Twemco

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Twemco
FormerlyTai Wah Electrical Manufacturing Co. [1]
Industry Clockmaking
Founded1956;69 years ago (1956)
FounderLau Cho Hung [1]
Headquarters Kowloon, Hong Kong
Products Flip clocks
Website twemco.com

Twemco is a manufacturer of flip clocks from Hong Kong. The company emerged in 1956 and became a fully-fledged clockmaker by 1968. The factory shop is located in the Prince Edward area. [2]

Twemco is the world's leading manufacturer of automatic flip clocks and its products became a symbol of Hong Kong precision engineering during the mid-20th century. [3] [4] The company claims to have sold almost 1 million clocks. [5]

The design of Twemco's desk clocks resembles that of the world's first flip clock, the Cifra 3 designed in Italy in 1965. [6]

In Hong Kong, Twemco clocks are a fixture in banks, government buildings and offices. [4] This has led the clocks to become associated with the film aesthetic of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai.

References

  1. 1 2 "Twemco Industries Limited Ephemera". M+ . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Monocle Weekend Edition: Saturday". Monocle . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "5 Globally renowned brands you didn't know are from Hong Kong". Time Out Hong Kong . 16 August 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 Chan, Alan; Wong, Stanley (2017). Graphic & Publication (PDF). Hong Kong: Very Hong Kong Very Hong Kong. pp. 45, 51. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "About us". Twemco. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Lam, Phaedrus (2 June 2017). "Twemco sound-making clocks". Obscura Magazine. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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