Even in today’s environment of digital phones, devices and watches it’s nice having wall clocks in the house. We have two wall clocks which I glance at all the time for the time. They’re large chrome and white wall clocks (they look really cool).
If you’re interested in understanding the different parts of a wall clock, here are 2 great diagrams that show you the anatomy of a wall clock.
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Main Wheel: The gear train of a clock.
Escape Wheel: The pendulum or the toothed wheel that rotates in the escapement of a clock.
Minute Hand: The longer hand that indicates minutes.
Hour Hand: The shorter hand that points to the hour.
Case: The body that houses the components of a clock.
Minutes: The series of bars in the sides of clock that’s used to indicate minutes.
Dial: The face of a clock that tells the hours and minutes through a system of fixed-numbered dial or dials and moving hands in an analog clock.
Face: The part of a clock that’s marked with measurements for units of time.
Hours: The thicker or more pronounced bars in the sides of clock that separates the minutes and used to indicate hours.
Main Wheel: The gear train of a clock.
Escape Wheel: The pendulum or the toothed wheel that rotates in the escapement of a clock.
Case: The body that houses the components of a clock.
Minute Hand: The longer hand that indicates minutes.
Hour Hand: The shorter hand that points to the hour.
Barrel: The cylindrical metal box that powers the mechanical timepiece with a mainspring and a toothed round gear.
Minutes: The series of bars in the sides of clock that’s used to indicate minutes.
Hours: Hours: The thicker or more pronounced bars in the sides of clock that separates the minutes and used to indicate hours.
Face: The part of a clock that’s marked with measurements for units of time.
Dial: The face of a clock that tells the hours and minutes through a system of fixed-numbered dial or dials and moving hands in an analog clock.