Mrs Dixon
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Dr Simon Standring
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Mr Goldman
Thanks to you and your staff the joyful sounds of my clock now fills our house. We will treasure it forever.
Mr & Mrs Brownlow
I was very apprehensive about sending my beloved grandfather clock to be restored. But I have tell you that I was delighted with the end result and the whole experience. Not only was the restoration expertly done, but I really appreciated the steady flow of information keeping me informed on progress. Your service far exceeded my expectations, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone, anywhere.
Sally Cox
I would like you to know how much I appreciate the care and repair of my dad’s beautiful clock. I was heartbroken because my kids grew up visiting him and listening to the chimes as they would go to sleep. I am so thankful you repaired it in such a quick manner. You even picked it up and delivered it back to me sooner than I expected. You did a fabulous job and again my family is very grateful. Thank you so much. It means so much to me.
The First Watch Appeared Over 500 years ago!
The first watch appeared in about 1500.
Not very accurate, but a toy for the wealthy.
Over the centuries, with the invention of the hairspring, and other improvements, it became more accurate and smaller until it evolved into the small jewel you wear on your wrist today.
Origins of “Clock”
The word ‘clock’ comes from the French word “cloche” meaning bell.
The Latin for bell is glocio, the Saxon is clugga and the German is glocke.
Famous Clocks
One of the most famous clocks is in the cathedral of Strasbourg; the clock was first placed in the cathedral in 1352, and in the 16th cent. it was reconstructed. In the 19th cent. a new astronomical clock (so called because it shows the current positions of the sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies in addition to the time of day) similar to the original clock was constructed; its elaborate mechanical devices include the Twelve Apostles, a crowing cock, a revolving celestial globe, and an automatic calendar dial.
Among other well-known clocks of the world are the clock known as Big Ben in the tower next to Westminster Bridge in the British Houses of Parliament and the tower clock in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company building, New York Keighley.
Alarm Clocks
An early prototype of the alarm clock was invented by the Greeks around 250 BC. The Greeks built a water clock where the raising waters would both keep time and eventually hit a mechanical bird that triggered an alarming whistle.
The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins of Concord, New Hampshire, in 1787. However, the ringing bell alarm on his clock could ring only at 4 am. On October 24, 1876 a mechanical wind-up alarm clock that could be set for any time was patented (#183,725) by Seth E Thomas.
Sun Clocks
The Sumerian culture was lost without passing on its knowledge, but the Egyptians were apparently the next to formally divide their day into parts something like our hours. Obelisks (slender, tapering, four-sided monuments) were built as early as 3500 BCE. Their moving shadows formed a kind of sundial, enabling people to partition the day into morning and afternoon. Obelisks also showed the year’s longest and shortest days when the shadow at noon was the shortest or longest of the year. Later, additional markers around the base of the monument would indicate further subdivisions of time.