▁train ▁dispatch ▁staff . ▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁Swiss ▁national ▁icon , ▁included ▁among ▁examples ▁of ▁out standing ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁design ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁Design ▁Museum ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁its ▁clock face ▁design ▁is ▁lic ensed ▁for ▁use ▁on ▁certain ▁Apple ▁devices ▁such ▁as ▁i P ads ▁and ▁i Ph ones . ▁Apple ▁was ▁initially ▁accused ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁clock ▁design ▁without ▁permission . ▁Although ▁the ▁exact ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁lic ens ing ▁agreement ▁are ▁confident ial , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Apple ▁ultimately ▁paid ▁Swiss ▁national ▁rail ▁operator ▁S BB ▁about ▁CH F ▁ 2 0 M ▁( about ▁US $ 2 2 . 4 M ▁as ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁to ▁license ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁clock ▁design . ▁Apple ▁later ▁removed ▁the ▁design ▁from ▁its ▁operating ▁system ▁with ▁iOS ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁Technology ▁ ▁The ▁clock ▁ow es ▁its ▁technology ▁to ▁the ▁particular ▁requirements ▁of ▁operating ▁a ▁railway . ▁First , ▁railway ▁tim et ables ▁do ▁not ▁list ▁seconds ; ▁trains ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁always ▁leave ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁full ▁minute . ▁ ▁Second ly , ▁all ▁the ▁clock s ▁at ▁a ▁railway ▁station ▁have ▁to ▁run ▁synchron ously ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁show ▁reliable ▁time ▁for ▁both ▁passengers ▁and ▁railway ▁personnel ▁anywhere ▁on ▁or ▁around ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁clock s ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁are ▁synchron ized ▁by ▁receiving ▁an ▁elect rical ▁imp ulse ▁from ▁a