https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/reflections-on-time 2026-09-02T19:25:42+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/SmallLogo_bced5926-fa8f-41f2-bf5e-1ccf61ecff42.jpg?v=1788373542 Reflections on Time https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/history-sub-series 2026-09-02T19:26:04+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/SmallLogo_d4e63e42-8324-4cff-95cd-f785b3e6d7e8.jpg?v=1788373564 History Sub Series https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/obelisks-c-3500-bce 2026-09-02T19:26:37+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/Screenshot_2026-09-02_182224_fb94efa7-bb4d-42f1-b12f-9c9fec551f60.png?v=1788373597 Obelisks (c. 3500 BCE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/shadow-clocks-c-1500-bce 2026-09-02T19:26:59+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/Screenshot_2026-09-02_182403_a4159b7d-3089-4deb-b07d-5e0e37392b1e.png?v=1788373619 Shadow Clocks (c. 1500 BCE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/water-clocks-clepsydrae-c-1400-bce 2026-09-04T15:35:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/Screenshot_2026-09-04_153400_02bcaf60-1bbb-4528-ae8d-e25c3ab94b46.png?v=1788532546 Water Clocks (Clepsydrae) (c. 1400 BCE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/babylonian-time-divisions-c-700-bce 2026-09-04T15:44:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/1_PLfN9iF7m7eQN_Lm-4j9hw.jpg?v=1788533043 Babylonian Time Divisions (c. 700 BCE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/greek-sundials-c-300-bce 2026-09-04T15:47:11+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/Screenshot_2026-09-04_154541.png?v=1788533231 Greek Sundials (c. 300 BCE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/tower-of-the-winds-athens-c-100-bce 2026-09-04T15:50:00+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/StuartRevettTower_v2.jpg?v=1788533400 Tower of the Winds, Athens (c. 100 BCE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/roman-public-timekeeping-c-50-bce 2026-09-04T15:54:07+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/Screenshot_2026-09-04_155337.png?v=1788533647 Roman Public Timekeeping (c. 50 BCE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/chinese-incense-clocks-c-500-ce 2026-09-04T15:58:33+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/large_thumbnail_smg00183441.jpg?v=1788533912 Chinese Incense Clocks (c. 500 CE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/candle-clocks-c-520-ce 2026-09-04T16:00:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/Screenshot_2026-09-04_160014.png?v=1788534037 Candle Clocks (c. 520 CE https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/monastic-hours-c-700-ce 2026-09-04T16:03:49+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/p1020138_0fd04052-51d4-42e6-9bc2-94a006709fd9.webp?v=1788534229 Monastic Hours (c. 700 CE) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/early-mechanical-escapements-c-1000-ce 2026-09-04T16:06:41+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/verge_escapement_giovanni_di_dondi.jpg?v=1788534401 Early Mechanical Escapements (c. 1000 CE https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/su-songs-astronomical-clock-tower-1094 2026-09-04T16:09:18+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images.jpg?v=1788534558 Su Song's Astronomical Clock Tower (1094) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-first-mechanical-clocks-c-1280 2026-09-04T16:12:24+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_1.jpg?v=1788534744 The First Mechanical Clocks (c. 1280) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/public-clock-towers-c-1350 2026-09-04T16:14:29+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_2.jpg?v=1788534869 Public Clock Towers (c. 1350) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/spring-powered-clocks-c-1430 2026-09-04T16:16:42+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_3.jpg?v=1788535002 Spring-Powered Clocks (c. 1430) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-verge-watch-c-1505 2026-09-04T16:19:18+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_4.jpg?v=1788535158 The Verge Watch (c. 1505) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-gregorian-calendar-1582 2026-09-04T16:21:44+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_5.jpg?v=1788535304 The Gregorian Calendar (1582) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/galileo-and-the-pendulum-1583 2026-09-04T16:26:08+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_c0db8d92-f4f3-471b-9399-ac467abcca68.jpg?v=1788535567 Galileo and the Pendulum (1583) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/logarithms-and-precision-astronomy-1614 2026-09-04T16:29:15+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_1_7f51ab1b-13ef-49fd-9c27-31c0efb405e4.jpg?v=1788535755 Logarithms and Precision Astronomy (1614) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-pendulum-clock-1656 2026-09-04T16:32:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/Screenshot_2026-09-04_163201.png?v=1788535942 The Pendulum Clock (1656) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-balance-spring-watch-1675 2026-09-04T16:34:20+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/Screenshot_2026-09-04_163355.png?v=1788536060 The Balance Spring Watch (1675) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/longitude-and-marine-timekeeping-1714 2026-09-04T16:36:51+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/f7227_009_jpg.webp?v=1788536211 Longitude and Marine Timekeeping (1714) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/harrisons-marine-chronometer-1735 2026-09-04T16:38:54+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_2_8eacf1db-9e22-45b8-a898-88b29d4d0147.jpg?v=1788536334 Harrison's Marine Chronometer (1735) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-worlds-first-mass-produced-watches-c-1850 2026-09-04T16:41:28+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/waltham-1955.jpg?v=1788536488 The World's First Mass-Produced Watches (c. 1850) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/railway-time-1847 2026-09-04T16:43:23+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_3_04de6af3-190a-4422-9ed9-c38410fd2d7e.jpg?v=1788536603 Railway Time (1847) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/greenwich-mean-time-1884 2026-09-04T16:45:36+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_4_f9f4c281-e0c9-4b0d-a3b6-616f56d32ca5.jpg?v=1788536735 Greenwich Mean Time (1884) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-standard-time-zones-1884 2026-09-04T16:47:27+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_6.jpg?v=1788536847 The Standard Time Zones (1884) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-wristwatch-era-begins-c-1905 2026-09-04T16:49:36+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_7.jpg?v=1788536976 The Wristwatch Era Begins (c. 1905) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-shortt-synchronome-clock-1921 2026-09-04T16:51:40+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_8.jpg?v=1788537100 The Shortt Synchronome Clock (1921) https://www.bostinwatches.co.uk/blogs/reflections-on-time/the-quartz-clock-1927 2026-09-04T16:55:15+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1042/5348/9497/articles/images_9.jpg?v=1788537315 The Quartz Clock (1927)