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Clock Articles

Airplane Clock
A clock is generally taken to mean a device to show the time of day or night. However, a clocking device may be any instrument that registers a given condition such as the temperature of a place or clocking the revolutions per minute of a machine. ...

Alarm Clocks
An alarm clock is a mechanical or electronic devise that is designed to make an alarm sound at a predetermined time. The main use of these clocks is to awaken people from their sleep in order to start their days in the mornings, but they are...

Ansonia clock
Ansonia clocks derived their name from the company that manufactured them. The Ansonia Company was famous for its ornamental imitation gold and decorative novelty clocks. Ethereal cupids and angels, deep thinkers, athletes, infants and leisurely...

Antique Mantle Clock
Mantel Clocks are usually wooden clocks a bit on the larger side with a large face and hands that can be viewed from a distance. Mantle clocks are a luxury item that can give the fireplace a classy and look. A fireplace mantel is incomplete until it...

Antique Wall Clock
The present day wall clocks cannot stand the test of time like the antique wall clocks of yesteryear. In the years gone by wall clocks were not made just to keep time they were designed to add style and class to the décor of the room. Decorative...

Atomic clocks
Atomic clocks are precise timepieces, which are regulated in correspondence with a characteristic invariant frequency of an atomic/ molecular system. They can be electric or electronic timekeeping devices that are controlled by atomic or molecular...

Atomic wall clock
An atomic wall clock is the most accurate timekeeping device available today. It measures time according to the movement of electrons in cesium atoms and the standard second is now defined by measurements on an atomic clock. Features of an...

Cat clock
The cat clocks were an American classic that began as a fun conversation piece and grew in popularity due to the novelty factor amongst young and old alike. They were first identified as Kit-cat clocks and created in a small town on the West Coast...

Chess clock
Chess clocks can be distinguished from regular clocks as these come equipped with two timers built into one unit - one for each player. The two clocks do not run simultaneously, but rather keep track of the player and his opponent's total used time....

Clock Faces
The time keeping device, that we call a clock, derives its name from a Latin worn 'cola' meaning 'bell'. A clock can be describes as an instrument used for measuring time through a period of twenty-four hours or one calendar day. A clock measures a...

Clock Kit
Clocks come in various shapes and sizes. There are people who will give a hand and a leg to get that perfect timepiece for their favorite place in the house such as the mantle piece or the reading room. Antique clocks are a much sought after...

Clock Radio Cordless Phone
The advancements in the field of telecommunications have brought with it a new development have brought in a new gadget that is a combination of a cordless phone and a clock radio. Basically it is a three in one gadget housing a clock, a radio and a...

Clock Radio
A clock is an instrument to record and tell the time of the day. In the beginning of the 17th century, when it was decided that the residents of towns and cities needed to be aware of the time of the day to carry out certain duties or for the change...

Clock Towers
The original clocks were designed as public timepieces and were fitted on the top of a tower mainly to ensure that the bells were audible. These striking clocks only sounded an alarm, usually in the form of a gong every hour because the clock face...

Clock
The need for humans to track time has been around from time immemorial. Starting from tracking the sun at different times of the day to ancient scientists inventing the sundial. The clocks of today have been developed to keep time with an accuracy...

Contemporary Wall Clock
The old white faced, round dial analog clocks, gave way to the new technology digital clocks of modern time's years ago. However they never lost their place in the hearts of many enthusiasts. These clocks have made a comeback by mixing the old with...

Coo coo clocks
Cuckoo clocks are a novelty item and very poplar too. The clock resembles a chalet house and the mechanism uses weights and a pendulum to keep perfect time and sound out a cuckoo bird's call every hour using bellows. These handcrafted clocks are...

Cuckoo clock
We are often fascinated by the way a cuckoo clock works. It is a marvel to see a bird jolting out of the clock to tell us the hour. Cuckoo clocks with dancing couples or a farmer at his work or even a soldier marching to the beats instead of a...

Desk clock
A desk clock has two important factors that determine its presence on any desk. It must be able to tell the time. It must be able to stand on its own base without any support. Today, desk clocks that combine the utility of penholders or phone books...

Digital Alarm Clock
A digital alarm clock basically combines two features. It displays the time in bold digital or binary numbers and at the same time sound an alarm sound at a specific time. Used not just to awaken people from sleep, these digital clocks also can set...

Digital Chess Clock
Digital chess clocks are an inseparable part of any chess tournament. From the world famous tournaments organized by FIDE and USCF to the tournaments held locally, the one equipment every game must have is a digital chess clock. This appliance is...

