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“Time is gold” as the saying goes. Time may be spent in a lot of ways. Some have a lot of time to spare while others may have their times limited and short. Time can be spent wisely or unwisely. One is not aware of how much time he has wasted until he sees for himself the clock ticking out.

A clock is a device that is used to tell, keep, and coordinate time. The term “clock” was derived from the Celtic words clagan and clocca, which mean “bell”. On the other hand, for persons who study horology (the study of time) or horologists, a clock is an instrument with a mechanism that sounds or rings a bell in order to announce time intervals. Clocks without such a mechanism are referred to as timepieces. Clocks are also used to measure intervals in terms of other units such as the “day” and “lunar month”. Today, the term clock is used generally to refer to any device that is used for measuring and telling time.

Clocks work through their internal parts which include: the oscillator, which is an object that repeats similar motions over and over again and does this with a precise and constant time interval between each repetition. This repetition is referred to as a “beat”. Attached to the oscillator is the controller device, which maintains the oscillator’s motion by replacing the energy it loses as a result of friction. This also converts the oscillations into a series of pulses. Next would be the counters, wherein the pulses are added up in a chain, to tell time in convenient units specifically seconds, minutes, and hours. The last part would be the indicator, which is used as a display.

The main concept behind the function of the individual parts of a clock is clock movement. This refers to the internal mechanism of a clock or watch, which is in turn enclosed and protected by a case. In general, the clock movements refer to the movements made by the individual parts of a clock.

Clock movements come in a variety depending on the design and the type of a clock. The first among this variety would be quartz clock movement. Quartz clock movements work through the use of an electric oscillator that is in turn regulated by a quartz crystal. This crystal creates very precise frequency that makes quartz clocks more accurate than mechanical clocks. Another would be grandfather clock movement, which is mainly used in grandfather clocks or tall clocks. In here, a pendulum is utilized inside the case as the oscillator. Last would be Hermle clock movements or Hermle units. In here, there is a dash in the movement number and there are no letters in the beginning like “A”.

The different movements vary depending on what type of clock they are used for.  But one thing remains constant.  The movement is the force behind the time; it’s what keeps the clock ticking away.

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