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.

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chain driven

Chronometry; Clock

Traditional cuckoo clock movement. It is driven by weights hung from chains with engaged sprockets. See also Weight Driven.

The use of pottery and porcelain for clock cases goes back to about the middle of the 18th century. Many examples are simply metal cases with enamelled porcelain plaques set into mounts or perhaps ...

center shaft

Chronometry; Clock

Shaft that the minute hand is attached to, geared to make one revolution every 60 minutes.

celestial globe

Chronometry; Clock

A representation of the starry heavens, imagined as projected on to a sphere from the center of the Earth and viewed from outside the sphere. Some form of celestial globe must have been constructed ...

case

Chronometry; Clock

The shell that contains the clock, the housing or containment for the works (movement)

caryatid

Chronometry; Clock

Architercturally, a carved or modelled half-length female figure, which serves as a pier or pilaster. According to legend, the Caryatids were the women of Caria who attempted to betray the Greeks to ...

cartel clock

Chronometry; Clock

A decorative wall clock which had its origin in France during the 18th century. It was essentially a clock for the boudoir or salon and was frequently a ptimepiece without a striking mechanism. ...