If the workings of a mechanical timepiece give you a thrill, prepare to be blown away by this over-the-top astronomical clock. The horological masterpiece, which was designed by [Mark Frank] as his ...
You don’t need a travel clock. We get it. It’s 2020. Your iPhone knows what time it is. Blah blah blah. We’ve heard it all before. Are you wearing a watch? Great — you’re sufficiently old-school. Keep ...
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 ...
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 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Literary tracker of timepieces and luxury goods. At the close of 2018, Swiss independent watch brand Urwerk unveiled its amazing ...
Inside the 346 Broadway Clock Tower (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Tribeca is one of the few neighborhoods where you can tell time by a 19th-century clock tower, as the mechanical ...
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 ...