The classic design of a mechanical clock generally consists of a display, a way to store energy, a way to release that energy at regular intervals, and a mechanism to transmit it where it needs to go.

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 ...

“There’s not many of us around anymore,” LaBounty said. “The modern generation is less and less interested in restoring something. They throw it away and get something new.” Clock repairers share a ...

If a ticking clock is the heartbeat of a home, a little arrhythmia is not uncommon. Old clocks can be fussy, especially when moved from their longstanding positions or relocated to a different type of ...

The Repair Shop returned for a new episode on Wednesday night and saw horologist Steve Fletcher face an array of challenges when fixing a clock for a guest. The family heirloom was passed down to him ...

Hugh Hunt is a Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge and is Keeper of the Trinity College Clock. London is soon going to lose one of its most familiar sounds when the world-famous Big Ben falls silent ...