AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)

Well, with wire, you can thread it through the holes and then wrap it around itself.

But here’s an alternative. Get a couple of pictures hooks, something like this . Tie one onto each end of a piece of string or wire. Put the hooks into the holes on your clock, then hang out over the thing on the wall.

A wire between them is what would make sense. What caused the “no such luck,” and why can’t you use two screws?