Wall clock - Rexite - Plastic - 1980-1990 - wall clock

Rexite wall clock - "Zero 980" - Raul Barbieri & Giorgio Marianelli - 1980s

Iconic wall clock model "Zero" (Model 980), designed by the renowned design duo Raul Barbieri and Giorgio Marianelli in 1981 for Rexite Milano.
This piece represents a perfect manifesto of Italian postmodern and minimalist design of the 1980s. The peculiarity of the project lies in the dial, where the numbers are brilliantly replaced by spherical plastic reliefs: large dots mark the hours and small dots mark the minutes.
The specimen is totally authentic and bears the original factory marks impressed on the back of the case: "ZERO 980 design BARBIERI E MARIANELLI - mod dep US des pat pending - MADE IN ITALY" with the REXITE logo.

Technical features:

• Manufacturer: Rexite Milano
• Designer: Raul Barbieri & Giorgio Marianelli
• Model: Zero 980
• Period: 1980s
• Country of production: Italy
• Material: ABS plastic and front protection in transparent acrylic
• Dimensions: Diameter 32 cm / Thickness about 6 cm
• Mechanism: Original quartz (powered by 1 C-size battery / lantern battery, not included)

Item condition:

• Functioning: Fully working. The original mechanism keeps time precisely.
• Aesthetic condition: Excellent general vintage condition. The brown case and hands retain their original shine, with no cracks or significant scratches, minimal signs of wear.
The protective acrylic is intact and transparent.
• Patina: The dial (originally white) has undergone a uniform color shift due to time and light exposure, taking on a beautiful warm cream/beige tone.