In 1665, Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens, inventor of the pendulum clock, was lying in bed with a minor illness and watching two of his clocks hanging on a wall, said Henrique Oliveira ...

From the bold markings to the contrast bright red hands ... A traditional wall clock given a refreshing modern twist, this pendulum design offers the best of both worlds. The neutral design ...

The core of the clock is the escapement, a linkage which the pendulum can only turn in one direction. As the pendulum swings once per second, it lets the escapement gear turn one notch forward at ...