What this site is
nixieclock.art is a single-category publication: we only cover Nixie clocks, their ancestors (VFD, cold-war industrial displays), their modern reproductions (IPS “digital Nixie”), and the desk-setup aesthetic the category belongs to. That narrowness is deliberate — it lets us get specific in ways a general tech blog can’t.
We don’t run a store. You can’t buy anything directly from this site. Our work is in the writing, the photography, and the slow curation of what actually deserves a place on a 2026 desk.
How we review
- Hands-on, not spec-scraped. Every product we recommend has been used in a real room for long enough that we know what we think of it, not just what the datasheet says.
- Multiple vendors. We cover EleksTube, Dalibor Farný, Millclock, TubeClock, Nixie Shop, and other relevant makers when they fit the reader question. Where a single product wins a category we say so — and why — but “every guide points to the same shop” is a funnel, not a review.
- Editable opinions. Guides are revised when the market moves. When we change our minds, we say so in the changelog at the bottom of the piece.
- No review-for-pay. We don’t accept payment in exchange for coverage, a specific rating, or placement. Product loaners used for reviews are disclosed in the review itself.
Affiliate relationships & disclosure
Some outbound links to retailers are affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links are marked in two ways:
- Visibly, with a small “Affiliate link” label next to the relevant button or mention.
- Technically, via the
rel=“sponsored”attribute on the link (per Google Search Central guidance).
Commission rates do not influence which products we cover, how we rank them, or what we say about them. We link to competitor products we haven’t monetized when they’re the right answer, and we don’t recommend products we wouldn’t buy ourselves.
Who writes this
nixieclock.art is written by a small editorial team with a collective obsession for industrial design, cold-war-era engineering, and things that glow warm. Bylines appear on individual posts; where a post is an editorial consensus we attribute it to “nixieclock.art editors.”
The primary editor profile is Mars, covering IPS Nixie-style clocks, real tube ownership, custom dial faces, and buyer-facing comparison work.
Contact & corrections
Press inquiries, product loaners for review, factual corrections, or reader questions: email us. We read everything, reply to most, and fix errors promptly with a dated note on the relevant page.
The easiest way to reach us is through the FAQs page, where we list the current editorial contact. (We keep the address off the About page to reduce spam; it changes from time to time.)
Not affiliated with any manufacturer. nixieclock.art is editorially independent. We are not owned by, subsidized by, or a marketing property of any clock manufacturer or retailer. We are a publication. The product recommendations on this site are opinions, offered in good faith.