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Swiss Railway Clock — Cover

About Swiss Railway Clock

In 1944 SBB engineer Hans Hilfiker drew a station clock so legible it became a national instrument: a white vitreous-enamel dial, black baton markers, and a single red second hand carrying a round signal-disc paddle. Nothing on it is decorative — every element answers the question "what time is the train."

This system rebuilds that logic for the screen. High black-and-white contrast, hard edges, tabular Helvetica-grade type, and exactly one red. The red leads; everything else recedes. Precision is the brand, and restraint is the technique.

Learn more about the Swiss Railway Clock style

Origin
Switzerland (SBB Swiss Federal Railways)
Era
1944 (clock designed); SBB visual system current ~2000s–present
Key figures
Hans Hilfiker · Mondaine
Movements
Swiss / International Typographic Style · Functionalist transport design

Swiss Railway Clock design spec

Colors

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Typography

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