How to make a clock in Minecraft (guide)

As you may know, time is of the essence in Minecraft. This determines some important mechanics in the game, such as villagers’ working hours and the appearance of hostile mobs on the surface. But did you know that you can make a clock and know what time it is no matter where you are? This item is very easy to make and will always display the time with a circular animation. So, I will introduce what you need to make a clock in Minecraft and how it works. So, without further delay, let’s get started!

Resources needed to make a clock

To make a clock, you will need two different items and a crafting block. They are:

• 4 gold ingots
• 1 redstone dust
• workbench or crafter

Gold ingots are obtained by smelting raw gold or nether gold ore in a furnace or blast furnace. You can also create a gold ingot by placing 9 gold nuggets in a 3 x 3 crafting grid. Redstone dust is a common valuable material obtained by mining redstone ore underground. Alternatively, it can be purchased from a cleric villager.

A crafting table is a utility block that allows you to craft items using a 3 x 3 crafting grid. Crafter is a new addition to the game and is very similar to a crafting table, but only supports automatic creation using redstone power.

How to make a clock in Minecraft

Once you have gathered the necessary resources, follow the steps below to learn the clock crafting recipe.

• First, place your crafting table or crafter in the world.

• Then open the crafting grid by right-clicking on the block or using the secondary action button.
• The next thing to do is to place the redstone dust in the center of the grid.
• Then place 4 gold ingots in a diamond shape around the redstone, one above and below the dust, and two on the left and right.
• When you do this, a clock will appear in the results slot on the right. Just click and drag the clock into your inventory.

If you choose the crafter route, you will need to power the block with redstone power to spit out the clock. You can do this using levers, buttons, redstone blocks, or other redstone power sources.

Where in your world can you find watches

Besides crafting, there are several other ways to obtain watches. One of them is to find it in the loot chest of the next structure.

• ruins portal
• Shipwreck (map chest)

Another option is to buy it from the librarian Minecraft villager. They offer this deal at an expert level, and both the Bedrock and Java editions accept slightly different prices as well as their possibilities.

How to use a clock in Minecraft

Now, let’s talk about how to use clocks in Minecraft. The main function of this item is to display the time in your world, indicating how bright or dark the surface is. You can easily see it with your own eyes while on the surface, but it’s not always so clear.

For example, when you’re underground, you have no way of knowing what time it is or whether it’s safe above ground. That’s why carrying a watch with you is so convenient and recommended. You can carry it in your inventory, in an ender chest, or in an item frame.

As long as you are in the Overworld dimension, the clock will always show the correct time. This is done by rotating the image between a bright sunny half and a dark starry half.

There is another notable use for watches. Since it is a golden item, it also affects piglins. When you throw a clock item on the ground, nearby piglins will run towards it. Then they pick it up and inspect it. However, piglins do not offer barter items, as they accept gold ingots specifically for this mechanic . Additionally, if you have a watch and an angry piglin is chasing you, you can distract the piglin with golden items to earn Minecraft advancements.

Well, everyone, now you know everything about how to make a clock and how to use it. This is a pretty useful little item that many players tend to overlook. But it can save lives, especially if the mine entrance is surrounded by a swarm of hostile mobs at night. Anyway, that’s it for this guide. What do you think about the watch? Let us know in the comments section below.