As fun as micro-controllers and RTCs are, sometimes it’s truly fascinating to see a completely mechanical clock. Using only gravity this Pendulum Marble Clock ...

A Japanese college student built a mechanical wooden clock that writes out the time every minute. The clock keeps ticking with the help of four weights and has no electrical parts. Kango Suzuki posted ...

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 ...

T he new HVAC system may be a sign of the times, but it’s the higher-pitched dongs coming from a 19th-century treasure — a 7-foot, 3-inch-tall grandfather clock purchased through $9,000 in donations — ...

When you think of open-source hardware, you probably think of electronics and maker tools– RepRap, Arduino, Adafruit, et cetera. Yet open source is an ethos and license, and is in no way limited to ...

Atlanta-based Lathem Time Corporation had a good year in 1938. That’s when federal law began requiring employers to keep track of the comings and goings of workers eligible for overtime. Lathem ...

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This intricate work of 400 wooden gears, levers, and other components was recently on display at the Tohoku University of Art and Design in northeastern Japan. Every minute, the timepiece flips its ...

My grandparents’ tiny house on Long Island was full of clocks. A grandfather clock stood stoically next to the seltzer cabinet, and a pendulum wall clock kept watch above the crystal candy jar in the ...

While Tiffany & Co. is best known for its diamond jewelry, the brand also puts out a line of elevated home goods. For the latest addition to its “Time Objects” collection, the clock-specific arm of ...