This article was translated from German. The German version is authoritative.
For some time now, eight leading European politicians have had something in common besides politics for Europe. Ernst Westphal, the well-known German wholesaler of watch parts and accessories, has presented them with a unique and exclusive gift. It is meant to remind them every minute of the times we live in, and that politics for the good of a united Europe should be made without passing influences and royal airs.
The unique gift is the first, strictly limited edition of the “Dumbclock – Make time great again!”, which Ernst Westphal created together with Tom Richmond, the well-known American caricaturist who is one of the artists behind the famous MAD comics, among other things.
The Dumbclock was only presented to politicians whose reliability and steadfastness match the movement inside the clock. The Dumbclock is controlled by an incorruptible and precise radio-controlled movement that cannot be corrupted by outside interference. Instead, it offers German punctuality to the second and reliably switches automatically between summer and winter time, even if this should have become obsolete long ago. The movement keeps time to the second in Europe, while it refuses to cooperate in the USA and the UK. It is powered by a 1.5 V battery whose capacity lasts until the US midterms.
The Dumbclock was given to:
- Federal President Karin Keller-Sutter, CH
- Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, DE
- President Emmanuel Macron, FR
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, IT
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, DK
- Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk, PL
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, NL
