Golden clock at the Zoo station: timeless beauty shines again!
Golden clock at the Zoo station: timeless beauty shines again!
At the Zoo station in Berlin, after a comprehensive restoration, the iconic gold clock shines again in new splendor. This watch, which has served as an important orientation point in the metropolis since the 1950s, was suspended in October 2023 due to severe dirt and damage, mainly caused by pigeon droppings. The engineer Klaus Lumbeck was responsible for careful restoration and spent over a year to restore the filigree work that weighs 70 kilograms. Under his supervision, all parts were thoroughly rusted, primed, painted and covered with 23.75 karat rose-noble double gold, so that the watch now shows the time precisely with the help of a new sparkling element, as bz-berlin.de reported.
inspired by the SBB clock
At the same time, station clocks in Europe, especially the SBB clock, enjoy great popularity and were strongly shaped by their exquisite design. The SBB clock, which has existed since 1944, is not only one of the first central watches that synchronize all station clocks in Switzerland, but also a design classic that is even exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Known for its simple elegance and clarity, the SBB watch in 2012 was copied by Apple, which led to an agreement and payment of CHF 20 million to the SBB, such as Bernerzeitung.ch reported.Please note that with its striking red signal trowel, the SBB clock not only became a second point of seconds for the model of further station clocks, such as that of Deutsche Bahn, but also shaped a whole design style that was created in the middle of the 20th century. In view of these two watches, it becomes clear that time measurement can not only be functional, but also an important element of public space.
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