Well, I did consider that they may have only used that clock for the promo, but not by accident. Maybe just to throw us Lostaholics off the trail? Maybe they assumed we would figure out that it was a different counter?

I don't know, I still like the idea that there is more than one counter, like one in each station. Maybe the hiroglyphics popping up were indicating something happening at each station, and once whatever it is happens at every station... kablooey!