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The visible parts of the illuminated elements are, I believe, completely static. Without the backlight shining through the internal mechanism you cannot tell t
by gorgoiler 5y ago
The visible parts of the illuminated elements are, I believe, completely static. Without the backlight shining through the internal mechanism you cannot tell the time.
Moreover, the backlighting is so in-your-face that it requires the lay observer to do quite a bit of mental hopping around to align with the idea that this is a mechanical clock.
It hardly goes out of its way to convince you it truly is mechanical.
- Camillo 5y agoThe blue leds actually add a further layer of symbolism, invoking impermanence and the flight of fashions. When they became widely available (early 2000s?), for a short time blue leds were a distinction for premium devices, but soon they started showing up on anything electronic. Then people realized that they were extremely annoying to have in your room, since they shine like searchlights at night, and their use as indicator lights declined. This clock was unveiled in 2008, which I think was already at the tail end of the blue led's popularity. The clock is meant to last at least 200 years, but that design choice pins it down mercilessly to a fad that was dated in a few short years.