passage of time

Time is defined as a measuring system used to sequence events; to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them.  The clock has passed the test of time literally and symbolically.  The first design used to capture the passage of time that I would like to explain is the Water clock.  It is a vessel which uses the properties of water to measure time.  The water level of a vessel that has a small hole on the bottom is how they read time. 

Christal Huygens developed the weight driven clock.  With the use of a technology that had a natural period of oscillation his mechanism of time measurement had an error of less than 10 seconds.  The clock has to be fastened and the amount of space it takes is a consideration with this clock.  How were people to know what time it was when they were not at home around their hanging clock?  I suppose that is why there were clock towers during this time. 

The spring powered clock had great advantages.  Allowing the owner flexibility and option to not mount it but be able to place it on a table or even carry it around as a watch.  The problem with the spring power is that it ran slower as it unwound. 

The Quartz clock is a precise technology that is used to measure time.  This technology allows for innovative new designs and technology without winding or maintenance.  For example the motion-powered wristwatch which uses a tiny rotor spinning in response to motion and generating electricity.