Thank you very much Don for this guided tour. This clock is much more than a clock. It’s a true work of art and a piece of history. I hope I’ll have the opportunity to see it one day as it’s not so far from my home
Although we can hardly believe it today, having a clock was once so rare that it was a prestige object for a town to have a tower clock. And all the clocks were “repeaters” so that everyone in the town could hear the time struck on the bells to call then ...
Thank you for the time(less) trip through Bern! 😊I have some analog photos of a water clock in Meknes that I need to dig out - 1000+ yrs old. All the best. G.
.. last summer, I visited one in Plague. It was under restoration, so I missed much. Would love to visit again. Hope to see this one and others in a working condition.... Thanks Don, for an excellent report! Best, Ken ...