Clockwise owner Graham Mulligan has been keeping time in Launceston for a quarter of a century and he, for one, is excited about daylight saving, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend.
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Tasmania was ahead of the curve, the first Australian state to introduce daylight savings on October 1, 1916.
This year at 2am on October 2 (Sunday morning) Tasmanians will wind their clocks forward by one hour, taking part in the ritual of daylight savings for the 100th time.
Mr Mulligan said he usually receives an influx of custom following daylight savings.
“Most years I have people bring clocks in to me because they’ve tried to adjust them forward or back or whatever and mucked them up,” he said.
He said this is mostly due to people winding the hands backwards, or winding them too fast.
Despite the influx of digital technology, Mr Mulligan thinks mechanical clocks will still be around in 100 years, keeping time for another century of daylight saving.