The tick-tick sound comes from the movement of gears and parts inside the clock. In mechanical clocks, a part called the ...

For most of us clocks are a purely utilitarian device. They tell us the time and we don’t generally give a second thought to their inner workings. But the mechanical wooden clock designs of Clayton ...

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 ...

The old church clock of the Kercem parish church in Gozo has good prospects to start ticking again, after it had stopped doing so for the past 30 years. The restoration process was given a start ...