Traditionally, NIXIE tubes and their Edge Lit Acrylic counterparts use digits to represent time. Here, the hour is displayed in an analog fashion by placing an hour hand on each of 12 acrylic sheets that are independently edge lit from below. The clock tells time to the nearest minute by viewing the two LED rings installed in the walnut base. Time to the nearest 5-minutes is displayed on the left ring. The right ring displays time to the nearest minute as follows. When the time is exactly an integral number of 5 minute intervals all the LEDs on the minute ring are dimly lit. For each additional minute a single LED on the ring turns bright blue. The 12, 3, 6 and 9 positions around the ring correspond to an additional 1, 2, 3 and 4 minutes, respectively, that are to be added to the left ring's time.

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The time is set using a magnet that opens and closes reed switches that are built into the case.