Some collectors prefer the aesthetics and design of a beautiful timepiece that you can set on a table — “a mechanical sculpture,” as one put it. Share full article The Arachnophobia clock, from a ...

The escapement mechanism has been widely used for centuries in mechanical clocks. It is the mechanism by which a clock controls the release of stored energy, allowing it to advance in small, precise ...

If you visit the Copenhagen City Hall, you’ll see an ornate mechanical clock. By itself, this is unremarkable, of course. There are plenty of ornate clocks in city halls around the world, but this one ...

Editor's note: The clock will not be at the new location, it has been sold. The story has been updated with more details from the owner. The iconic clock outside the old Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical ...

The Tiffany Airways mechanical clock is part of the Time Objects collection, and is inspired by 1930s aviation and the spirit of flight – back when air travel was an adventure, rather than the ordeal ...

In the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende, the Vázquezes have maintained the town clock for four decades. A musician playing in front of the clock tower in the central square of San Miguel de ...

Today we expect alarm clocks to fit around our lives, from phone alarms that sync with our calendars to smart speakers that wake us with gentle music. But the very first mechanical alarm clock offered ...