Setting the clock forward means it's time for a seasonal safety check! As you circle the house, setting clocks ahead, make time for this short safety checklist. It'll see you into Spring from a safe--and organized--home.
The Stopwatch measures elapsed time by counting timer ticks in the underlying timer mechanism. If the installed hardware and operating system support a high-resolution performance counter, then the Stopwatch class uses that counter to measure elapsed time.
The periodic stopping of the gear train by the escapement makes the 'ticking' sound of the mechanical watch. An indicating dial, usually a traditional clock face with rotating hands, to display the time in human-readable form.