You can use print to output a string, no need for Tk. This is what Tk makes possible: 
#! /usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

use Tk;

my $pi = 2 * atan2 1, 0;

sub clock {
    my ($c) = @_;
    my ($h, $m, $s) = (localtime)[2, 1, 0];
    $m += $s / 60;
    $h = 5 * ($h % 12) + $m / 12;

    draw($h, 3, 50, $c);
    draw($m, 2, 100, $c);
    draw($s, 1, 100, $c);
}

sub ftime {
    sprintf "%02d:%02d:%02d", (localtime)[2, 1, 0]
}

sub draw {
    my ($alpha, $w, $l, $c) = @_;
    my $my = ($alpha < 15 || $alpha > 45) ? -1 : 1;
    my $mx = $alpha > 30 ? -1 : 1;
    $alpha = $alpha * 2 * $pi / 60;
    my $x = $mx * $l * sin $alpha;
    my $y = $my * sqrt($l ** 2 - $x ** 2);
    $x = -$x if $alpha >= $pi;
    $c->createLine(100, 100, 100 + $x, 100 + $y,
                   -width => $w,
                   (-fill => 'grey') x ($w == 1));
}

my $mw = MainWindow->new(-height => 200,
                         -width  => 200,
                         -title  => ftime());
my $c = $mw->Canvas(-height => 200,
                    -width  => 200)->pack;


$mw->repeat(1000, sub {
    $c->delete('all');
    clock($c);
    $mw->configure(-title => ftime());
});

MainLoop();

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One-linerification left as an exercise to the reader.

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In reply to Re: Stylish Tk clock -- oneliner by choroba
in thread Stylish Tk clock -- oneliner by Discipulus

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