Inventions Episode 18: The Mechanical Clock

Clocks are everywhere - we are more or less always surrounded by timekeeping devices of all different kinds, but it was the mechanical clock, specifically, that ushered in an era of accurate, reliable horology.

Marshall Sutcliffe from Wristwatch Revival working on the watches I wear:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJFNcfT-7HQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ziU2-9yOo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eQp4VAjZ00

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