请问Day9 数字时钟的代码中 return cls( )的含义是什么？

from time import time, localtime, sleep


class Clock(object):
    """数字时钟"""

    def __init__(self, hour=0, minute=0, second=0):
        self._hour = hour
        self._minute = minute
        self._second = second

    @classmethod
    def now(cls):
        ctime = localtime(time())
        return cls(ctime.tm_hour, ctime.tm_min, ctime.tm_sec)

    def run(self):
        """走字"""
        self._second += 1
        if self._second == 60:
            self._second = 0
            self._minute += 1
            if self._minute == 60:
                self._minute = 0
                self._hour += 1
                if self._hour == 24:
                    self._hour = 0

    def show(self):
        """显示时间"""
        return '%02d:%02d:%02d' % \
               (self._hour, self._minute, self._second)


def main():
    # 通过类方法创建对象并获取系统时间
    clock = Clock.now()
    while True:
        print(clock.show())
        sleep(1)
        clock.run()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Read the Clock class and its now classmethod in the code shown, focusing on the cls reference and the return statement. Done means explaining what return cls(...) does in this context and how it relates to creating the clock object.