Clocks are ancient devices because people have always needed to keep track of time. Around the world, sundials, water timers, candle clocks and hourglasses were the earliest timekeepers. However, once ...

A play kitchen, a late Christmas Eve night, and a seemingly magical development played out a quarter-century ago, writes Dane ...

I have enclosed photographs of a clock handed down to me by my great-uncle. He purchased it at an estate sale around 1931 and I received it around 1972. The clock ticks, chimes, and keeps time - ...

A mantel clock designed by André-Charles Boulle with a movement by Claude Martinot (circa 1726) © The Trustees of the Wallace Collection An exhibition at London’s ...

Q: I have my grandparents’ clock, one of their wedding gifts from the 1920s. I wonder if you could recommend someone who has the knowledge to fix an old clock. The parts inside are loose and it looks ...

Before we all pulled our iPhones out of our back pocket to check the time, time was held by clocks, and some were the pinnacle of opulence. When it comes to antique clocks, there’s a world of rare and ...

Q: My aunt gave me this Lanshire clock that was her uncle’s. It is not working and weighs about 25 pounds. The pink marble base length is almost 20 inches wide by 3 deep and 7.5 inches tall. It does ...

From Watches and Wonders Geneva to new auction listings, traditional timepieces are attracting a lot of attention. By Milena Lazazzera How many clocks does the French interior designer Jacques Garcia ...