People say it every day without thinking ― “two o’clock,” “six o’clock,” “eight o’clock sharp.” But what is the purpose of that little “o” and apostrophe? Is it short for something? Why do we only use ...

Blame digital technology, but plenty of us still can’t always tell the time. It’s commonplace now to substitute a phone for a watch (or perhaps you wear a smart watch–the child of the two), which ...

It’s 10 o’clock in Brooklyn. But what time is it in Queens? The question may seem ridiculous, but according to this new book by British historian Greg Jenner about the evolution of some of the most ...

It is a rite of passage for hackers to make a clock out of traditionally not-clock items. Whether it be blinking LEDs or servos to move the hands, we have all crafted our own ways of knowing when it ...

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is preparing to shut its doors to begin work on a major expansion that is set to last three years, with a completion date scheduled for early 2016. So naturally ...

[Bogdan] set out to build the all-too-familiar binary clock. But, he didn’t want to be ordinary, and set the goal of making the clock as hard to read as possible. What he ended up with is a clock that ...

Teaching children to tell time doesn’t have to be a struggle—it can be an adventure. From interactive games and hands-on crafts to clever apps and board games, there are countless ways to make clock ...

“I do not count the hours if they are not brilliant,” says the Latin motto on a clock made by Cartier in 1913. Fittingly, the 4-inch timepiece is crammed with gold, rose-cut diamonds and shades of ...

What shape do you most associate with a standard analog clock? Circle or... torus? What shape do you most associate with a standard analog clock? Your reflex answer might be a circle, but a more ...

Clocks can be so totally boring, but not this one. This sleek, modernist time piece is a beautiful, complex addition to your wall. Designed by Alberto Sala for Progetti, it looks chaotic at first ...