From the 16th to 19th century, clockmaking in Europe saw increasingly elaborate marriages of interior mechanics and exterior design. Along with towering pendulum clocks and tiny, intricate pocket ...

The three tune musical automaton bird cage clock by Bautte & Moynier (Geneva, 1825-30) (courtesy Sotheby’s) (click to enlarge) The birdcage clock was a relatively late addition to the automata created ...

Sometimes, the best birthday gifts are the ones you make yourself. At least that seems to be the logic behind the two newest debuts from Vacheron Constantin, the Swiss watchmaker that celebrates its ...

The 3.5-foot timepiece, which includes an automaton, is on loan to the Paris museum until November. By Nazanin Lankarani Reporting from Paris Ancient water clocks, the astronomical devices of the ...