Dalibor Farny brings glowing nixie tubes to New York

Dalibor Farny brings the Puri Nixie Clock and handmade nixie tubes to Windup Watch Fair New York this October, marking the Czech craftsman’s first appearance at an American watch fair. The exhibition runs October 16 to 18 at Center415, offering collectors and enthusiasts the rare opportunity to encounter these glowing instruments in person.

The nixie tubes, each one hand crafted in the Czech Republic, cast their distinctive warm amber light through glass envelopes, a glow that photographs capture but can only truly be appreciated when observed directly. The Puri Nixie Clock itself invites tactile engagement; visitors will be able to turn the piece in their hands, feeling the weight and balance that come from meticulous assembly and engineering. These are objects designed for interaction, not merely observation from behind glass.

Dalibor Farny’s work belongs to a niche but devoted corner of horology and design, where analogue craft meets the poetry of vintage display technology. Each nixie tube represents hours of handwork, the filaments precisely arranged to create numerals and symbols that illuminate with a warm nostalgic beauty. The Puri collection speaks to makers and collectors who value the tactile evidence of human skill and the aesthetic warmth of pre digital displays.

The fair itself attracts those who appreciate mechanical time keeping and design objects with genuine substance. For anyone drawn to watches, clocks or simply to the luminous physicality of handmade things, this will be a moment to ask questions directly of the maker about techniques, materials and the philosophy that guides each piece. Windup Watch Fair runs October 16 to 18 at Center415 in New York City.

Imagery courtesy of Dalibor Farny (@daliborfarny).