Keeping time and the instruments that keep our time have long held fascination for scientists and design enthusiasts. Since the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei discovered that pendulums could ...

Projects can often spiral, not down or up, but out. For [Derek] he started playing around with a 3D printed escapement mechanism and thought it was a wonderful bit of engineering. But with a simple ...

With the surge of digital design, those still creating beautiful pieces using analogue mechanisms are increasingly hidden from the limelight. Bill Denheld is one such designer. Initially creating ...

Long case clocks, or what we now call grandfather clocks, have been made since the late 1600s. The faces offer many clues that help to date 17th, 18th and early-19th century examples. Early brass ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. A fixture of stately homes and period drama movies, the ...

Stuck in the Dallas airport one afternoon, Jim Pearl started chatting up a downcast attorney who had missed a connecting flight. ”And what business are you in?” asked the uptight attorney.

Stuck in the Dallas airport one afternoon, Jim Pearl started chatting with a downcast attorney who had missed a connecting flight. “And what business are you in?” asked the uptight attorney.