The audocron was originally designed for a blind friend of Doug Clark, who was one of the designers of this truly unique clock. It activates by touch and gives off a soft chime to reveal the time. The first chime is in hours, then the 10’s of minutes, then minutes.

Roughly 18,000 of these clocks were produced by Chronoart between 1976-2006. After that, a chinese version, was produced for a while before being discontinued as well.