Mechanical clock By 08leizuri 2000 BCE Obelisk 3 BCE Sundial 1 BCE Water clock 1 CE Candle clock 1 CE Sandglass 1 CE Pendulum clock 1 CE Digital clock 1000 Harrison timepiece 1088 Creation of the mechanical clock The first mechanical clock used water. It was built by Su Sung in China.It couldn't measure minutes because it only had an hour hand. 2000 Automic clock