Twemco
 Twemco quartz automatic calendar clock, Dutch variant | |
| Formerly | Tai Wah Electrical Manufacturing Co.[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Clockmaking |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Founder | Lau Cho Hung[1] |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, China |
| Products | Flip clocks |
| Website | twemco.com |
Twemco is a manufacturer of flip clocks from Hong Kong, China. 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Twemco Industries Limited Ephemera". M+. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Monocle Weekend Edition: Saturday". Monocle. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "5 Globally renowned brands you didn't know are from Hong Kong". Time Out Hong Kong. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b Chan, Alan; Wong, Stanley (2017). Graphic & Publication (PDF). Hong Kong: Very Hong Kong Very Hong Kong. pp. 45, 51. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "About us". Twemco. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Lam, Phaedrus (2 June 2017). "Twemco sound-making clocks". Obscura Magazine. Retrieved 13 July 2023.