That was the price of the clock, by the way ... prominently displayed on the dial is like a watch showing off its mechanical movement through an exhibition case back, only a few steps further ...

timepieces were mechanical. Clocks were driven by heavy weights that made them impractical for travel. It wasn’t until the mainspring-driven movement came along that timekeeping could even begin ...

Once hundreds of clocks are hung in a new exhibition space, “it’s going to be like stepping into the Black Forest.” ...

[Vinnie] has a wonderful old clock from his grandmother; it’s an exquisite antique with a real mechanical movement and a charming set of bells that ring every hour. Unfortunately, those chimes ...

Clock expert Chuck Roeser, who owns Essence of Time in New York, spent months restoring the movement of the mechanical clock. Sign up for our Newsletters He said, "Fewer and fewer of these clocks ...

The clock is known as a Postman's Alarm. It is decorated with a painted hunting scene and dates from the 1840s. It chimes on the hour and has an 8 day movement ... the heart of mechanical ...