Why clocks make a tick-tock sound: Experts explain the real reason

The familiar tick-tock of wall clocks originates from the escapement mechanism, which controls gear movement in precise steps ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Eliminate ‘essential movement’ for suspects on electronic monitoring

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Hackaday

A Networked Analog Clock

Even in the face of an Internet of Things grasping for a useful use case, an Internet-connected clock is actually a great idea. With a cheap WiFi module and a connection to an NTP server, any clock ...
EDN

Drive any electronic clock with a high-precision 10-MHz reference

Most electronic clocks, be they analog or digital, use a crystal oscillator (XO) based on a 32.768 kHz crystal for their reference. In fact, it is same crystal that’s commonly used as a real-time ...
Hackaday

Modernizing A 170 Year Old Antique Grandfather Clock

Frankly, we let out a yelp of despair when we read this in the tip line “Antique Grandfather clock with Arduino insides“! But before you too roll your eyes, groan, or post snark, do check out [David ...