Electronics are undoubtedly the basis for our modern society. Leaving out transistor-based devices, and a mechanical clock would be one of the most intricate devices man has come up with. As a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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