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

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

For the seasoned collector, true beauty in watchmaking rarely resides on the dial alone. It is found beneath, within the

By Alan Wood The genius behind vintage chronographs and why mid-century watchmaking was truly superhuman. Among all the wonderful watches