horology

Artist Niklas Roy created the Glashütte Trash Clock, a fully functioning 30-minute pendulum clock built entirely from trash and found objects during an artist residency at NOMOS in Glashütte, Saxony — along with a tongue-in-cheek new time scale called GTC.

The tweet details the process of servicing a mechanical watch and highlights the components of an Omega 552 automatic movement, a classic from the golden age of horology.

An interactive article explaining the intricate mechanics of a mechanical watch movement, from the mainspring to the timekeeping system.