We are living in an age where everything is moving almost at a supersonic speed. This has become so acute to extent that stress-related ailments have spiked. A million and one things to do but no time! The average person cannot set his her mind to do one thing for more than 11 minutes before something else shows up and distracts him or her. Time management is so crucial that it amounts to the difference between success and failure. Everyone has the same 24 hours the world over. The single thing that dictates the quality of life and success that one has is the way they manage their time.
For many, this is hardly an issue because first of all there are clocks everywhere. Many people have hand watches with which they can synchronize time quite easily. This is important especially where one is on the move or at work. Most cars also have digital clocks mounted somewhere on the dashboard and there is then the ability to tell the time whether one is walking on the street, is stationery or is driving. Time management therefore, is not an issue for people when at work, in their cars or out and about on the streets. Time management at the workplace cannot be a challenge because the workplace is set up in an atmosphere where everyone respects time and there are bosses and supervisors monitoring it. The deeper challenge happens where there is no one but yourself monitoring time and one such place is in one's home. That is why most people need wall clocks.
Wall clocks are not new. The word clock emanates from the Dutch word "cloca", meaning "bell". Bells were used to alert the local populace of the passage of a segment of time and the arrival of another event. Clock bells were also sounded when the local governing bodies wanted to inform the people of urgent news or draw their attention to a specific announcement.
The wall clocks that we have today have come a long way. One of the earliest of the modern wall clocks that we know of today was the sundial clocks. The sundial clock measured time by calculating the angle of the shadows in relation to the sun and in this way would formulate the time. In its most crude form,the sundial was a configuration of a number of poles which worked by gauging the angle and length of noonday shadows as relating to the position of the sun. This was only good as far as estimating time was concerned but cannot be said to be as accurate as modern day clocks.
Wall clocks then evolved to involve a little more complexity and included huge upright fixtures with brass dials. While these were considered elegant, they were beyond the reach of the average citizen and were thus only found in palaces and the dwellings of the nobility.
Britain was the first to commercial modern wall clocks and make them available for the average household although even then there were many homes which did not have wall clocks. Wall clocks were also considered something of a prestige and an honor to have. In Britain, people used wall clocks to mark major celebrations, holidays and religious days. They were also used to commemorate important military days. Later on, these clocks became widespread and common.