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Difference between a clock and a timepiece

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Ann Harrison

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Dec 29, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/29/99
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I'm researching the answer to a quiz question and I'm stumped.

I would appreciate it if anyone can provide info on what, in horological
terms, a clock should do automatically that a timepiece does not.

Thanks

Ann

The Baron

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Dec 29, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/29/99
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A clock strikes the hour.
Ann Harrison wrote in message <84dlau$qtu$1...@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>...

Steve Cunningham

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Jan 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/2/00
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Actually, a timepiece is a non striker. A Clock will strike, be in hours, or
half hours.


The Baron

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Jan 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/2/00
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Gee, that sounds like exactly what I said.
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TCSChung

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Jan 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/4/00
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>Actually, a timepiece is a non striker. A Clock will strike, be in hours, or
>half hours.
>
>

According to this definition, a minute repeater pocket watch or wrist watch is
a clock rather than a time piece.

TChung

Watchmender

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Jan 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/4/00
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In article <20000104022701...@ng-fi1.aol.com>, TCSChung
<tcsc...@aol.com> writes

Originally - in 1500/1600's such 'pocket' items were indeed clocks in
miniature,

However, forget hair splitting, this is not rocket science. The modern
terminology is as stated:

Clocks make noises of various kinds to alert one to set intervals.
Timepieces do as they say and tell one the time peacefully.

NEITHER is any kind of watch.


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Ann Harrison

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Jan 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/6/00
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My thanks to you all for the rather conclusive answer.

Regards

Ann

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