![]() I mean, I’ve seen over a thousand clocks in my lifetime, and can say with certainty that not one has left a significant impression on me. The installation will be open to visitors, and it would feel more like a pilgrimage or memorial visit though, as the journey sounds a lot more exciting than the actual act of staring at the face of a clock. Guess I now have another reason to visit the cowboy state, apart from receiving a congratulations-for-dining-at-every-fried-chicken-establishment certificate. A couple of prototypes were built, and have since been installed at various locations, such as the London Museum of Science.Īnd where can we find Bezos’ The Clock of the Long Now? It’s being built in a mountain, at the Sierra Diablo mountain range in Texas. In 1995, Hillis proposed to design a clock as part of a project to help humanity think of the planet as one with a sustainable future. Instead, the entrepreneur has invested the US$42 million-dollar (S$58 million) sum in The Long Now Foundation, which was set up by American inventor Danny Hillis, solely for the purpose of this project. It’s worth taking note that The Clock of the Long Now isn’t a project by Bezos himself. Have I already mentioned that this clock has been designed to last for at least 10,000 years? Why exactly we need something like this, in a world which probably wouldn’t even last that long (no thanks to climate change and Trump), nobody knows. A century hand will advance once every century, and a cuckoo will emerge every millennium. Once complete (a date hasn’t been specified), the clock will chime just once a year. The clock is powered through thermal energy harvested from the changes in temperature on the mountain range, which it has been built into. As of May 2020, Bezos’s net worth was estimated at S$202 billion It comes fitted with 10 bells and a melody generator – created by American musician Brian Eno – which has been designed to produce a unique melody each time the bells ring. Currently under construction, the mechanical clock will stand at 150m in height when completed. It’s called The Clock of the Long Now, and Bezos is said to have spent US$42 million (S$58 million) building it. Blue Origin – another company of his – seeks to lower costs and increase trips to space, using rocket-powered vertical takeoff and vertical landing vehicles. After all, Amazon’s known for its same-day shipping. In November 2007, the clock was sold for a hefty £8.98 million (S$16.24 million), making it the most expensive clock… till multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos came along.īut what do ‘Jeff’ and a ‘giant clock’ have in common? Bezos has been known to have a fascination with time, space and everything in between. Not only was it the most expensive clock of its time, but the price increased astronomically every time it changed hands at auction sales. Take for example the Rothschild Fabergé Egg clock, which was designed in 1902 for the Rothschild family as an engagement present. ![]() When it comes to time-telling devices – be it watches, pocket watches or clocks – the highest prices commanded are usually at auctions. First, an Amazon empire, then a rocket-powered VTVL vehicle, and now a giant clock.
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