Exquisite Collection

A good friend of mine is a collector of quality and unique timepieces. She has been collecting these items for many years now, growing fond of them as her father is also passionate on the same things. This is why most of her friends, including me, would often give her timepieces which she could add [...]

The Origin of the Cuckoo Clock

One of the more recognizable of the many designs of clocks is the cuckoo clock. This was a clock, usually pendulum regulated that strikes the hour using bellows and pipes. It is made more interesting with the striking of a gong or the call of a cuckoo bird. Cuckoo clocks remained true to the [...]

The Origin of Cuckoo Clocks

I have always had a fascination with clocks. One of the more fascinating clocks I have encountered are German cuckoo clocks. The cuckoo clock actually originated in the heart of the Black Forest in Schoenwald, Germany. It was invented in the year 1737. One of the world’s largest cuckoo clocks in the shape of a [...]

A World With No Clocks

What would do the world become if there was no machine that can keep track of time. People would have no means of knowing when it’s time to eat, sleep or work. There would be no unifying time frame where the people in a company go to and leave work. There would be no way [...]