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 ...

Time zones are a complicated but necessary evil. Humans like the numbers on the clock to vaguely match up with what the sun is doing in the sky outside. To that end, different places in the world keep ...

The Tiffany Airways mechanical clock is part of the Time Objects collection, and is inspired by 1930s aviation and the spirit of flight – back when air travel was an adventure, rather than the ordeal ...