Clock

Clock

Any instrument other than a watch for measuring or indicating time, especially a mechanical or electronic device having a numbered dial and moving hands or a digital display.

Industry: Chronometry

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biedermeier

Chronometry; Clock

A style of interior design of circa 1825-1848, which takes its name from a comic character in German popular literature. It typifies homeliness, comfort and simplicity, with a tendency towards ...

beveled glass

Chronometry; Clock

Glass used in the clock case with an angled surface beginning about 3/4" from the edge.

A gear wheel with teeth cut at an angle and meshing with a similar wheel to drive an arbor at any angle up to 90? Bevel gearing is seldom found in ordinary clockwork, the main horological application ...

bench wheel

Chronometry; Clock

A large grooved wheel fitted with a handle and mounted on a bracket or stand, fixed to the workbench in a suitable position for driving turning tools or lathes by means of an endless cord. The bench ...

nest of bells

Chronometry; Clock

A number of bells mounted together in chiming or musical clocks.

bench

Chronometry; Clock

A clockmaker's bench is the basic support for manufacturing or repairing, and carries tools and other equipment. The bench is normally made of timber, but for brazing, soldering or other heat ...

bench vice

Chronometry; Clock

All vices are designed either to hold work which is to be worked on, or to hold specialized tools such as turns, mandrils, stakes, etc. A bench vice is one which is either clamped or screwed to the ...