Together with his son Ralf, he has designed a very special model: the biggest cuckoo clock in the world. His family has been producing clocks since 1880. Watchmaker Ewald Eble from the small town of Triberg is also a master of this craft. A cultural asset in huge dimensions As big as a house: the largest cuckoo clock in the world Image: picture-alliance/dpa/P. The ornate wooden box with clockwork, pendulum, weights and cuckoo is a symbol of German tradition and craftsmanship around the world. Today, in any case, it belongs quite firmly to the Black Forest region - just like cherry gateau and the traditional hat known as a Bollenhut.
Whether this legend is true is unclear - as is the answer to the question of where the cuckoo clock was actually invented. Apparently a clockmaker in the 18th century was working on an alarm clock with the crow of a cock, but struggled to replicate the "cock-a-doodle-doo" with its five tones. Why a cuckoo call, of all things, should be used to announce the time remains mysterious to this day.
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