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Swiss Railway Watch

Time is important and a supply chain works best when it is on time. For trains it is imperative to be on time and in 1944, Hans Hilfiker (1901-1993), a Swiss engineer and designer and employee of the Federal Swiss Railways, created a clock, which has since become known as the “Official Swiss Railways Clock” and a national icon.

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