Identify Clocks & Watches

Wristwatch

The wristwatch is worn on the wrist and shows the time on a small dial.

💡 Did you know? It replaced the pocket watch in daily life.

Pocket watch

The pocket watch is carried on a chain in a waistcoat pocket.

💡 Did you know? A hinged cover often protects the dial.

Wall clock

The wall clock hangs clearly visible on the wall.

💡 Did you know? It is a classic in kitchen and office.

Grandfather clock

The grandfather clock is a tall, free-standing clock case with a pendulum.

💡 Did you know? Its striking mechanism announces the full hours.

Cuckoo clock

From the cuckoo clock a wooden cuckoo calls on the hour.

💡 Did you know? It traditionally comes from the Black Forest.

Hourglass

The hourglass measures time by sand trickling between two glass bulbs.

💡 Did you know? To restart it you simply turn it over.

Sundial

The sundial tells time from the shadow of a rod in sunlight.

💡 Did you know? It fails, of course, when clouds appear.

Alarm clock

The alarm clock rings at the set time and wakes you from sleep.

💡 Did you know? Classically it has two bells on top.

Stopwatch

The stopwatch measures short intervals to the second at the press of a button.

💡 Did you know? In sport it decides records.

Digital watch

The digital watch shows the time as digits instead of hands.

💡 Did you know? It took off with LED and LCD displays.

Tower clock

The tower clock sits highly visible on church or town-hall towers.

💡 Did you know? Big Ben is perhaps the most famous.

Egg timer

The egg timer measures short cooking and baking times in the kitchen.

💡 Did you know? Often it's a small hourglass for a few minutes.