Thomas Tompion

Anyone who has had the pleasure & privilege of owning the book Thomas Tompion (300 Years) co-authored by Jeremy Lancelotte Evans will be sad to note Mr. Evans recently passed away. The book is magisterial and a grand reflection on its authors.

Hanhart 417 ES 1954 Flyback Reverse Panda What’s not to love? 39mm. Manual chrono with column wheel and Flyback functionality. Reverse panda with lumed subdials. 100M WR. Shock and magnetism protection. Alcantara lined calf leather. My wallet’s in danger

If you ever get a chance to be visiting Bury St Edmunds then be sure to visit the Moyse's Hall Museum to see one of the best horology collections in the UK. Here is a taste of what you can expect to see... Hope you enjoy ! HAGWE! Will

A testament to the ingenuity of one of the greatest watchmakers that ever lived: On the 7th of July 2016 in London during the second part of Sotheby’s series of auctions dedicated entirely to English Watchmaking, a new world record was set for a John Arno

Dear All, I have immense pleasure in announcing the arrival of my pre-launch Thomas Tompion wrist watch. As many of u may not know as Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) was an English clock maker, watch maker and mechanician who is still regarded to this day as t

Hi All, just wanted to share some interesting reading for a Sunday. INVENIT ET FECIT In Latin: "(I) Invented it, and (I) made it" Where does this slogan come from? It does sound a bit "arrogant", yet a growing number of watch aficionados (me included) thi

For most of you (and until I saw them also for me) the brand Ellicott 1738 is unknown territory. However, the name is certainly not new, nor is the philosophy or the people behind it! Ellicott is named after British watchmaker John Ellicott jr. (1706-1772

1963 model was my first car. Lots of ill fitting plastic inside and not very exciting. 2013 is also the 300th anniversary of Thomas Tompion, know as the father of English horology and burried in Westminster Cathederal alongside George Graham and more rece

In this time of the hyperbol and the sound bite, watch companies make a great deal of the length of time between winding. Despite advances in metallurgy and technology, CAD design, it is difficult to believe that over 300 years ago Thomas Tompion, clockma

London is a city of continual change. For the latter half of the twentieth century, Fleet Street was thought of as the centre of the English newspaper industry. But turn the clock back 300 years, and the same area was the centre of English watchmaking. Ab