Let’s save the alarms for fires, burglaries and submarines. We researched the best tones, tempos and frequencies to wake you up. Then we asked Jon Natchez from The War on Drugs to create a collection of musical compositions to lift you out of sleep in a peaceful, more natural way.
We believe the only thing better than sleep is waking up. Because that’s where all the love starts. We believe in waking up better, so you can live better and breathe better and think better.
Make your bedroom your sanctuary, without all the gadgets and devices that seem to sneak stress and distractions in between the sheets with you. OneClock is designed to disconnect, so all you have is you, your thoughts, and perhaps a significant other in bed with you - human, canine, or feline.
There’s a growing body of sonic research outlining the importance of waking up correctly and its effect on our mood and behavior. OneClock’s sounds are designed to wake you gently and reliably.
You deserve better, so we created a new way to wake up with Jon Natchez, renowned composer and multi-instrumentalist of The War on Drugs. OneClock’s compositions are original recordings, not available elsewhere, and feature 20+ instruments that create a warm, organic and non-digital soundtrack to start your day.
Jon won a 2018 Grammy as a member of The War on Drugs, was formerly a member of the acclaimed group Beirut, and has performed and recorded with David Byrne, St. Vincent, Taylor Mac, Father John Misty, and Liza Minnelli, among many others. He has composed scores for numerous films and has contributed to over 100 albums, composing and arranging as well as playing more than 30 instruments.
Listen to the music samples
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AI music generator
Humans can suffer from alarm fatigue and become desensitized to sounds they hear over and over. When OneClock’s alarm is activated, our AI music generator will randomly choose one of the songs stored on the clock’s solid state memory and remix it by adjusting the levels of each instrument or vocal for infinite combinations. It’s subtle, but noticeable and you will never hear OneClock’s songs the same way twice. Ever.
Timeless analog design + slow-tech philosophy
Warm, organic, minimalism meets an analog and tactile experience that’s built to last a lifetime with high quality, sustainably sourced components. In our current culture of Amazon/Walmart convenience, the approach we took was unorthodox. We prioritized design and quality over price to create a product that is enjoyable to experience amongst other cherished heirloom objects in your home.
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Extruded, precision machined, solid aluminum enclosure. Available in black, red, and white powder coat. Solid rift sawn white oak, natural hand-oiled finish.
Multi-function waking knob
Seamlessly toggle between the current time and waking time. Set, activate and turn off the alarm. Located on the front of the clock (where you need it).
Swiss designed clock movement
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Stepper motor technology used in automotive gauges, offers precise and silent operation.
Speaker
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Waking music plays through a high dynamic range BMR from Tectonic Labs (4 Ω / 10 Watts / 100Hz – 20kHz full range).
Clock face
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The glass face is scratch resistant, low glare, and easy to read.
Screen-free
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We left out the touchscreens and buttons in favor of knurled, solid aluminum knobs that provide a tactile, analog feel and precise control reminiscent of high-end audio components.
Night light
Touch sensitive enclosure activates a low-light, warm glow, that turns off after five seconds.
Alarm indicator
Low-light integrated LED assures you that your OneClock is set to wake you up. It's just bright enough to see at night, but not any more than you need.
Reliable power
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Power is supplied by a fixed USB cable with a two-prong standard wall outlet AC adaptor. In the event of a power outage, OneClock has an internal backup system that stores your time and alarm settings for up to two weeks.
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Specifications & Production
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Package design - actual size and color of product shown on box
The ability to oversee the design process in our backyard allows us to deliver a high quality product that we can touch and see throughout the development process. We’ve been fortunate to collaborate with LINK PD and HWI to ensure that our engineering and production game is on point. With over 50+ years of experience across countless products, they allow us to move forward thoughtfully and confidently to bring our vision to life.
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Warranty
Lifetime warranties typically come with a lot of fine print that often amounts to nothing more than a marketing ploy. We’re matching our high end materials and hand built quality with a robust and straightforward policy. Our 20 year warranty ensures OneClock will be free from defects in materials and workmanship and operate as advertised.
