Clocks and Watches

Clocks and Watches

History of Antique Seth Thomas Thirty Hour Brass Movement Weight Driven Clocks

In the 1820¡¯s and 1830¡¯s, the one day wooden movement shelf clock, such as the pillar and scroll and the bronze looking glass, was in mass production. The market grew rapidly and competition b ...Continue to read more about History of Antique Seth Thomas Thirty Hour Brass Movement Weight Driven Clocks.

Antique Wrist Watches

This seems to me the ideal occasion to introduce not just the work but also the man. Louis Cottier was an extrovert, a kind man, a ¡°Sunday painter¡± as he called himself, a constructor of autom ...Continue to read more about Antique Wrist Watches.

Watches and Clocks Roundup

by Peter J. Theriault, FGA, GG

The American watch, once part of a monumental industry, no longer exists. Today's watches are primarily Swiss or Japanese imports. There are American wat ...Continue to read more about Watches and Clocks Roundup.

Timeless Jewellery: Watches with Diamonds

The exhibition ¡®TIMEless jewellery: diamond watches by the Diamond Museum in Antwerp, Belgium, passes by the manufacture of watches and the reference to precise timetables.

Instead THE ...Continue to read more about Timeless Jewellery: Watches with Diamonds.

New Haven Clock Company

Incorporated February 7, 1853, the New Haven Clock Company was formed by clockmaker Hiram Camp and others to supply clock movements to the Jerome Manufacturing Company, then the largest clockmak ...Continue to read more about New Haven Clock Company.

Antique Clocks History

In the same decade the United States was celebrating their initial fourth-of-July, painted dials for clocks were first introduced in Britain. These painted dials were replacing a centuries old t ...Continue to read more about Antique Clocks History.

Antique Clocks Recommend

Long Case Clocks

1) 10833 - A GOOD QUALITY 8 DAY OAK LONG CASE CLOCK BY JOHN PAYNE OF LENHAM, KENT. c1790 THIS CLOCK STANDS 7ft 9" HIGH WITH ITS ORIGINAL BRASS BALL AND SPIRE FINIALS. ...Continue to read more about Antique Clocks Recommend.

Grandfather Clocks

I have long been involved with and have a passion for antique grandfather clocks, several of which have 'shone' on BBC television.

Please visit the antique clock galleries by clicking on ...Continue to read more about Grandfather Clocks.

The Three National Antique Clocks

British antique clocks :

Brian Loomes is probably the best-known name worldwide in antique clocks and Britain's longest-established clock dealer. He began dealing in antique clocks in ...Continue to read more about The Three National Antique Clocks.

Finest Hour for Business Boss's Clock Collection

For those who lived there, his ever-increasing collection of antique clocks was part and parcel of everyday life ¨C and when they chimed simultaneously the whole house shuddered.

Now the ...Continue to read more about Finest Hour for Business Boss's Clock Collection.