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1 October 2025

The Horological Journal – posted to every BHI member in the UK (click on www.bhi.co.uk/about-us/individual-members) to join) – is the oldest technical publication in the world, revered by watch and clockmakers, repairers, collectors and innovators. It has been educating horologists since the 1850s, and today it is looking for new authors to share their expertise, […]

21 February 2025

This month we feature a brief history and update from the Conservation & Maintenance (C&M) Group which cares for the world-leading collection of timepieces at the Museum of Timekeeping, Upton Hall. Read the article for free here: Click to read the article for free Also in this issue, we study the use of mechanical watches […]

31 January 2025

This month we feature an article by Jon Clasper and Crispin Maciejewski, who focus on the early years of Wilsdorf & Davis, founders of the Rolex Watch Company. Read the article for free here: Click to read the article for free Also in this issue, we pose the question: ‘How many ways can you drill […]

6 August 2024

Interested in Watches? You can build a fully operational BHI timepiece in our well equipped watch workshop. Over a weekend at historic Upton Hall near Newark, under the guidance of one of our expert qualified watchmakers, John Murphy FBHI, you will be guided through the creation of your own watch, consisting of a genuine, quality […]

2 August 2024

Ever wondered how watches and clocks work? Come along to Upton Hall and find out with a fun and informative taster day with our professional tutors. You don’t need any experience or prior knowledge – simply turn up, learn from the best and get some hands-on experience of timepieces. The courses also includes a brief […]

28 August 2026

The covers of the September edition illustrate the watch with perhaps the earliest recorded written provenance. Dating from circa 1620 and predating the balance spring, the watch is signed Edmund Bull and is in remarkably original condition. Selected for the HJ to mark the closing down of the website of horologist and illustrator David Penney, read more here:  Download […]

31 July 2026

The August edition of the HJ pays tribute to George Daniels CBE FBHI on the 100th anniversary of his birth, with our front cover featuring a previously unpublished photo of Daniels, taken at the workshop of Derek Pratt FBHI, circa 1984. Read our tributes, from those who knew and worked with Daniels, for free here:  Download the article for free […]

7 July 2026

This month we feature on the covers a variety of objects reminding us of the unique influence that the United States of America and her peoples have had on the world of horology. These include a Charles Frodsham minute repeating grande sonnerie clock watch with tourbillon, perpetual calendar, and moon phases, sold in 1917 in New York, and […]

1 June 2026

This month we feature on the covers The Origins Clock, a faithful recreation of Harrison’s H1 – and the closest to an exact replica yet in a long series of Harrison-inspired Sea Clocks made by Sinclair Harding. All is explained in a special report by Justin Koullapis FBHI – read the article for free here: Download the article for free […]

10 April 2026

This month we feature on the covers Patek Philippe’s Calatrava ref. 5328G, 8 Day Power Reserve with Instantaneous Day and Date, which is described further inside the edition in a special report by Justin Koullapis FBHI. Also in this issue, David Poole MBE FBHI continues his ‘Let’s make a clock’ series, and Jon Clasper and […]

4 March 2026

This month we feature on the covers a watch made exclusively by Christopher Ward for British Watchmakers’ Day in London. The C1 Loco 7326 is limited to ten pieces and named in accordance with the date of the event – 7 March 2026. Also in this issue, David Poole MBE FBHI continues his ‘Let’s Make […]