table clock, so it can be used in rented houses and other rooms where scratches on walls and pillars are not allowed.


It can be purchased at the LEMNOS online store or Amazon.co.jp. The price is 21,600 yen (tax included).