Any designer among us would be lucky to have one of our objects still in production some 60 years later. Angelo Mangiarotti's beautiful Maritime Table Clock was designed in 1956 and can be purchased today, being produced under license by Germany's Klein & More.

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Porcelain down below and Plexiglas up top, the battery-powered desktop clock seems to be the one thing on your worksurface that's looking back at you. Closer inspection reveals the hash marks representing the numbers thicken as they get closer to twelve, a subtle piece of graphic design.

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The "Maritime" in the name comes from the fact that Mangiarotti initially designed it for a luxury yacht. Thankfully, Klein & More licensed the design from Mangiarotti in 2002, and today the piece can be purchased online for a reasonable US $265 to $285.

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If you're wondering about the scale, the clock is just over six inches tall, and roughly 4.5 inches wide.

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