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Illusione Cruzado is probably the closest.

Thx brother, I'll check'em out.

looks like it already exists...still an idea you should execute

https://img1.etsystatic.com/034/0/9513947/il_340x270.604224259_eptt.jpg

The Ave Maria Reconquista box looks like a winner. But it may be too small.

IV for number four is wrong. Should be IIII
At least the hands are positioned in the right spots to enhance the dial, 10:08 is the time you want when showing and selling watches,clocks.
Outside of that not a bad looking clock.
Waldo aka Father Time

A smiling clock is a happy clock!

I'm currently looking into everyone's replies. Thanks for all of the legwork ya'all, I appreciate the hell out of it.

That's true, also frames the (most) brands names, looks balanced as well.

^ totally your choice in regards to numerals, you're the designer!
The size of the box will determine if you want to "4 quarter" the dial or numbered. That looks like a big box in that photo, you could try a number 12 at the top then indexes (in your case, cases) at 3/6/9.
The watch I'm wearing today has 2/4/6/8/10/12, you have a myriad of options.
Good luck, I look forward to your wall clocks.

I made a trade with Chewie this past weekend for one of his cigar box clocks. It really is a cool piece of tobacciacana. It won't be the only clock I get from him and I can't wait to see where his imagination goes with this idea.

Red and black tubo boxes by tatuaje.

I bought my brother, a Baptist Christian minister, a cross as a gift long ago. I noticed he never wore or displayed it. When I asked, he said the cross, one with equal length crossbars joined in the middle, like the one used for the Illusione Cruzado, were not symbolic of his faith. Most Christians revere a cross with a longer vertical cross bar, like the cross used to execute Jesus.

I've never known a pastor that needed more religious iconography in their home. Just pick out a box that you think is really nice. He's not gonna look at it and say 'whelp, too bad I can't hang this up cause it ain't got a cross on it'. Maybe there is a hobby or other interest he has you could draw inspiration from?

Wow
Just wow

I know, I should stay out of it too. But he was only trying to help. (Which is also in the title of the thread)

Barring an astounding coincidence, I'm pretty sure you know this retired pastor better than I do. I while I can only speak in generalities, I do have a pretty large baseline to draw from, since I know and have known hundreds of pastors, including my father and my father in law. It happens to be my vocation too, so at the very least I can speak for myself. But that's not the point.

The point is that a handmade clock is a great gift, but trying to figure out what religious iconography will work might be more trouble than its worth. If you are concerned that the Jerusalem cross on the Cruzado won't work, then the sort of heraldic style cross on the Ave Maria might not work either. He may also feel weird about having a reference to the Catholic prayer laying around (Hail Mary, ...). I could go on.

One of the downsides to being a pastor is that when people know you are a pastor, that tends to be all they see you as. Something that pays tribute to or goes with another aspect of his life might be pretty cool.

Have 40 years in the military....31 of it in uniform. I don't remember ever talking that way.

Well put Chris.

Well, to be honest, you really haven't apologized yet. You start out saying you are apologizing, but then go into a defense of why you said what you said. That is not really apologizing. As far as the military comment. As one of us that have been in the military or still in, I kind of take offense you would use your military training as a reason for slamming the guy as you did. I would consider myself focused and mission oriented, but I have never had to talk that way to get anything done. Using some military training as a defense is a cop out....you didn't learn to talk that way to superiors, subordinates, or peers from the military

Just a thought here Bro.

If you post up expect responses. You may agree with some, some you may not. Some you may outright dislike. But, that's the nature of the beast. In the end, it's how you react that will define your stay here.

Joe, he didn't say that he knew your pastor better than you. He just made a general comment.

Lighten up Francis.

But who's the Big Toe????

I hear ya. Just a short fuse, still working on it.

Oh that's a big help.

Pass the Sippy Cup.

TIGER

Chewie, Euodais was offering an honest opinion with an insightful perspective that he thought would be helpful. People often do that here. If you lighten up just a little, you probably will enjoy the forum more. Just my 2 cent's.

I understand the varying opinions, this is an open forum. I overreacted, and I apologize.

Going further off topic here but....

I think I would enjoy smoking stogies with a priest/pastor. I used to smoke with my dentist. I'd grab the late evening appointment and we'd light up out back after. He was a cool dude but it always felt weird because dentists always yelling at me for tobacco stains on teeth and stuff.