Dator 60

Giving something more to the reading of time than the hour and minute, Dator 60 evolved the flip clock, making it possible to view the time, day of week, and date. A perpetual calendar, it even automatically signals February 29, adjusting for leap years. The Solari Lineadesign brand has re-launched the historic products that made Solari Udine famous, including the Dator 60, which they reintroduced in 2015

A distinctive object with stacked or horizontal display options, its design enriches and beautifies the places where we live, work, and share experiences.

Dator 60’s minimalist design, clean lines, and distinct black-and-white display ensure better visibility, even from a distance. Whether in a sunny beach house or in low light that lacks direct illumination, the clock provides a high-level of readability for every space.

It is available in black or white and in two orientations: horizontal, in which the data appears on the same line; or vertical with—from the top down—date, day of week (in Italian or English), and 24-hour time. The minimalist style and adaptation to a variety of lighting makes Dator 60 ideal for virtually any environment, whether work, home, or a shared community space.

HISTORY
Solari Udine's language, culture, and traditions are Italian and the story of their clocks is integral to the technological revolution of the flip clock—a system devised by Remigio Solari and developed with the architect Gino Valle in the late 1950s.

The first example of the "flip" family is the Cifra 5, winner of the Golden Compass in 1956. It was designed by Valle in collaboration with illustrator and graphic designer Michele Provinciali. A visionary communication system of numbers and letters was developed from the Cifra 5.

Emera 5 was the first evolution of the Cifra 5, also displaying the day of the week; then in 1956 Dator 60 became the first direct-reading calendar clock with metal leaves that showed the time, date, and day of the week.