[Vinnie] has a wonderful old clock from his grandmother; it’s an exquisite antique with a real mechanical movement and a charming set of bells that ring every hour. Unfortunately, those chimes ...

Have you ever wondered why the second, minutes and the hour hands in the clock always move in the clockwise direction and not the other way around? Who decided this for the clocks to show time in ...

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 ...

The clock is known as a Postman's Alarm. It is decorated with a painted hunting scene and dates from the 1840s. It chimes on the hour and has an 8 day movement ... the heart of mechanical ...