Display Clock
The main function of any clock is to spell the time. A display clock is one that combines this function along with giving a designer look to any room, be it home or office. Display clocks may adorn walls or may be mantle or desk pieces. No room is...

Grandmother Clock
A grandmother clock is most importantly an ornamental clock. It is also called as a long case clock. A grandmother clock is a long case clock measuring 6'3" in height. This clock is slim, spring-driven, has a dome top and 8" square or arch brass...

Hermle clocks:
Have you ever wondered about the history of clocks and timepieces? What most of us know is that in the yester years you had to wind the clock with a key and now the put one or two batteries to operate the clock. Heard of Hermle clocks? They are the...

Horse clock:
Wondering what horse clocks are? Take a guess. They are clocks, which had a horse as an adornment. Brief history of horse clock is something that you need to know. Towards the mid of the 20th century a firm called Mastercrafters Clock materialised...

Ingraham clocks:
A brief history Before talking about the famous and antique pieces of Ingraham clock, I would like to give you a brief history of Ingraham Clock Company. The history of Ingraham clocks dates back to mid 19th century. This company was a small...

Kronos Time Clock - a time keeping system
Whether Small or big business, all business need employee time clocks. A time clock is a data terminal where the employee swipes the timecards and the details of the employee is entered. Kronos is a time management system software suite, which...

Lathem Time clock- a brief overview
George Lathem and his son Louie Sr. founded Lathem in the year 1919. They began by selling time recorders and watchman patrol clocks to the factories. Today they have grown to a position where the small and big companies have depended on their time...

Lenox clocks
Walter Scott Lenox founded Lenox Inc in the late 19th century in the USA. Lenox is into making ceramic dinnerwares and crockeries. He proved that American ceramics is as durable as their British counterparts. The designs in the dinnerware and...

Martini clocks -the cocktail clock
Martini reminds of martini cocktail and James Bond movies. Martini is a cold cocktail drunk from a conical glass with long stem and a round bottom. It is advisable to hold the glass by the stem so the warmth of hand does not warm up the drink. The...

Message clock
The message clock is an amazing new innovation in timekeeping history. It uses the new persistence of vision technology to create a real image floating in mid-air, with no intervening objects, like glass. The distinctive feature of a message clock...

Movado Clock
Movado started in Switzerland around 1881 when Achilles Ditesheim, a teenage entrepreneur (he was only 19) hired half a dozen watchmakers and began a workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The name selected was Movado; meaning always in motion...

Nature sound alarm clocks
There are many innovations being introduced in the clock industry and the nature sound alarm clock is the latest to join the bandwagon. It is an amazing timepiece that awakens the sleeper to a pre-selected nature sound at the time the alarm clock...

Neon clocks - the glowing tradition
The neon signboards were made in France during the early 20th century. In was introduced in the USA only in the year 1923. However, the neon clocks then called Aztec neon wall were made for the bars, offices or shops only in the late 1930's. The...

Projector Clock
A projection clock is also known as a ceiling clock. This is basically an analog or digital clock equipped with an inbuilt projector that creates an enlarged image of face of the clock on any suitable projection surface or screen, which is...

Retro clocks
Wall clocks can be stylish and add colour and complement the décor of the room. Responding to changes in the market preferences towards decorative, brighter, vibrant décor companies have unveiled new style and collection of clocks called retro...

Rhythm clocks- from Japan
The term rhythm itself is creating a musical image in our mind. The rhythm clocks are Japanese clocks produced by the Rhythm Clock Company. This company is being selling clocks to the world for almost sixty years. The reports say they have sold...

Rubidium Clock - an Atomic clock:
There are mainly three types of atomic clocks. They are cesium, hydrogen and rubidium. The principle behind all the three remains the same. Rubidium atomic clocks are the simplest and most compact of all. The rubidium clock uses the transition of...

Shower Clock:
Introduction: Clocks are put in our living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms. But there is one more kind of place where clocks are put:-our bathrooms. We have a special type of clock in our bathrooms called the shower clock. An elegant shower...

Talking alarm clocks:
For centuries people have tried many ways to tell the time and also to find something that would wake them up at their preferred time of day. In the early centuries people told the time by the sun. However that are bygone days and now we live in a...

Wall clocks - an heirloom:
Antique wall clocks are considered to be an heirloom. They give the room an elegant and traditional appearance. There are two types of wall clocks based on the movements. The movements are mechanical key-wound movement and quartz movement. The...

Wooden clocks - expression in wood:
The wooden clocks add beauty and elegance to the room. They blend and complement with other artifacts and furniture of the room. Wooden clocks come in varying designs and styles. Looking into the history of timekeeping in 1656 Dutch astronomer...

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