Pendulum Watch (Noun)
Meaning
(18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The intricate mechanism of the pendulum watch fascinated the wealthy patrons who gathered to admire it at the local clockmaker's shop.
- Horologists of the 18th century often attached fake pendulums to balance wheel watches, creating the illusion of a more complex timepiece.
- The delicate silver casing of the pendulum watch was adorned with engravings of stars and moons, adding to its allure among the upper class.
- When wound, the pendulum watch chimed softly on the hour, its melodic tones heard throughout the stately manor house.
- Innovative craftsmen began producing pendulum watches as a more affordable alternative to genuine pendulum clocks, making timekeeping more accessible to the emerging middle class.