What was the significance of the second clock mechanism installed in the Clock Tower of Bitola in 1936?

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The Clock Tower was built in the 17th century at a very carefully chosen location in the center of the town within the Old Bazaar. Its appearance talks about the rank and political and economic power of the town. The first tower, probably shorter, struck the time with bells. It was located at Pekmez Bazaar (place where honey, marmalade and ice was sold) and was surrounded by buildings and many small stores. Ishak Cheleby Mosque, Yeni Mosque and the early church of St. Dimitria were very near the Tower in the 'heart' of the Bazaar. For almost seventy years this Clock 'sings' at every sixth hour and the songs used to change according to the establishment of the town. Among the six songs the most popular are: 'Biljana platno beleshe', 'Bitola. Babam Bitola' and Mozart's 'Evening Serenade'. It is mentioned for the first time in 1639 and changed and enlarged in the 18th/19th century.The Tower is built of stone, it is 32 m high and today there are ground floor and 4 floors above.By the second floor (probably the height of the early tower) there are spiral stone stairs with 97 steps and then wooden ones which lead to the place with the clock mechanism and about 15 smaller or larger bells of 900kg, which are part of the sound mechanism.The clock showed the time by 'a la turca' until 1912 and by 'a la franga' (European) until 1924-1927In 1924-27 the Clock got its first mechanism from France which in 1936 was taken out and in 1948 was put into the Clock Tower of the Monopoly and it still works today.In 1936 a new sound and watch mechanism of German brand 'Edward Korphage and Sons' was installed in the Clock as a gratitude for renounced land where Charnel House of dead German soldiers during the First World War was erected.The Clock 'sings' at 6am, 12am, 6pm, 12pm using six songs randomly.

The Clock Tower is located in the center of the city of Bitola, with a height of about 32 meters. It has been through decades of existence. This cultural monument is located right in the middle of the former Pekmez Market, a place where various oriental desserts such as baklava, kadaif, pekmez, lokum, jam, honey, etc. were sold, but which was also a place of entertainment and where the most beautiful patisseries, cafes and teahouses in the city were located. The time of its construction has never been precisely determined, but based on comparative analysis, it is assumed that it dates from approximately the same period as the church of St Dimitrija, i.e. 1830. According to a legend, the Ottoman authorities collected approximately 60,000 eggs from the surrounding villages, which were used in the mortar during the construction of the Clock Tower, which they thought would make the walls much stronger. The Clock Tower was purposefully built with a single function: measuring and showing the time, which until the moment of setting the first clock mechanism with a dial, was marked in the traditional way, by striking the bell placed at the top of the tower. Until 1912 the time had been marked 'a la turca', i.e. the hours had been counted from the moment of sunset. After 1912, modern time counting was introduced. There are 100 wooden stairs leading to the top of the Tower. In 1927 the Clock Tower was equipped with the first mechanism manufactured by the German factory 'Konfage', which in 1936 was replaced by a different one. The second mechanism was also a gift from the German state, as a sign of gratitude for the construction of the German cemetery, for German soldiers who died during the First World War. 15 new bells weighing about 900 kg were installed then. This mechanism was updated again in 1962, and a keyboard was installed, too.

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