Thanks to wearables like the Apple Watch, there’s no doubt that our timepieces are getting smarter and more high-tech. However, if you really want an attention-grabbing way to tell the time (albeit 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 ...

I remember seeing my first marble clock in a shop window in Geneva when I was very young and being mesmerised by the balls rolling every minute to indicate the passing of time. It was sometime later I ...