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Robert Owen Clock的点评
点评：An odd little find on my trip to Belper, as I came across what is known locally as the 'Belper Disco Clock.'
In actual fact, the proper name for this garish timepiece is the somewhat less snappy "Robert Owen Public Art Clock."
So who was Robert Owen, and why does he have a bizarre, neon, almost illegible Clock installed above a Belper Co-Op in his honour?
Well, Robert Owen was a social reformer who created the modern eight hours working day model that a great many of us use today - eight hours work, eight hours recreation and eight hours rest.
This explains why the Clock is split into three distinct eight hour segments.
Robert Owen was also the founder of the co-operatove movement, which fully explains why the Clock sits above Belper's local co-op branch.
As far as I can tell, Robert Owen did not have any links to Belper - he was Welsh, and spent the entirety of his life in Wales, Manchester, London, Scotland and the USA, so the answer as to why this bizarre memorial has been installed in Belper must, I am afraid, remain a mystery.
The clock itself is, in my opinion, quite nice. From a horological point of view it is probably all hut useless, but its bright, neon colouring and weird segmentation make this quite a unique and quirky thing.
In spite of its bright, harsh colours and moderate size, this clock is still situated above the entrance to a supermarket, and so it is quite easily missed if you aren't looking for it.
In actual fact, the proper name for this garish timepiece is the somewhat less snappy "Robert Owen Public Art Clock."
So who was Robert Owen, and why does he have a bizarre, neon, almost illegible Clock installed above a Belper Co-Op in his honour?
Well, Robert Owen was a social reformer who created the modern eight hours working day model that a great many of us use today - eight hours work, eight hours recreation and eight hours rest.
This explains why the Clock is split into three distinct eight hour segments.
Robert Owen was also the founder of the co-operatove movement, which fully explains why the Clock sits above Belper's local co-op branch.
As far as I can tell, Robert Owen did not have any links to Belper - he was Welsh, and spent the entirety of his life in Wales, Manchester, London, Scotland and the USA, so the answer as to why this bizarre memorial has been installed in Belper must, I am afraid, remain a mystery.
The clock itself is, in my opinion, quite nice. From a horological point of view it is probably all hut useless, but its bright, neon colouring and weird segmentation make this quite a unique and quirky thing.
In spite of its bright, harsh colours and moderate size, this clock is still situated above the entrance to a supermarket, and so it is quite easily missed if you aren't looking for it.
翻译：在我前往贝尔珀的旅途中，有个挺奇怪的小发现——我偶然看到了当地人称之为“贝尔珀迪斯科钟”的那个东西。
实际上，这个花哨得有些过头的钟表的正式名称是“罗伯特·欧文公共艺术钟”，不过这名字可没那么酷炫。
那么，罗伯特·欧文究竟是谁呢？为什么人们要为他专门在贝尔珀合作商店的上方安装这样一个造型怪异、带有霓虹灯且几乎难以辨认时间的钟表呢？
嗯……罗伯特·欧文是一位社会改革家，他创立了现代的八小时工作制模式——即八小时工作、八小时休闲以及八小时休息，这一模式至今仍被我们大多数人所遵循。
这也解释了为何这座钟被划分为三个各为八小时的时段。
罗伯特·欧文还是合作运动的创始人，这便完全说明了为何这座钟被安置在贝尔珀当地的合作社大楼上方。
据我所知，罗伯特·欧文与贝尔珀并无任何关联——他是一位威尔士人。他一生都是在威尔士、曼彻斯特、伦敦、苏格兰以及美国度过的，所以，为何这座奇特的纪念物会被安置在贝尔珀，恐怕这个答案仍将是个谜。
在我看来，这座钟本身就相当不错。从钟表学的角度来看，它可能毫无实用价值，但它鲜艳的霓虹色彩以及奇特的分段设计，使它成为一件极为独特且别致的物品。
尽管它的色彩鲜艳而刺眼，体积也算适中。这个钟至今仍挂在一家超市的入口上方，因此如果你没有特意去寻找的话，很容易就会忽略它。
实际上，这个花哨得有些过头的钟表的正式名称是“罗伯特·欧文公共艺术钟”，不过这名字可没那么酷炫。
那么，罗伯特·欧文究竟是谁呢？为什么人们要为他专门在贝尔珀合作商店的上方安装这样一个造型怪异、带有霓虹灯且几乎难以辨认时间的钟表呢？
嗯……罗伯特·欧文是一位社会改革家，他创立了现代的八小时工作制模式——即八小时工作、八小时休闲以及八小时休息，这一模式至今仍被我们大多数人所遵循。
这也解释了为何这座钟被划分为三个各为八小时的时段。
罗伯特·欧文还是合作运动的创始人，这便完全说明了为何这座钟被安置在贝尔珀当地的合作社大楼上方。
据我所知，罗伯特·欧文与贝尔珀并无任何关联——他是一位威尔士人。他一生都是在威尔士、曼彻斯特、伦敦、苏格兰以及美国度过的，所以，为何这座奇特的纪念物会被安置在贝尔珀，恐怕这个答案仍将是个谜。
在我看来，这座钟本身就相当不错。从钟表学的角度来看，它可能毫无实用价值，但它鲜艳的霓虹色彩以及奇特的分段设计，使它成为一件极为独特且别致的物品。
尽管它的色彩鲜艳而刺眼，体积也算适中。这个钟至今仍挂在一家超市的入口上方，因此如果你没有特意去寻找的话，很容易就会忽略它。
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