Electronic clocks of extreme skill, complexity, and beauty, yes, but traditional mechanical clocks? Not so many. So [Thonemeister]’s wall-mounted brass alarm clock was a welcome sight on our ...

If the workings of a mechanical timepiece give you ... [Mark] describes the clock as “a four train, quarter striking movement with the fourth train driving the astronomical systems,” which ...

The clock is known as a Postman's Alarm. It is decorated with a painted hunting scene and dates from the 1840s. It chimes on the hour and has an 8 day movement ... the heart of mechanical ...