Like the Anglepoise light, the Bic biro, the Dieter Rams-designed Braun radio, and the “Valentine” Olivetti typewriter, Mondaine’s classic clock face, conceived by Hans Hilfiker in 1944, is an icon of ...

If you arrive in a Swiss train station today, you’ll be greeted by bright, highly legible clocks. These have helped railways run smoothly for decades, and have even come to symbolize the country ...