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Nixie tubes were replaced by technology such as cathode ray tubes (CRT) monitors. In essence, Nixie tubes are early digital display technology – a relative of the LED (light emitting diode). Produced by hand, a large number of Nixie tubes were produced in the Soviet Union as a digital information indicator. Adatte Design was fortunate enough to acquire a cache of new-old-stock East Germany-era Nixie tubes. That being the precious Nixie tubes themselves. None of this could have been done without the core component of the machine being available. Adatte Design has spent a number of years first conceiving the Nixie Time Zone Clock, but also perfecting its design and form for enthusiasts and design aficionados. With an emphasis on legibility (even in total darkness), the Nixie Time Zone Clock is a useful mechanism for telling the time in a variety of rooms or settings.Ĭonceptually, the Nixie Time Zone Clock is a merger of mechanical art, modern design, retro-revivalism, and luxury execution. One can set the clock to display just a single time zone, statically, but it can also be set to use an internal motor system to turn a tube-style assembly on the side of the piece, which automatically rotates every 10 seconds, and the time display accordingly adjusts itself to match the city name. Even names of people or places can replace the city names themselves, and languages other than English can be requested. A high level of potenital customization means that buyers of the Nixie Time Zone Clock can opt to replace the default city names with the cities or time zones of their choosing. Jeremia Adatte.įunctionally speaking, the Nixie Time Zone Clock is a machine that uses vintage (but new-old-stock) glowing in-line numerical indicator tubes - mostly known as “Nixie tubes” - to indicate the current time (and date) in five of the world’s time zones (Dubai, Taipei, New York, London, and Geneva). After an introduction about the Clock itself, below you’ll find an interview with Adatte Design principal, Mr. The Clock is more than an instrument to tell the time it is decidedly artistic in form and presentation, being best described as a carefully conceived mechanical sculpture.
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One of the most elaborate consumer-focused projects completed by the firm is the Nixie Time Zone Clock Series, now available as the Nixie Time Zone Clock V2 (version 2). Responsible for important elements of the wristwatch consumer purchase experience, including luxury watch brand packaging and retail store display sculptures - Adatte Design is slowly moving into the consumer space. Veteran creative and production firm Adatte Design in Lausanne, Switzerland is no stranger to timekeeping, or good taste.
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