Our team
We’re veteran musicians, strategists, creatives and artists that understand the value of waking up beautifully. Between us we have won Lions, Grammys, Emmys, Effies, Pencils, Coup de Couers, and other hard-to-win awards with weird names. And we have woken up each day for the past 25+ years to shape culture through products, campaigns, environmental initiatives, soundtracks, live performances, and the creation of vibrant, sustainable businesses.
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Production is Complete as of 8.4.21
We're super excited to let you know that our Production & Final Testing Phase is complete. We're loading up the master cartons, stacking pallets and our ocean freight is scheduled for Thursday, August 12th.
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Here's a look at the timeline moving forward:
- August 12th - clocks ship from China to US (Expedited Ocean service)
- September 2nd-6th - clocks arrive at our US fulfillment facility
- September 8th-17th - Clocks ship to backers (est. 500 units/day)
- 3-day shipping to US backers
- 1-3 weeks for International shipments
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Why Indiegogo?
Crowdfunding gives us the freedom to run our business exactly how we want. The revenue we generate here makes it possible for us to continue developing products without seeking outside funding. This allows us to focus on doing what we love: designing and bringing our visions to life, supported by an incredible community of like minded individuals that appreciate our philosophy.
We also deeply value the ability to have the Kickstarter community influence our products (who’s our next musician?!?) through feedback and direct participation in our design process.
Shipping and sales tax
We will ship complete units from our fulfillment facility in Denver, CO to anywhere in the US. All units will be shipped in a custom container engineered from high density cardboard and recycled protective foam. Packages will be sent via UPS Ground, tracking included, for 1-5 day delivery at a cost of $14/clock.
If state sales tax is applicable on your purchase, we'll follow up with you post-campaign with the cost and a method of payment.
International orders
OneClock will be available for delivery to select countries around the world. As shipping, handling, local charges and custom fees vary from country to country, please select your reward to see specific details about your location.
Customer is responsible for all applicable taxes or duties that may occur in your location. OneClock is shipped delivery duties unpaid (DDU).
You can find a complete list of the shipping costs per pledge as well as full shipping and handling details in our FAQs section. If you’d like to back the project but your country isn’t listed in the dropdown menu upon checkout, or if you have any further questions about shipping, please feel free to contact us.
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Further reading
Here are a few of our guiding lights that helped inform the design of OneClock:
Why Sleep Matters
Why Snoozers Are Losers
Blue light has a dark side
71% of Americans who own smartphones sleep with them
One in three kids under 18 wake up to check their mobile device at least once a night
More on alarm fatigue
Devices create a mental state of “threat vigilance” in the bedroom
Waking sounds and sleep inertia
Risks and challenges
Our team has invaluable industry experience bringing hardware products to market from concept through manufacturing. Over our 20+ years in the industry, we’ve learned first hand about the challenges, and rewards, at each step in the process.
From Day 1, we stated our desire to ONLY launch a crowdfunding campaign if we were 100% confident in our ability to deliver the product we had envisioned. We are proud to say that our prototype has been through several iterations of testing and is now in the final stages of refinement. We have also engaged all the necessary partners to bring OneClock to life - musicians, parts suppliers, assembly, fulfillment and everything in between.
As with any hardware product - particularly when mass manufacturing - there is always a risk of delays, with possible issues arising in any point of the design, manufacturing and certification processes. However, we have identified risk areas, mitigated against these, and accounted for adequate testing time at every stage of our upcoming process. And, no matter how much we try and control all the variables, things can still go awry. If they do, we promise to give you full transparency into the issues and solve them in a way that leaves our backers happy and proud to support our company.
Environmental commitments
Lifetime warranties typically come with a lot of fine print that often amounts to nothing more than a marketing ploy. We’re matching our high end materials and hand built quality with a robust and straightforward policy. Our 20-year warranty ensures OneClock will be free from defects in materials and workmanship and operate as advertised.
