Oliver Hemming in a hotel guest room

Clocks · Britain

Oliver Hemming

Oliver Hemming, supplied by Skyworks

Oliver Hemming

Award-Winning British Timekeeping, Approved by Leading Hoteliers.

Oliver Hemming designs clocks and watches in Britain, characterised by minimalist elegance and made to a standard that survives daily handling. The Desire series is drawn specifically for hospitality.

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Desire: Drawn for Hospitality.

An Oliver Hemming Desire clock in rose gold

Desire, 80 mm, Rose Gold

A hand-polished solid steel case with a bevelled mineral glass lens, a 100 percent silent sweep movement so there is no tick, and a night light that comes on when the clock is picked up or slightly tilted. A three-step ascending alarm tone. Also in the series: the Desire Mini at 58 mm with a domed bevelled lens and an LR44 cell, and Obsession, the premium tier in 304 stainless steel with a convex glass lens.

Case
80 mm, hand-polished solid steel
Lens
Bevelled mineral glass
Movement
100 percent silent sweep
Battery
One AA, around 18 months
Warranty
Two years
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An Oliver Hemming Desire clock in chrome

Desire, 80 mm, Chrome

The same case and movement in chrome. Finishes in chrome, coffee, rose gold and midnight, with luminous hands available. For requirements over 300 pieces the body, dial face and hands can be specified, in steel or aluminium with a range of plating finishes.

Case
80 mm, hand-polished solid steel
Night light
On pick-up or tilt
Alarm
Three-step ascending tone
Finishes
Chrome, coffee, rose gold, midnight
Bespoke
Body, dial face and hands, over 300 pieces
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In the room

What the Room Gets.

A silent movement matters more in a guest room than anywhere else. The tilt-activated night light answers the same question the alarm does: what does a guest need at three in the morning, and how little do they have to do to get it?

A silent sweep

A Silent Sweep

A 100 percent silent sweep movement, so there is no tick.

A night light on tilt

A Night Light on Tilt

The night light comes on when the clock is picked up or slightly tilted.

Eighteen months on one battery

Eighteen Months on One Battery

One AA battery lasts around 18 months. Two-year warranty.

Bespoke above 300 pieces

Bespoke Above 300 Pieces

The body, dial face and hands can be specified, in steel or aluminium with a range of plating finishes.

In situ

In the Room.

Oliver Hemming in a hotel room

Accurate Clocks, and Objects in a Considered Room.

In partnership with Oliver Hemming, Skyworks supplies design-forward timekeeping to hotels internationally: pieces that work as accurate clocks and as objects in a considered room.

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