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In this occasional series, we will explore the life and achievements of the greatest and most respected horologists of their

The British watch industry is booming but the specialist skills behind it and those that provide them are running out

No battle was ever won by a watch. Yet without accurate time, many would have been lost. Military watches are

In this occasional series, we will explore the life and achievements of the greatest and most respected horologists of their

A series of features focusing on specific timepieces by Charles Frodsham & Co. on display at the Clockmakers’ Museum. The

Long before bedside alarm clocks, luminous watch dials and smartphone screens, the challenge of telling the time after dark posed

In this occasional series, we will explore the life and achievements of the greatest and most respected horologists of their

Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519–1574), the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, is remembered as a masterful statesman who unified Florence’s

During Henry VIII’s reign (1509–1547), portable watches as we know them today had yet to emerge in significant numbers. Timekeeping