Quantity   Component name
1 × Arduino nano
1 × ds3231 module for arduino
1 × Foamcore board, wood or any other base material for the box of the clock
1 × 4x 3 Pin jst sm connector or similar Optional to make your display modular and not soldering them to the arduino
1 × 1 1000 µF, 6.3V or higher As recommended for using the rgb leds in a string
1 × 56 ws2812b or similar rgb leds in 5050 or 3030 package I’m using the mini breakout boards to help with soldering
1 × Smartphone charger Anything around 1amp, that is the most common charger now
1 × 1 damaged lcd monitor or tv, the bigger the better older ones are better as they have thicker diffuser sheets that fit the 5050 profile. The LCD glass can be cracked, the circuit fried, the backlight lamp dead. We only need the backlight acrylic and diffuser sheets
1 × Transparent acrylic sheet the size of your display
1 × Sheet of polarized film the ones used for car tinting, i used 35%
1 × Lots of cables to wire the segments
1 × Craft aluminium sheets, depending on the size of the segments