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

Mystery clocks have been popular since the 18th century. The clock seems to have no mechanism but keeps time. One of the most famous is the swinging-arm clock. A tall classical figure, usually bronze, ...

The familiar tick-tock of wall clocks originates from the escapement mechanism, which controls gear movement in precise steps. While our brains perceive two distinct sounds, clocks actually produce ...

Dave Welch makes a living out of time, yet he doesn’t wear a watch. “Don’t need one,” he said, swiveling his chair to better survey the vast array of clocks in his Vergennes domain — big ones, small ...