Switzerland.
The land which, as Orson Welles famously stated in 'The Third Man', had 500 years of democracy, peace and brotherly love, "and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock!"
If you ever take the train along Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) from Geneva itself to the smaller towns – Lausanne, Nyon, Vevey and Montreux – watch closely the clocks on the station platforms. Every time the second hand reaches twelve – it will stop for a brief second and a half, allowing the train to leave exactly on time. The second hand will then skip and continue showing the correct time. The Swiss railway clock is an icon of XX century design and engineering.
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