Personalised Wooden Wall Clocks: Which Design, What to Engrave and How to Order

A personalised wooden wall clock is a 30cm clock engraved with names, a date, a message or a logo. Ours are all cut from 4mm FSC-certified oak veneered MDF with a quartz movement, so the choice comes down to the occasion: a wedding clock for a couple, a presentation clock for a retirement, a logo clock for a business wall, or a gift design for the home or a child's room. This guide covers which design suits each occasion, what to engrave, and how to order.

Which clock for which occasion

• Wedding or anniversary: the wedding couple wall clock or wedding wall clock for names and date without titles; the Mr & Mrs wall clock or Mr & Mrs anniversary clock for the traditional wording.
• Retirement, long service or a leaving colleague: the engraved presentation clock, laid out for a dedication with an optional logo.
• A business reception or office: the classic, minimalist or statement logo clock.
• A new home, a birthday or your own idea: the personalised wooden wall clock, which takes any wording.
• A gin or wine drinker: the Gin O'Clock or Wine O'Clock clock, each with a name.
• A child learning to tell the time: the teddy bear learning clock or the name learning clock.
• Decorative, with or without a name: the decorative border, starry sky, New York skyline or octagonal stop sign clock.

Every design is in our personalised wooden clocks collection.

What to engrave on a wedding clock

The usual layout is the couple's first names and the wedding date, or their surname with "Mr & Mrs". Write the date as the couple would: "14th June 2026" reads more formally than "14.06.26". For an anniversary, engrave the original wedding date rather than the number of years, so the clock still makes sense next year. Wood is the traditional 5th anniversary material; our guide to the 5th anniversary gift covers the tradition, and buying as a guest is covered in wooden wedding gifts from guests.

What to engrave on a presentation clock

Keep a presentation dedication to three short lines: who it is for, why, and when. For example: "Presented to Jane Smith / for 25 years' service / March 2027". Add your organisation's logo above or below. A long sentence around a clock face is hard to read from across a room, so cut the wording to the essentials.

Logo clocks: numerals, tick marks or a cut-out edge

All three logo clocks are 30cm with your logo engraved on the face; the difference is how the dial reads. The classic logo clock has full numerals from 1 to 12 and is the easiest to read at a glance, which suits a reception, pub or workshop. The minimalist logo clock uses tick marks, so the logo is the first thing people see. The statement logo clock has four notches cut into the edge, so the clock itself becomes a feature on a shop or studio wall. Bulk discounts apply automatically from 20 of the same product, and our guide to wooden promotional products covers the rest of the branded range.

Clocks for children

Both learning clocks carry hour and minute labels around the face and the child's name. The teddy bear clock adds a picture for a nursery or a young child; the name learning clock leaves the picture off, so it does not look too young as a child grows.

How to order

Type your wording into the personalisation box on the product page, exactly as it should appear, including any Welsh words (our Welsh gift ideas guide has some to engrave). The logo clocks, the presentation clock and the personalised wooden wall clock have a logo upload button; logos can be colour or black and white — we will convert colour logos for engraving. Proofs are not standard, but you can ask for one in the personalisation box.

All items are made to order. Dispatch time is shown at checkout. UK orders via Royal Mail Tracked 24. International via Royal Mail International Tracked. We ship to the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland.

Frequently asked questions

Can the wording be in Welsh?
Yes. Type it exactly as it should appear, including accents such as ŵ and ŷ, and it is engraved as written.

What are the clocks made from?
4mm FSC-certified oak veneered MDF, an oak surface on a manufactured board, with a quartz movement and a wall hook on the back. For indoor use only.

What powers the movement?
One AA battery. The movement has hour, minute and second hands.

Can I add a company logo?
Yes, on the logo clocks, the presentation clock and the personalised wooden wall clock: upload your artwork with the logo upload button.