%HTMLlat1; ]> http://www.mantel-clock.co.uk/clock_watch ... Q&A on clock matters 2010-09-07T20:27:17+01:00 http://www.mantel-clock.co.uk/clock_watch/438__A+brief+explanation+of+the+Quartz+Clock Since the 1970s quartz clocks have dominated the clock market. Quartz time keeping is based on the "piezoelectric" property of the quartz crystal. When an electric field is applied to the crystal, it changes shape. Squeezing or bending the... 2007-05-03T17:34:33+01:00 http://www.mantel-clock.co.uk/clock_watch/436__Brief+History+of+the+Pendulum+Clock The first Pendulum clock was made in 1656 by a Dutch Scientist called Huygens. From that date until 1930, the pendulum clock which used natural swinging or oscillation as the mechanism was probably the most accurate time keeping... 2007-05-03T16:56:52+01:00 http://www.mantel-clock.co.uk/clock_watch/435__Basic+Guide+to+Pocket+Watches A pocket watch has traditionally been a strapless circular timepiece which is kept in a pocket. It usually has a chain ( traditionally called an Albert or fob) by which it is secured to a waistcoat, lapel or belt. Compared with the 19th and... 2007-05-03T16:10:38+01:00 http://www.mantel-clock.co.uk/clock_watch/439__What+is+inside+a+Pendulum+Clock If your pendulum clock or its instructions baffle you, here is a quick definition of the parts and what they do. Pendulum clocks typically have four parts: 1. a mass at the end of a pendulum rod. The pendulum swings with a... 2007-05-02T17:46:11+01:00