[1] In 1953, Hilfiker added a red second hand in the shape of the baton used by train dispatch staff,[2] giving the clock its current appearance.

First, railway timetables do not list seconds; trains in Switzerland always leave the station on the full minute.

Since the introduction of the distinctive red second hand in 1953, the clock has become a Swiss national icon.

[11] In August 2020, Ñuñoa Station in the Santiago Metro had a Swiss railway clock installed on it.

As of September 2022, the new operator has been found retiring station clocks and discarding them as scrap metal.